trainers: aideen gilmore pavel chacuk alan miller anita danka human rights monitoring
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Trainers:Aideen Gilmore
Pavel ChacukAlan Miller
Anita Danka
Human Rights Monitoring
What is human rights monitoring?
• Monitor (v): Observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review
• Broad or narrow scope:– Rights covered– Target groups– Geographical area
• Simple or complex
Why monitor human rights?
Why should NHRIs monitor human rights?
• To comply with Paris Principles• To fulfil your mandate
When do you need to monitor human rights?
• All the time!• Key thing – active!
What is needed to monitor human rights?
• Information
• What kinds of information?
Where or how would you find the information?
Key considerations
• Nature of the situation• Nature of the obligations engaged
The purpose of monitoring