1. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce without appropriately citing the United States Institute of Peace Measuring Progress in Conflict Environments (MPICE)

2. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce without appropriately citing the United States Institute of Peace Overview  Purpose of MPICE  Organization of MPICE  Sample of Human Rights Metrics

3. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce without appropriately citing the United States Institute of Peace Purpose of MPICE: Measuring Conflict Transformation  Conflict Drivers Motivations and means for violent conflict  Institutional Performance Capacity of indigenous institutions to resolve or overcome conflict peacefully

4. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce without appropriately citing the United States Institute of Peace Organization of MPICE MPICE is divided into five sectors or end states:  Safe and Secure Environment  Political Moderation & Stable Governance  Rule of Law  Sustainable Economy  Social Well Being

5. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce without appropriately citing the United States Institute of Peace Organization of MPICE  Goal: A higher-order objective that an intervention is intended to achieve. (50)  Indicator: Variable that provides a valid means to determine whether the goal is being met. (150)  Measure: Empirical data (quantitative or qualitative) that provide a reliable method of assessing the extent to which an indicator is present or absent. (550)

6. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce without appropriately citing the United States Institute of Peace Data Collection Methodologies  Methodologies are selected because they are best suited to collect the data required for a given measure  Data are collected using one of four methodologies:  Content Analysis (CA)  Quantitative Data (QD)  Survey and Polling Data (S/PD)  Expert Knowledge (EK)

7. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce without appropriately citing the United States Institute of Peace Safe and Secure Environment Drivers of Conflict GOAL: Diminish Use of National Security Forces for Political Repression INDICATOR: Are security forces used to repress political opposition? MEASURES: -Number of arbitrary arrests and disappearances of opposition group members attributed to state security forces (QD) - Percentage of public who report that they or their family have suffered abuse or excessive use of force by state security forces (S/PD)

8. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce without appropriately citing the United States Institute of Peace Safe and Secure Environment Institutional Performance GOAL: Strengthen Accountability to Legitimate Political Authority INDICATOR: Do military and intelligence services respect human rights? MEASURES: -Violations of human rights standards are investigated, adjudicated, and punished. (QD) -Citizens perceive that the military and intelligence services respect human rights. (S/PD)

9. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce without appropriately citing the United States Institute of Peace Rule of Law Drivers of Conflict GOAL: Diminish Injustice INDICATOR: Is the legal system used as an instrument of repression? MEASURES: -Detainees/prisoners are subject to torture or inhumane treatment (by identity group) (EK) - Percentage of citizens who fear law enforcement agencies will abuse them if arrested. (S/PD)

10. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce without appropriately citing the United States Institute of Peace Rule of Law Institutional Performance GOAL: Respect for Human Rights Strengthened INDICATOR: Do civilian government authorities respect human rights? MEASURES: -Number of political prisoners. (QD, EK) -Percentage of prisons and detention centers operating in compliance with international human rights standards (QD, EK)

11. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce without appropriately citing the United States Institute of Peace Political Moderation Drivers of Conflict GOAL: Diminish Political Grievances INDICATOR: Are atrocities committed against opposition identity groups on a systematic basis? MEASURES: -Number of incidents of political violence (e.g. extrajudicial killings, disappearances, destruction of property) (QD)

12. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce without appropriately citing the United States Institute of Peace Political Moderation Institutional Performance GOAL: Strengthen Respect for Minority Rights INDICATOR: Do minority groups and disenfranchised populations enjoy guarantees for fundamental civil and political rights? MEASURES: -Perception of citizens that it is possible to exercise political and civil rights (Freedom of religion/assembly/press/speech/ association) without fear of retribution (S/PD) -Percentage of citizens who feel they could file a human rights complaint without suffering reprisal (S/PD)

14. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce without appropriately citing the United States Institute of Peace Selection Process  Match your strategic goals to generic MPICE goals  Select indicators that are valid representations of the goals  Identify measures that tap the essence of the indicator in your context  Can the data required actually be collected?  If not, use a different methodology

15. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce without appropriately citing the United States Institute of Peace Tailoring Process  Word the measures you have selected so they conform to the context  In Haiti “violent armed groups” equate to gangs  Identify the level at which the data should be collected (e.g. national, regional, provincial)  Determine how often the data should be collected (monthly, quarterly, annually)