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A Tool for

Documenting

Human Rights

Violations

MICRO-

THESAURI

Judith Dueck

Manuel Guzman

Bert Verstappen

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HURIDOCS Cataloguing in Publications Data

TITLE: Micro-thesauri: a tool for documenting human rights violations

PERSONAL AUTHOR: Dueck, Judith; Guzman, Manuel; Verstappen, Bert

CORPORATE AUTHOR: HURIDOCS

PLACE OF PUBLICATION: Versoix [Switzerland]

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ADDRESS: 48 chemin du Grand-Montfleury, CH-1290 Versoix, Switzerland

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DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20010300

PAGES: vi, 190 p.

ISBN: 92-95015-01-0

LANGUAGE: ENG

BIBLIOGRAPHIES: Y

INDEX: INFORMATION HANDLING

FREE TEXT: A collection of documents developed by HURIDOCS or adapted

from various sources. The Micro-thesauri are intended for use in conjunction with

HURIDOCS Standard Formats manuals, and in particular with the HURIDOCS

events standard formats : a tool for documenting human rights violations.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v

INTRODUCTION 1

1. HURIDOCS INDEX TERMS 8

2. VIOLATIONS TYPOLOGY 16

3. RIGHTS TYPOLOGY 21

4. TYPES OF ACTS 27

5. METHODS OF VIOLENCE 46

6. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS 50

7. COUNTING UNITS 65

8. CIVIL STATUS 66

9. EDUCATION 67

10. OCCUPATIONS (ILO CATEGORIES) 68

11. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTORS 76

12. RELIGIONS 85

13. ETHNIC GROUPS 87

14. LANGUAGES 103

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS 113

16. TYPES OF SOURCE MATERIAL 131

17. TYPES OF LOCATIONS 132

18. DEGREES OF INVOLVEMENT 137

19. SOURCE CONNECTION TO INFORMATION 138

20. TYPES OF INTERVENTION 139

21. TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS 140

22. TYPES OF CHAIN OF EVENTS 142

23. RELEVANT CHARACTERISTICS 143

24. TYPES OF PERPETRATORS 146

25. STATUS AS VICTIM 148

26. STATUS AS PERPETRATOR 150

27. TYPES OF RESPONSES 151

28. ATTRIBUTION 152

29. TYPES OF DETENTION 153

30. WHEREABOUTS AND OUTSIDE CONTACT DURING DETENTION 154

31. LEGAL COUNSEL 155

32. TYPES OF COURTS 156

33. TYPES OF LANGUAGE USED IN COURT 157

34. AUTOPSY RESULTS 158

35. DEATH CERTIFICATE 159

36. STATEMENTS SIGNED 160

37. MEDICAL ATTENTION 161

38. INTENT 162

39. SEX 163

40. TYPES OF ADDRESSES 164

41. VIOLATIONS STATUS 165

42. RELIABILITY 166

43. MONITORING STATUS 167

44. IMPACT ON THE SITUATION 168

TABLE OF CONTENTS

45. INTERVENTION STATUS 169

46. PRIORITY 170

47. COMPENSATION 171

48. TYPES OF DATES 172

LOCAL MICRO-THESAURI 172

61. LOCAL INDEX 173

62. NATIONAL LEGISLATION 174

63; LOCAL GEOGRAPHICAL AREA 175

64. LOCAL TERMS FOR OCCUPATIONS 176

65. ORIGINS 177

66. LOCAL LANGUAGES 178

67. SEXUAL ORIENTATION 179

68. OTHER THESAURUS 180

69. JUDICIAL DISTRICTS 181

BIBLIOGRAPHY 182

INDEX 185

A. List by Micro-thesaurus Number 185

B. List by Format and Field Number 18

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Special thanks to the EVSYS Design Team which has enormously contributed to the revision of

the Events Standard Formats and the Micro-thesauri used in conjunction with them. The Evsys

Design Team consists of:

•

Ricardo Cifuentes

•

Judith Dueck

•

Manuel Guzman

•

Romilly Gregory

•

Bjørn Stormorken

Special thanks to Aida Maria Noval, who with Judith Dueck compiled the HURIDOCS

Supporting Documents, on which this work is based to a large extent. Aida Maria Noval

continued to provide help to this work with comments and suggestions.

