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Development Of A Web Based Human Right Violation Reporting System For National Human Rights Commission
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2.5 Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, they give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes. There rigorous, objective investigations and strategic, targeted advocacy build intense pressure for action and raise the cost of human rights abuse. For over 30 years, Human Rights Watch has worked tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep-rooted change and has fought to bring greater justice and security to people around the world. Human Rights Watch began in 1978 with the founding of its Europe and Central Asia division (then known as Helsinki Watch). Today, it also includes divisions covering Africa; the Americas; Asia; and the Middle East and North Africa.
2.6 Review of related works
New technology opportunities available to the diverse spectrum of actors in the human rights, ecosystem have engendered much deserved enthusiasm. Technology is foundational, permeates all areas, and is interwoven throughout the modern-day human rights movement. There exist tremendous opportunities to advance human rights efforts with the aid of a myriad of technology tools, but there is also a growing need to ensure the safety and security of activists, human rights defenders, and everyday citizens in a world of globalized surveillance. Understanding the technical, legal and political infrastructure affecting rights in the digital sphere is pivotal to ensure all human rights are upheld in a world where boundaries between the digital and physical space are increasingly blurred. There is a sense of urgency to enhance the capacity of the human rights movement to monitor and hold to account abusers who violate rights in the physical world and online. This entails use of technology to monitor and build evidence of abuses, as well as promoting policies for technical infrastructure that protects basic rights (Tamy and Romesh, 2014). This study finds that few countries have embarked on the web based violation reporting systems. These include Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania and Jamaica.
The first reviewed system is that of Ghana reporting system for people living with HIV (PLHIV) as most affected by HIV are often violated, with negative implications for health outcomes. To facilitate access to justice in their country, a consortium of partners developed a web-based discrimination reporting system. The reporting system links the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to civil society organizations through case reporting, follow-up, and aggregated reported data use. The combination of a supportive legal framework, an institutional home, and engaged stakeholders created a favorable environment for developing such a system. This reporting system built on the three elements of the conceptual framework by utilizing the legal environment, building on existing institutional capacity, and strengthening ties between PLHIV and legal services (Williamson, Wondergem and Amenyah 2014). The system uses both a web-based and an SMS (short message service) reporting system to build on existing structures. If using the web-based system, a complainant has two options. First, an individual may bring the case to the attention of a partner human rights organization, which then reports it to CHRAJ through the web-based reporting system. Second, a complainant may report a case directly through the web-based system. An SMS reporting option also exists. People living with HIV and key populations who have experienced discrimination may text complaints directly to CHRAJ. The limited information carried by SMS requires CHRAJ staff to call, text, or request an in-person interview with the client to process a complaint. Following case submission, CHRAJ first mediate on the case and then carry out investigation, followed by adjudication.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSCHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study 1.2 Statement of the Problem 1.3 Aim and Objectives of the Study 1.4 Scope and Limitations of the Study 1.5 Significance of the Study CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 The Concept of Human Rights 2.2 Meaning of Human Rights 2.3 Human Right Violations 2.4 The National Human Right Commission (NHRC) 2.5 Human Rights ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 Background of the StudyInternationally and nationally, the need for the promotion and protection of human rights is now not only recognized as the foundation of freedom and justice but as an integral and essential element for the preservation of peace not only within the confines of particular states, but universally. It is for this reason that human rights which include such rights as right to life, dignity of human person, personal liberty, fair-hearing and fre ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 8 ]Figure 3.1 below is a pictorial representation of the steps involved in the waterfall development model. ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 13 ]CHAPTER FOURSYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION4.1 IntroductionThis chapter focused on providing a comprehensive description of how the designed system carries out its operation, what it requires to operate and the outcome of its operation. The information provided were supported with images of the system interfaces.4.2 Choice of Programming Languages UsedThe web-based human rights violation reporting system was developed using PHP, MYSQL, HTML and JavaScript.i. Hyper ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVESUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION5.1 IntroductionThere has been the need to improve the protection of human rights across the world with the involvement of technology system for an efficient, fast and reliable information sharing and management. The challenge of late response to submitted cases and unable to monitor the case status remain unsolved which has cause setback to the human rights protection across the country.The web-based human rights violation reporting system ... Continue reading---
