Human Rights Impact Assessment
Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) is a systematic process for identifying, predicting, and evaluating the potential human rights impacts of a project, policy, or business operation. It involves stakeholder engagement, risk analysis, and mitigation planning to ensure activities respect and protect human rights. This methodology is widely used in corporate social responsibility, development projects, and policy-making to align with international human rights standards.
Developers should learn HRIA when working on projects with significant social or environmental implications, such as in tech companies dealing with data privacy, AI ethics, or supply chain transparency. It helps identify risks like discrimination, privacy violations, or labor abuses, enabling proactive measures to avoid harm and comply with regulations like the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Use cases include software development for global platforms, tech policy analysis, and ethical AI implementation.