Others who contributed to this work are:

Stephen Hansen whose work on a thesaurus on economic, social and cultural rights provided

inputs to some lists in this work

Kathleen Maltzahn and Catherine Clarin-De Jesus who reviewed the Events Standard Formats

and Supporting Documents in the process of adapting them for documentation of violence

against women, and thus contributed in enriching some lists in this work

The following individuals who had served and/or are currently serving as members of the

HURIDOCS Continuation Committee provided direction and support:

Kofi Kumado, Chairperson (Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, Ghana)

Kumar Rupesinghe, past Chairperson (Sri Lanka / Norway)

Agnethe Olesen, Treasurer (Danish Centre for Human Rights, Denmark)

James Lawson, past Treasurer (Human Rights Information Centre, Council of Europe, France)

Michael Protz-Schwarz, past Treasurer (Evangelical Youth Service, Germany)

Bjørn Stormorken, past Treasurer (Norway)

Hans Thoolen, past Treasurer (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Switzerland)

Supang Chantavanich (Asian Research Centre on Migration, Thailand)

Judith Dueck (Canada)

Manuel Guzman (Task Force Detainees of the Philippines, Philippines)

Aurora Javate De Dios (Coalition Against Trafficking in Women - Asia-Pacific, Philippines)

Jonathan Kuttab (Mandela Institute, Palestine)

Aída María Noval (Red de Organismos Civiles de Derechos Humanos, Mexico)

Special thanks to the HURIDOCS Secretariat for various types of work that made this

publication possible.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This document is published with the help of grants from the general programme donors of

HURIDOCS:

•

Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

•

Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

•

French Prime Minister's Office

•

Human Rights Desk, Diakonisches Werk of the Evangelical Church in Germany

•

Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation

•

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

•

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

INTRODUCTION

HURIDOCS is a network of organisations and individuals concerned with information on human

rights, and convinced that solid information systems are needed to protect human rights.

HURIDOCS Micro-thesauri are part of an effort to provide tools for human rights

documentation.

In 1993, HURIDOCS published a revision of the Bibliographic Standard Formats,

and the first

edition of the Events Standard Formats.

EVSYS, a computer program to accompany the Events

Standard Formats was also released and has continued to be developed. The Supporting

Documents

were created to provided the controlled vocabularies needed for completing various

fields in the Bibliographic Standard Formats and the Events Standard Formats.

The Events Standard Formats have now been revised and published under the title HURIDOCS

Events Standard Formats

with WinEvsys, an accompanying computer program. Several of the

Micro-thesauri in this book are a revision of the earlier Supporting Documents, others are new.

They are intended to provide controlled vocabularies for the Events Standard Formats and

WinEvsys as well as for other manual or computerised systems of documenting human rights

violations.

The content of several Micro-thesauri is evolving because of ongoing developments in the areas

to which they relate, and they do not pretend to be comprehensive. While HURIDOCS promotes

international standards for the purpose of information exchange, it recognises that some thesauri

may not meet the exact needs of particular organisations. Therefore, further refinement by users

is possible. HURIDOCS appreciates if adaptations of the Micro-thesauri are communicated to its

Secretariat.

Human rights organisations that focus on specific issues can select and use only a small number

of categories that are of interest to them, and further refine them. HURIDOCS is willing to

collaborate with such groups in the process of adapting the Events Standard Formats, which

includes the revision of terminologies in the Micro-thesauri and the development of new Local

Micro-thesauri according to their needs.

The original lists in the Supporting Documents came from a variety of sources. Some consisted

of earlier work by HURIDOCS. Certain were developed in relation to the Bibliographic Standard

Formats. Others were adapted from existing lists, published or unpublished, used by various

organisations or networks. Some were developed specifically for the Events Standard Formats.

As a result, there is no standard coding system governing the various lists in the 1993 Supporting

Documents. Some lists are alphabetical while others are hierarchical. Certain lists are mnemonic

but most are numeric. Some use 4 digits, others 3 digits, etc. Some start with decimal points,

while others have the decimal points embedded in the codes.

