Using indicators for human rights accountability

Statistical indicators are a powerful tool in the struggle for human rights. They make it possible for people and organizations—from grassroots activists and civil society to governments and the United Nations—to identify important actors and hold them accountable for their actions. That is why developing and using indicators for human rights has become a cuttingedge area of advocacy. Working together, governments, activists, lawyers, statisticians and development specialists are breaking ground in using statistics to push for change—in perceptions, policies and practices. Indicators can be used as a tool for

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