PROGRESS INDICATORS FOR MEASURING RIGHTS IN THE PROTOCOL

OF SAN SALVADOR

Working group for the analysis of national reports under the Protocol of San Salvador

Technical MeetingCommittee on Juridical and Political Affairs (CAJP)

October 27, 2011Washington, DC

Mandatos

Standards for the preparation of periodic reports (AG/RES 2074 (XXXV-O/05):

• To evaluate the actions and strategies to ensure ESCR.• It does not receive complaints.• To measure advances or progress. • To incorporate indicators.• To avoid repetition with other monitoring systems. • Periodicity• Return

Composition and functioning of the Working Group AG/RES. 2506 (XXXIX-O/09) Takes into consideration the document “Guidelines for Preparation of Progress Indicators in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights" (CP/doc.4250 corr. 1) presented to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (CIDH) to the Permanent Council, on November, 2007

MANDATE

Mandatos

The WG shall draft progress indicators for which reports will be presented, taking into account the document “Guidelines …” and in accordance with the Standards, (AG/RES. 2582 (XL-O/10 ):

OAS General Assembly creates a Specific Fund for the Working Group with the aim of supporting its activities and the Technical Secretariat.

April, 2011: The WG presented the document “Progress Indicators for Measuring Rights Under the Protocol of San Salvador” to the CAJP.

AG/RES 2666: Period for comments on the Document extended from March, 15 to September of 2011. The WG is asked to move forward with the definition of the second group of rights.

MANDATE

Grupo de Trabajo

5 States presented comments: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

Specialized Organisms: OACNUDH, CEPAL, IIDH, among others.

Civil Society: Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos – Aprodeh (Perú); Centro de Derechos Humanos Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez - Centro Prodh (México); Centro de Derechos Humanos y Litigio Internacional – CEDHUL (Colombia); Centro de Estudios de Derecho, Justicia y Sociedad – Dejusticia (Colombia); Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales – CELS (Argentina); Comisión de Derechos Humanos – Comisedh (Perú); Equipo Latinoamericano de Justicia y Género (ELA, Argentina), Corporación para la Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos - Reiniciar (Colombia) Corporación Viva la Ciudadanía (Colombia); Due Process of Law Foundation - DPLF (Estados Unidos); Equidad (Perú); Foodfirst Information & Action Network – FIAN (Secretariado Internacional, Alemania); Tierra Viva a los Indígenas del Chaco – Tierraviva (Paraguay); Plataforma Colombiana de Derechos Humanos, Democracia y Desarrollo; Red Internacional para los Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales - Red Desc; Central Unitaria de Trabajadores - CUT (Colombia) Confederación General de Trabajadores Democráticos – CGTD (Colombia) ; Confederación de Trabajadores de Colombia – CTC (Colombia); Confederación Sindical de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de las Américas (CSA); Confederación Sindical Internacional (CSI),

Independent Consultants

REVISION OF THE DOCUMENT

FinanciamientoREVISION OF THE DOCUMENT

The comments submitted by States, UN and civil society civil agree in pointing out:

Relevance Quality Proper way to become operational Importance of linking it with public policy

Specific comments:

Detail on the selected indicators for each right Possibility of having and presenting specific indicators

FinanciamientoINDICADORS REPORT

Objetives:

Contributing to the diagnostic assessment of the ESCR included in the Protocol of San Salvador

Measure through indicators the progress in compliance with the Protocol.

FinanciamientoGROUPS OF RIGHTS

FIRST GROUP

RIGHT TO SOCIAL SECURITY

RIGHT TO HEALTH

RIGHT TO EDUCATION

FinanciamientoGROUPS OF RIGHTS

SECOND GROUP

RIGHT TO WORK AND TRADE UNIONS RIGHTS

RIGHT TO FOOD

RIGHT TO THE BENEFITS OF CULTURE

RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT

FinanciamientoPROGRESS INDICATORS

3 TYPES OF INDICADORS

RESULTSSTRUCTURAL PROCESS

QUALITATIVE SIGNS OF PROGRESS

FOCUS ON GENDER EQUALITY, ETHNIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY INCIDENCE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE FORMULATION OF

LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND PUBLIC POLICY

FinanciamientoPROGRESS INDICATORS

RECEPTION OF THE RIGHT

BASIC FINANCIAL CONTEXT AND BUDGET COMMITMENTS

STATE OR INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES

FinanciamientoCROSSCUTING AXES

EQUALITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION

ACCESS TO JUSTICE

ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

FinanciamientoGUIDING PRINCIPLES OF REPORTS

The reports must be guided by the following principles:

o Participationo Complement;o Returno Diffusiono Pertinenceo Rights Approacho Margin of appreciation

FinanciamientoSHEDULE FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT S

1. Presentation of the first report - First group of rights (35 pages plus annexes): 1 year

2. Observations from the Working Group: 60 days

3. Devolution: 60 days

4. Reports from civil society

5. Public Session of the analysis

6. Final conclusions: 60 days

7. Presentation of the second report – Second group of rights: 1 year

8. Presentation of the subsequent reports (both groups): 3 years

FinanciamientoBENEFITS OF THE REPORTING MECHANISM

Set agenda and outstanding issues through a participatory dialogue with civil society.

Stimulate a process of evaluation and measurement of compliance with social rights

Overcome mere reporting and the repetition of other reports.

Have a useful tool for the design and permanent evaluation of public policies

FinanciamientoBENEFITS OF THE REPORTING MECHANISM

Flexible

Open to regional diversity

Useful

Necessary

FinanciamientoWHAT THE MECHANISM IS NOT

It is not a mechanism for accusations

It does not rank or compare States

It does not declare violation of right nor condems them