Noval, Aída María, et al. HURIDOCS Standard Formats for the Recording and Exchange of

Bibliographic Information concerning Human Rights. Geneva: HURIDOCS, 1993.

Dueck, Judith, et al. HURIDOCS Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights Violations.

Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993.

Dueck, Judith, and Aída María Noval. HURIDOCS Standard Formats: Supporting Documents. Oslo:

HURIDOCS, 1993.

Dueck, Judith, Manuel Guzman and Bert Verstappen, HURIDOCS Events Standard Formats: A Tool

for Documenting Human Rights Violations. Versoix: HURIDOCS, 2001.

INTRODUCTION

With this compilation of Micro-thesauri, HURIDOCS has decided to standardise the coding

system in order to enhance the effectiveness of any computer program based on the Events

Standard Formats, as well as give users a sense of coherence to help them in data entry and

thesaurus-development for their own needs. The new coding system used in the Micro-thesauri in

this book generally show the hierarchical relationships among the terms, more definitely than the

original coding.

The content of the lists are based on new developments, earlier work by HURIDOCS, input from

members of the HURIDOCS network, and work by other organisations including the

International Refugee Documentation Network, the Minority Rights Group, the International

Labour Organisation, and many others. In particular, HURIDOCS has adopted many standards

promoted by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). The introduction to each

Micro-thesaurus provides information on its sources and structure.

Because various lists included in the Micro-thesauri are updates of lists included in the

Supporting Documents, HURIDOCS recommends that organisations using the Supporting

Documents start using the Micro-thesauri.

The rules for coding are included in chapter 5 of the HURIDOCS Events Standard Formats.

They are also given in this publication for easier reference.

RULES IN ASSIGNING HURIDOCS CODES

HURIDOCS has developed a new system of coding for the Micro-thesauri, which allows for a

more systematic attribution of codes and provides users with additional possibilities for

retrieving information. The new HURIDOCS codes consist of one or more group(s) of digits.

Each group contains two digits, allowing up to 99 categories to be included on each level. The

HURIDOCS documentation system allows for the use of a maximum of six groups of digits, or a

theoretical possibility of coding almost a trillion categories!

HURIDOCS recommends that organisations that use lists of the Supporting Documents start

using the new codes. In order to illustrate the equivalence between the previous Supporting

Documents and the Micro-thesauri, all Micro-thesauri that are based on Supporting Documents

contain the codes used in the Supporting Documents.

In assigning new codes, HURIDOCS has followed certain rules. These rules should also be

followed when organisations develop local Micro-thesauri, as noted in the introduction Local

Thesauri below.

INTRODUCTION

Rule 1: Short lists with one level

If the list is short and does not have to be alphabetically arranged, numbering is simply

sequential. Only one group of digits is used in this case. Thus, for Micro-thesaurus 32: Types of

Courts:

01 Civilian court

02 Military court

03 Administrative tribunal

Rule 2: Long lists with one level

If the list is long and the terms need to be displayed alphabetically, HURIDOCS uses all 6 groups

of digits. The first five groups represent letters in the alphabet. For instance, if the first letter of

the term is A, the first group of digits will be 01; if B, then the first group of digits will be 02,

and so on. Similarly, if the second letter of the term is A, then the second group of digits will be

01; if B, then 02, and so on.

For words with less than five characters and for words with spaces, dashes or slashes, add 00s at

the relevant places - e.g., the code for Law is 12 01 23 00 00 01, and the code for Non-

governmental organisations is 14 15 14 00 19 01.

The sixth group is used, on a sequential basis, to assign a number starting from 01, so as to

distinguish terms having the same first five letters.

This system will still allow inclusion of terms later, while maintaining an alphabetical order, or

close to it.

