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Activity Number:
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406
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 9, 2006 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Survey Research Methods
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| Abstract - #307084 |
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Title:
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On the Use of Survey Methods in Assessing Large-Scale Human Rights Violations in Conflict Zones: Lessons-Learned from Timor-Leste and Sierra Leone
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Author(s):
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Romesh Silva*+ and Patrick Ball
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Companies:
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Human Rights Data Analysis Group and Human Rights Data Analysis Group
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Address:
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480 California Ave., Palo Alto, CA, 94306,
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Keywords:
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survey methods ; human rights ; multiple systems estimation ; conflict zones
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Abstract:
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Many methods have been used to assess the magnitude and patterns of human rights violations, most frequently via convenience samples of qualitative interviews. In recent work in Timor-Leste and Sierra Leone, parallel projects were conducted to measure past human rights abuses. Both projects used household probability survey sampling and estimation as well as multiple systems estimation techniques. This paper presents results from comparing the survey designs and estimation methods used in the projects. In particular, lessons learned are noted about how standard demographic techniques can be leveraged as a framework for estimating total conflict-related deaths.
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