Dr. Sumitra Ranganathan

This document discusses the concepts, approaches and methodologies used in conducting human rights impact assessments. The different phases and stages of HRIA are introduced, and the first three stages are discussed in some detail.

This Human Rights primer is an introduction to the UN declaration of Human Rights, international human rights law and the protection of Human Rights by different international, regional, national institutions and civil society organizations arbitrating human rights issues. It introduces the main international and regional human rights instruments and the institutional frameworks that support the implementation of these instruments in international and national contexts.