As an example, below is an extract from Micro-thesaurus 1: HURIDOCS Index Terms:

01 02 04 21 03 01 Abduction

01 02 21 19 05 01 Abuse of the elderly

01 04 13 09 14 01 Administration of justice

01 07 05 14 20 01 Agents responsible for violations

01 07 18 09 03 01 Agriculture

01 12 09 05 14 01 Aliens

01 18 02 09 20 01 Arbitrary arrest and detention

01 18 13 05 04 01 Armed conflict

01 18 13 05 04 02 Armed forces

01 19 25 12 12 01 Asylum

01 19 25 12 12 02 Asylum seekers

Rule 3: Hierarchical lists

The number of groups of digits that are used correspond to the number of levels that the list has.

Thus, a two-level list uses two groups of digits, meaning that the major categories are represented

by the first group and the subcategories by the second group.

INTRODUCTION

To provide an example, below are the first few terms in Micro-thesaurus 11: Physical

Descriptors:

01 Artificial body parts and aids

01 01 Arm, left, artificial

01 02 Arm, right, artificial

01 03 Brace, arm, left

01 04 Brace, arm, right

01 05 Brace, back

With a three-level list, three groups of digits are used. Shown below is the first part of Micro-

thesaurus 12: Religions:

01 Buddhists

01 01 Lamaists

01 02 Zen Buddhists

02 Jains

03 Confucianists

04 Hindus

05 Sikhs

06 Bahais

07 Shintoists

08 Taoists

09 Zoroastrians

10 Christians

10 01 Orthodox Christians

10 02 Copts

10 03 Catholics

10 04 Protestants

10 04 01 Huguenots

10 04 02 Lutherans

10 04 03 Baptists

10 04 04 Pentecostals

10 05 Jehovah’s Witnesses

10 90 Other Christian groups

A four-level list uses four groups of digits while a five-level list uses five groups. All six groups

of digits are used for six-level lists.

Finally, HURIDOCS has assigned the code 90 and the term "Other", to be used when no

appropriate term can be found in a particular Micro-thesaurus. Details regarding this entry can be

recorded as clarifying notes. "Other" can also be used for sub-groups, for example 10 90 for

"Other Christian groups". It is recommended that users analyse "Other" entries periodically and

develop new categories of codes and terms where relevant.

The code "99" and the term "Unknown" have been assigned to indicate that information is not

(yet) known.

INTRODUCTION

EXPANDING THE HIERARCHICAL LISTS

Users who want to make any of the hierarchical lists more specific can do so as follows:

Add a new group of digits to the right of currently used groups. For instance, a user may want to

add more specific terms to Micro-thesaurus 15: Geographical Terms as follows:

01 Africa

01 01 Central Africa

01 01 17 Burundi

01 01 17 01 Northern Burundi

01 01 17 02 Central Burundi

THE EVENTS MICRO-THESAURI IN A COMPUTERISED SYSTEM

In a computerised system like WinEvsys, the HURIDOCS codes use all six groups of digits,

meaning that each code is assigned exactly 12 characters. If the actual code is less than 12

characters, zeroes are added to its right. No spaces are used in between the groups of digits.

Hence, the HURIDOCS codes integrated into a computerised system will take the following

forms:

One-level short list (e.g., Micro-thesaurus 32: Types of Courts):

010000000000 Civilian court

020000000000 Military court

030000000000 Administrative tribunal

One-level long list (e.g., Micro-thesaurus 1: HURIDOCS Index Terms):

010204210301 Abduction

010221190501 Abuse of the elderly

010413091401 Administration of justice

010705142001 Agents responsible for violations

010718090301 Agriculture

011209051401 Aliens

011802092001 Arbitrary arrest and detention

011813050401 Armed conflict

011813050402 Armed forces

011925121201 Asylum

011925121202 Asylum seekers

INTRODUCTION

Hierarchical lists with two levels (e.g., Micro-thesaurus 11: Physical Descriptors):

010000000000 Artificial body parts and aids

010100000000 Arm, left, artificial

010200000000 Arm, right, artificial

010300000000 Brace, arm, left

010400000000 Brace, arm, right

010500000000 Brace, back

Hierarchical lists with three levels (e.g., Micro-thesaurus 15: Geographical Terms):

000000000000 Universal

010000000000 Africa

010100000000 Central Africa

010117000000 Burundi

010118000000 Cameroon

010120000000 Central African Republic

Hierarchical lists with four levels (e.g., Micro-thesaurus 10: Occupations - ILO Categories):

