JSM 2004 - Toronto

Abstract #302260

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Activity Number: 59
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Sunday, August 8, 2004 : 6:00 PM to 7:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Government Statistics
Abstract - #302260
Title: The Foundation of Human Rights Statistics in Sierra Leone
Author(s): Richard Conibere*+
Companies: Benetech
Address: Springwell Barn, Coberley, Cheltenham, GL53 9QY, United Kingdom
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Analyzer is a database application designed specifically for storing human rights violations data. It has been used extensively in Sierra Leone within the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in order to generate statistics from over 7,000 statements giving details of victims and the violations they suffered. Databases have been employed in the field of human rights for many years, but models used in the past have been inadequate for measuring "who did what to whom." Analyzer, in contrast, has been designed to represent a more accurate model of human rights situations. Where multiple sources describe the same persons and events, the system facilitates record linkage. Stemming from this is direct support for multiple systems estimation (MSM) and the potential to study recall error. Furthermore, inclusion of measures for inter-rater reliability between matchers can improve matching quality. This poster will describe the underlying structure of Analyzer and some of its more pertinent features, using data from Sierra Leone to demonstrate.

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