METHODOLOGY The Regional Action Plan establishes a framework of performance indicators to measure the implementation of each national and regional action. It sets ambitious but achievable targets and will rely on reporting from its members as a single data source to monitor progress, keeping monitoring and evaluation contained and efficient. The Action Plan will not measure the performance of States in implementing the HRDs Declaration or other international standards relevant to HRDs. While States have a fundamental role in the protection and promotion of HRDs, their performance is beyond the direct control of NHRIs. Measuring State performance would also require more complex and onerous data collection, placing a considerable burden on NHRIs, when similar data is already being collected and analysed elsewhere, including within the framework of SDG indicator 16.10.1. A baseline assessment will be conducted by the APF at the commencement of the Action Plan, which will assist in the establishment of suitable targets for each indicator. Some of this data can be sourced from the recent global NHRI survey already conducted by the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR), as well as the APF’s member survey conducted after the Marrakesh Declaration. APF will monitor the Action Plan using an annual survey of members and conduct an end-line evaluation to determine whether the targets have been met. This data will provide the foundation for a final evaluation report, assessing the state of protection and promotion of HRDs by NHRIs in the Asia Pacific in 2025. PERFORMANCE INDICATOR FRAMEWORK The performance indicator framework will enable the APF to track the implementation of the Regional Action Plan. Indicators are based on regional and national actions that the APF and its members have committed to implement over the course of the next five years. Baselines and targets are not yet defined and will be subject to the initial baseline survey to be conducted by the APF in 2021. Follow up online surveys with APF members will be conducted each year to track progress against the targets set by the Action Plan. The APF will establish a Human Rights Defenders Working Group of APF member representatives that will meet annually to review progress against each indicator and make recommendations to the APF Forum Council and General Assembly that may be necessary to strengthen the implementation of the Action Plan. Regional Actions Action Indicators Regional policy making on HRDs # of APF NHRIs that engage with regional intergovernmental mechanisms on HRDs Engage with regional civil society # of partnerships between APF and regional CSOs that include HRDs program Collaborate between NHRIs # of communities of practice on HRDs operational # of peer-to-peer networks operational Facilitate relocation and respite for HRDs # of HRD relocations / respite supported Support the establishment of new NHRIs # of NHRIs in the Asia Pacific with GANHRI accreditation Develop regional data set on violations against HRDs # of regional data sets # of NHRIs in contributing to regional data set Part 4: Framework for Implementation | 33