by Nova Pui Yan Tang | Aug 14, 2018 | Documentation
Calling a witness to court to give a testimony is an important part of handling a legal case. Yet this procedure has various shortcomings. Aside from being expensive and time-consuming, in the context of human rights violations where witnesses are often victims,...
by Haley Joy Herbig | May 10, 2018 | Documentation
One of the most difficult steps when interviewing in human rights is designing the right questions for the demographic or sample pool you are targeting. Lack of clarity, over-complicated questions, a confusing answer key or questions which create discomfort for the...
by Haley Joy Herbig | Apr 28, 2018 | Documentation
Click here to see PART 1 of this series. Now that we have already discussed using questionnaires as a relatively affordable form of data collection, it’s time look at the more challenging and time-consuming form of survey: interview. Interviews ...
by Haley Joy Herbig | Apr 28, 2018 | Documentation
For human rights NGOs today, effective advocacy is often complemented by survey data. Thankfully, modern technology offers individuals and NGOs a wide range of options for conducting survey research. YouTube, online tools and instructional websites make it look...
by Haley Joy Herbig | Apr 28, 2018 | Documentation
Click here fore PART 2 of this article. After you have chosen a viable research question, target group, and sample pool, the next step is to choose the survey that will produce the best results. When choosing a survey, keep in mind the characteristics of a survey pool...