010000000000 Legislators, senior officials and managers

010100000000 Legislators and senior officials

010101000000 Legislators

010102000000 Senior government officials

010103000000 Traditional chiefs and heads of villages

010104000000 Senior officials of special-interest organisations

010104010000 Senior officials of political party organisations

010104020000 Senior officials of economic-interest organisations

010104030000 Senior officials of humanitarian organisations

Hierarchical lists with five levels (e.g. Micro-thesaurus 04: Types of Acts):

010000000000 Violations of the right to life

010100000000 Direct actions which violate the right to life

010101000000 Deliberate killings of specific individuals

010101010000 Summary execution

010101020000 Extra-judicial execution outside any legal proceedings

010101030000 Legal execution (capital punishment)

010101040000 Politically-motivated killing by non-state agent(s)

010101050000 Murder (deliberate killing which ought to be seen as a common criminal act)

010101050100 Dowry death

010101050200 Bride burning

010101050300 Death as part of a ritual

010101050400 Rape-slay

010101050500 Death in snuff films

010102000000 Killings carried out against a person with specific characteristics

INTRODUCTION

MODIFICATIONS

The Micro-thesauri are intended to assist organisations working toward compatibility and

uniformity in data recording and communication. Thus, any modification to the Micro-thesauri

should be communicated to HURIDOCS. Suggestions for improvement will also be much

appreciated and will serve to improve the next edition.

MICRO-THESAURUS 1

HURIDOCS INDEX TERMS

The purpose of this list is to classify events according to general, commonly used human rights

categories.

The first version of this list was published in 1985 in the HURIDOCS Standard Formats for the

Recording and Exchange of Information on Human Rights.

A revised list was published in 1993

as HURIDOCS Supporting Document No. 2.

Among the sources consulted for this revision and

the list below are: International Thesaurus of Refugee Terminology,

International Law: a

Thesaurus,

the OECD Macrothesaurus,

the Amnesty International List of Keywords,

and the

Chilean Glosario.

Since its original publication, HURIDOCS has received several requests and suggestions from

organisations involved in the HURIDOCS network for additions and amendments to the list. In

1999-2000, the list was revised by a Working Group consisting of Geneviève Bador, Agnes

Camacho, Stephen Hansen, Aída María Noval, Agnethe Olesen and Bert Verstappen. While the

previous list contained 235 terms, the list below has 304 terms.

There is no hierarchical or relational structure in the list, but as much as possible, the index terms

are mutually exclusive. Complex concepts should be expressed by choosing two or more index

terms from the list. This is a long, alphabetical list with one level, as described in Rule No. 2 in

the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 154 HURIDOCS Index Terms in the Event format.

Stormorken, Bjørn. HURIDOCS Standard Formats for the Recording and Exchange of Information on

Human Rights. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff and HURIDOCS, 1985.

Dueck, Judith, and Aída María Noval. "Supporting Document B. List of Index Terms" HURIDOCS

Standard Formats: Supporting Documents. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 25-31.

Aitchison, Jean, and International Refugee Documentation Network. International Thesaurus of

Refugee Terminology. New York and Geneva: United Nations, 1996.

Stormorken, Bjørn, and Leo Zwaak. Human Rights Terminology in International Law: A Thesaurus.

Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers; Human Rights Documentation Centre - Council of Europe,

1988.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Macrothesaurus for Information

Processing in the Field of Economic and Social Development. Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-

operation and Development, 1998.

Amnesty International. Information Services Department. Updated List of Amnesty International

Keywords. London: Amnesty International, 2000.

Red de Informática de Instituciones de Derechos Humanos de Chile. Glosario de Definiciones

Operacionales de las Violaciones a los Derechos Humanos: edición trilingüe, español, francés, inglés.

Santiago: Fundación de Ayuda Social de las Iglesias Cristianas - FASIC, 1991.

