Human Rights Based Approach - Checklist

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Human Rights Based Approach and Gender Mainstreaming 	
Assessment of  whether a Human Rights (HR) Based Approach and Gender  mainstreaming has been applied in the programme:  

Human Rights Assessment and Standards	

Issues: 	
yes	
no	
Explain: 	

Have human rights and gender equality been part of the situational analysis for the intervention? 

Which human rights are relevant for the intervention?

Which are the main concerns relevant for the intervention brought forth in this analysis?

Are the risks related human rights and gender equality mitigated? 	

	

	

Stakeholder analysis	

	

Have the duty bearers, right holders and other responsible actors and their roles been identified? 

Are there marginalized groups which should be taken into account?

Have the basic needs and strategic interests of women and men taken into account	

	

Assessment of whether Human Rights Principles and Gender Sensitivity have been applied in the planning, implementation and monitoring of the programme	

Issues: 	
yes	
no	
Explain: 	

Equality & Non-discrimination 

Have women and men been targeted equally by the intervention? 

Do all rights holders including marginalized groups have equal access and benefit from the intervention?

Are there special measures in place to ensure non-discrimination?

Is sex-disaggregated data collected?

	

Participation and inclusion: 
Do right holders participate in the decision-making processes relating the intervention? 

Is there gender balance in decision-making?

Have marginalized groups been consulted in the planning process? 

	

Transparency & Accountability:

Is information related to the objectives, decision-making processes and results of the intervention freely disseminated?

Is information related to the intervention and produced in appropriate format and accessible for all rights holders, (language, geography, gender, marginalised groups)?

Are there mechanisms in place to ensure responses to problems and claims during the implementation of the intervention? 

Is compliance with human rights principles and cross-cutting objectives monitored during the intervention? 

	

For progressive level:  Results/Indicators 	

	

Issues: 	
yes	
no	
Explain: 	

Does the intervention have targets on human rights and gender? 

Have sector-specific quality criteria related to human rights been used? 

Have human rights and gender capacity gaps (e.g. legislation, policy, resources, political will etc.) been identified and are they addressed by the intervention

Are key challenges and opportunities for gender equality identified and addressed as part of the expected results (including distribution and control of resources, gender roles, norms and values, participation and decision making power, discrimination and gender based violence),  ?

Does the intervention include affirmative action to address identified inequalities? 

Are there any specific objectives, activities and indicators designed to monitor the integration of the human rights principles:
Equality & non-discrimination
Participation & Inclusion 
Accountability & Transparency

	

	

Stakeholder analysis	

	

Does the intervention build capacity on human rights and gender among stakeholders?

Does the intervention support national or local gender equality policies, laws, or strategies? 

	

	

For transformative level:  Results/Indicators	

	

Issues: 	
yes	
no	
Explain: 	

Are there identified root causes of non-fulfilment of human rights or discrimination targeted by the intervention? 

Does the intervention address the root causes different levels (legislation, policy, customs, traditional practices, attitudes, knowledge)?

Are there clearly defined objectives and strategy for policy dialogue or advocacy supporting the objectives of the intervention?

Are the human rights principles and gender equality systematically included in expected results, indicators and targets?

Do the M&E systems monitor and evaluate the impacts of the intervention on the fulfilment human rights quality criteria?
Are gender equality indicators aligned with national targets on gender?