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] 1/1 Building a movement: Human Rights Impact Assessment and Women’s Rights AWID conference By Aim for human rights
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From theory to practice We all know about human rights standards, but how do you apply them in practice? Especially women’s human rights?
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Human Rights Impact Assessment Purpose HRIA: Develop methods and instruments that measure the impact of policies, programmes, projects and interventions on human rights Based on: International Human Rights Treaties Characteristics HRIA –Means to make an analysis –Resource for lobby and/or monitoring –Can be done before/during or after
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Aim works on… Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument Human Rights Compliance Instrument on Domestic Violence Assessing Human Rights compliance of Anti-trafficking measures
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Human rights impact assessment More knowledge on the effects of activities and policies Better focusing of human rights efforts of governments, NGOs and businesses Evidence based advocacy Democratic control; accountability
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Aim for human rights @ [location] @ [date] 6/6 Where (bad) policies hit the hardest…
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HeRWAI Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument Or Her Way!
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Challenges & successes Development & roll out Time & resources Language of the instruments Worldwide application Leads to change User friendly
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Movement building Potential to exchange and compare and learn from each other Training of trainers Multiplier effect –user’s motivate user’s –user’s become co-developers
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Questions?
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13/13 More information… Marije Nederveen Program officer Women’s Human Rights Focal point HeRWAI e-mail: m.nederveen @aimforhumanrights.n l Loeky Droesen Program officer Women’s Human Rights Focal point Domestic Violence e-mail: l.droesen@aimforhumanrights.nl
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