1. HURIDOCS INDEX TERMS

CODE

TERM

01 02 04 21 03 01

Abduction

01 02 15 18 20 01

Abortion

01 02 21 19 05 01

Abuse of the elderly

01 03 01 04 05 01

Academic freedom

01 04 13 09 14 01

Administration of justice

01 07 05 14 20 01

Agents responsible for violations

01 07 18 09 03 01

Agriculture

01 12 09 05 14 01

Aliens

01 13 14 05 19 01

Amnesty

01 18 02 09 20 01

Arbitrary arrest and detention

01 18 13 05 04 01

Armed conflict

01 18 13 05 04 02

Armed forces

01 19 25 12 21 01

Asylum

01 19 25 12 21 02

Asylum seekers

02 05 12 09 05 01

Belief systems

02 09 15 05 20 01

Bioethics

02 15 14 04 05 01

Bonded labour

02 15 21 14 04 01

Boundaries

02 21 19 09 14 01

Business corporations

03 01 18 05 07 01

Caregiving

03 01 19 05 00 01

Case law

03 01 19 20 05 01

Caste system

03 01 19 21 01 01

Casual workers

03 05 14 19 15 01

Censorship

03 08 09 12 04 01

Child abuse

03 08 09 12 04 02

Child custody

03 08 09 12 04 03

Child labour

03 08 09 12 04 04

Child soldiers

03 08 09 12 04 05

Children

03 08 09 12 04 06

Children in conflict with the law

03 09 22 09 12 01

Civil and political rights

03 09 22 09 12 02

Civil society

03 09 22 09 12 03

Civilian population

03 15 04 05 19 01

Codes of conduct

03 15 12 12 05 01

Collective punishment

03 15 12 12 05 02

Collective rights

03 15 13 13 09 01

Commissions of inquiry

03 15 13 13 21 01

Communication

03 15 13 13 21 02

Communication technology

03 15 13 16 21 01

Computers

03 15 14 06 12 01

Conflict

03 15 14 06 12 02

Conflict resolution

03 15 14 19 03 01

Conscientious objection

03 15 14 19 20 01

Constitution

1. HURIDOCS INDEX TERMS

CODE

TERM

03 15 14 19 21 01

Consumer rights

03 15 15 16 05 01

Cooperation

03 15 18 18 21 01

Corruption

03 15 21 14 20 01

Country of origin

03 15 21 16 00 01

Coup d'etat

03 15 21 18 20 01

Courts

03 18 09 13 05 01

Crime

03 18 09 13 05 02

Crimes against humanity

03 18 09 13 09 01

Criminal law

03 21 12 20 21 01

Culture

04 05 01 20 08 01

Death

04 05 01 20 08 02

Death penalty

04 05 02 20 00 01

Debt bondage

04 05 13 15 03 01

Democracy

04 05 16 15 18 01

Deportation

04 05 19 05 18 01

Deserters

04 05 20 01 09 01

Detained persons

04 05 20 05 14 01

Detention

04 05 22 05 12 01

Developed countries

04 05 22 05 12 02

Developing countries

04 05 22 05 12 03

Development

04 05 22 05 12 04

Development aid

04 09 19 01 02 01

Disabled persons

04 09 19 01 16 01

Disappeared persons

04 09 19 01 19 01

Disasters

04 09 19 03 18 01

Discrimination

04 09 19 16 12 01

Displaced persons

04 15 13 05 19 01

Domestic violence

04 18 21 07 00 01

Drug dealing

05 01 18 12 25 01

Early warning systems

05 03 15 14 15 01

Economic conditions

05 03 15 14 15 02

Economic deprivation

05 03 15 14 15 03

Economic, social and cultural rights

05 03 15 14 15 04

Economics

05 04 21 03 01 01

Education

05 04 21 03 01 02

Educational discrimination

05 12 04 05 18 01

Elderly

05 12 05 03 20 01

Elections

05 12 05 03 20 02

Electoral fraud and intimidation

05 13 05 18 07 01

Emergency legislation

05 13 16 12 15 01

Employment

05 14 22 09 18 01

Environment

05 17 21 01 12 01

Equal opportunities

05 17 21 01 12 02

Equality before the law

05 20 08 14 09 01

