Table 1 Human rights topics addressed during assessment, organised by broad subjects
From: Experience and lessons from health impact assessment for human rights impact assessment
Category | Sub-category | Rights topics |
|---|---|---|
Labour | Wages | |
Unions | ||
Exploitive practices | 23 context topics | |
Discrimination | 20 project topics | |
Labour laws | 14 company topics | |
Project employment profile | ||
Health | Health regulations | |
Underlying health determinants | ||
Access and infrastructure | 37 context topics | |
Food | 18 project topics | |
Infectious diseases | 9 company topics | |
Risks to safety and health | ||
Environment | Surface water and groundwater | 33 context topics |
Geology, ecosystem | 21 project topics | |
Air | 5 company topics | |
Political and legal | Form of government | |
Strength of civil society | ||
Law systems | 34 context topics | |
Strength of governance | 18 project topics | |
Non-discrimination regulations | 10 company topics | |
Civil war, conflict, security | ||
Economic, cultural and social | Demographics, local psychology | |
Economics | ||
Indigenous peoples | 32 context topics | |
Education | 29 project topics | |
National culture | 3 company topics | |
Local cultures | ||
Land the project occupies |