Source: OECD Journal on Development, Volume 9, Number 2, September 2008 , pp. i-378(379)

Publisher: OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Abstract:

On the occasion of the 60 anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this special issue of the OECD Journal on Development focuses on robust methods and tools for assessing human rights, democracy and governance. These findings of the Metagora project formulate a response to these questions.

Metagora is the first international project on measuring human rights and democratic governance to undertake several pilot experiences in different regions of the world in an interactive fashion. This publication presents key results, policy relevance and methodological implications of these experiences. It illustrates the feasibility and usefulness of measuring human rights and democratic governance with combined quantitative and qualitative approaches. It provides decision makers, policy actors, analysts and civil society with first-hand materials and selected examples on how statistics and indicators can be created and used in this field.

This publication also presents a wealth of global lessons from the Metagora experiences. These include the need for involving a wide range of institutions and actors -- such as human rights institutions, research centres, national statistical offices and civil society organisations -- in the measurement and assessment processes. Metagora's findings and lessons constitute a substantive and innovative contribution which usefully complements ongoing work by leading international organisations on governance and human rights indicators.

Executive summaryPrefaceForewordAcronyms and AbbreviationsIntroductionChapter 1. On the Road to Montreux and BeyondChapter 2. Metagora: A Decentralised LaboratoryChapter 3. Abuses and Ill-Treatment by Police Forces in Mexico CityChapter 4. Indigenous People'Rights in the PhilippinesChapter 5. Human Rights and Democracy Dimensions of Land Reform in South AfricaChapter 6. Poverty, Governance, and Democratic Participation in Francophone Africa and the Andean RegionChapter 7. The Right to Education in PalestineChapter 8. Massive Human Rights Violations in Sri LankaChapter 9. Main Lessons and Products from MetagoraChapter 10. Indicators for Monitoring Compliance with International Human Rights InstrumentsChapter 11. Candidate Indicators for Monitoring the Right to EducationChapter 12. Measuring Economic and Social Rights to Hold Governments AccountableChapter 13. Capacity Development for Assessing Democratic Governance: A UNDP Global ProgrammeConclusionAppendix 1. Methodological and Technical Outlines fo Metagora Pilot ExperiencesAppendix 2. Questionnaire of the Worldwide Survey on InitiativesAppendix 3. Examples of Initiatives Documented in the Metagora InventoryAppendix 4. List of Illustrative Human Rights Indicators Developed by the OHCHRAppendix 5. Samples of Metadata Sheets on Identified Human Rights Indicatos by the OHCRHAppendix 6. Independent Assessment Report on the Implementation of Results of Metagora

Document Type: Review article

Publication date: 2008-09-01

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