rightsgoals
Rightsgoals is a term used in development, governance, and organizational planning to describe a rights-based approach to setting and pursuing objectives. In this framing, goals are defined not only by potential impact or efficiency but by alignment with core human rights principles, including universality, indivisibility, participation, accountability, non-discrimination, and legality. Practitioners translate rights into concrete, measurable outcomes and indicators, and then design policies, programs, and strategies to realize those outcomes for all people, particularly marginalized groups.
Application of rightsgoals typically involves baseline rights assessments, inclusive stakeholder participation in goal setting, and ongoing
Origins and reception of rightsgoals are diverse and informal; the term is employed by NGOs, international
See also: human rights, rights-based approach, monitoring and evaluation.