Defending Dignity A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions on Monitoring Economic, Social and Cultural Rights QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION 1. How has your NHRI used indicators in its monitoring work? What have been some of the challenges you have faced in doing so? Think about the following questions: • Did the indicators that were selected capture human rights concepts? • Was the data to measure indicators available? • Could the indicators be disaggregated? On what grounds were they disaggregated (e.g. sex, age, location?) • How were indicators interpreted? REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING This chapter is based on Human Rights Indicators: A Guide to Measurement and Implementation, published by OHCHR in 2012. The following references are also recommended for further reading: Fukuda-Parr, S. and Yamin, A. (2013), The Power of Numbers: A Critical Review of MDG Targets for Human Development and Human Rights: Lessons Learned for Setting Targets and Selecting Indicators Rosga, A. and Satterthwaite, M. (2008), “The Trust in Indicators: Measuring Human Rights”, New York University School of Law School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 08-59 52