Human Rights 4 Land Monitoring Tool
The monitoring tool consists of an indicator framework and a national and a local questionnaire that can be used to assess responsible land governance from a human rights perspective.
The tool can be used to monitor implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT) both in terms of alignment of legal frameworks, efforts undertaken to effectively implement policies and the actual results of these efforts, for example, in terms of secured legitimate tenure rights, as experienced by disadvantaged groups and individuals.
Who is it for and for what purpose?
The indicator framework and the tool can be used by National Human Rights Institutions, civil society organizations, research institutions, or governments to monitor the land governance situation in a country or for specific groups from a human rights perspective.
It can produce quantitative and qualitative information for use in advocacy, litigation, policy and programme development. When comparing the national submission and the local responses, it will be possible to see gaps – for example between policies and realities on the ground.
The tool explains the linkages between land governance indicators and human rights, which enables National Human Rights Institutions, civil society and others to report on land governance deficits to established human rights monitoring and reporting mechanisms.
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Collect data on responsible governance of tenure from a human rights perspective.
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Explore data
See already published data and learn about the land governance situation in specific countries.