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Measuring Human Rights Violations in a Conflict-Affected Country: Results from a Nationwide Cluster Survey in Central African Republic

  • Citation: Potts, Alina, Kathleen Myer, and Les Roberts. "Measuring human rights violations in a conflict-affected country: results from a nationwide cluster survey in Central African Republic." Conflict and health 5.1 (2011): 4.
    • Topics:
    • Human Rights
    • Keywords:
    • Sub-Saharan Africa
    • Central African Republic
    • human rights violations
    • armed conflict

Measuring human rights violations is particularly challenging during or after armed conflict. A recent nationwide survey in the Central African Republic produced estimates of rates of grave violations against children and adults affected by armed conflict, using an approach known as the “Neighborhood Method”.

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