Thus far, it has been nearly impossible in Germany to make statements about the implementation of human rights obligations that are based on sound statistical data. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights recommends the development of human rights indicators: a single right is broken down into specific dimensions, which are then assigned information (that may need to be collected). This text describes a current pilot process being carried out by the National CRC Monitoring Mechanism of the German Institute for Human Rights for the development of children’s rights indicators.