Ethnic and national groups

1. HURIDOCS INDEX TERMS

CODE

TERM

05 20 08 14 09 02

Ethnic conflict

05 20 08 14 09 03

Ethnic discrimination

05 20 08 14 09 04

Ethnic persecution

05 21 20 01 14 01

Euthanasia

05 24 09 12 05 01

Exile

05 24 20 18 01 01

Extradition

05 24 20 18 01 02

Extrajudicial executions

06 01 03 20 00 01

Fact-finding missions

06 01 09 18 00 01

Fair trial

06 01 13 09 12 01

Family

06 01 13 09 14 01

Famine

06 05 13 01 12 01

Female genital mutilation

06 12 09 07 08 01

Flight

06 15 15 04 00 01

Food

06 15 18 03 05 01

Forced conscription

06 15 18 03 05 02

Forced labour

06 15 18 03 05 03

Forced relocation

06 15 18 05 09 01

Foreign occupation

06 15 18 05 09 02

Foreign policy

06 18 05 05 04 01

Freedom of assembly

06 18 05 05 04 02

Freedom of association

06 18 05 05 04 03

Freedom of conscience

06 18 05 05 04 04

Freedom of expression

06 18 05 05 04 05

Freedom of information

06 18 05 05 04 06

Freedom of movement

06 18 05 05 04 07

Freedom of religion

06 18 05 05 04 08

Freedom of speech

07 05 14 04 05 01

Gender discrimination

07 05 14 04 05 02

Gender-based persecution

07 05 14 05 20 01

Genetics

07 05 14 15 03 01

Genocide

07 09 18 12 00 01

Girl-child

07 12 15 02 01 01

Globalisation

07 15 22 05 18 01

Government

08 05 01 12 20 01

Health

08 05 01 12 20 02

Health personnel

08 05 01 12 20 03

Health services

08 09 19 20 15 01

History

08 09 22 00 01 01

HIV/AIDS

08 15 13 05 12 01

Homelessness

08 15 21 19 05 01

Household workers

08 15 21 19 09 01

Housing

08 21 13 01 14 01

Human rights

08 21 13 01 14 02

Human rights defenders

1. HURIDOCS INDEX TERMS

CODE

TERM

08 21 13 01 14 03

Human rights education

08 21 13 01 14 04

Human rights violations

09 12 12 05 07 01

Illegal detention

09 13 13 09 07 01

Immigrants

09 13 13 09 07 02

Immigration

09 13 16 18 09 01

Imprisonment

09 13 16 21 14 01

Impunity

09 14 04 09 07 01

Indigenous groups

09 14 06 15 18 01

Information

09 14 06 15 18 02

Information handling

09 14 06 15 18 03

Information systems

09 14 08 21 13 01

Inhuman treatment

09 14 20 05 18 01

Intergovernmental organisations

09 14 20 05 18 02

Internal conflict

09 14 20 05 18 03

Internal displacement

09 14 20 05 18 04

Internally displaced persons

09 14 20 05 18 05

International courts

09 14 20 05 18 06

International humanitarian law

09 14 20 05 18 07

International instruments

09 14 20 05 18 08

International intervention

09 14 20 05 18 09

International law

09 14 20 05 18 10

International organisations

10 21 04 09 03 01

Judicial system

12 01 02 15 21 01

Labour

12 01 02 15 21 02

Labour law

12 01 14 04 21 01

Land tenure

12 01 14 07 21 01

Language

12 01 23 00 00 01

Law

12 01 23 00 01 01

Law and order

12 01 23 25 05 01

Lawyers

12 05 07 01 12 01

Legal assistance

12 05 07 01 12 02

Legal proceedings

12 05 07 01 12 03

Legal protection

12 09 22 09 14 01

Living conditions

13 01 18 18 09 01

Marriage

13 01 19 19 00 01

Mass media

13 05 14 20 01 01

Mental health

13 09 07 18 01 01

Migrant workers

13 09 07 18 01 02

Migrants

13 09 07 18 01 03

Migration

13 09 12 09 20 01

Military courts

13 09 12 09 20 02

Military government

13 09 14 15 18 01

Minority groups

1. HURIDOCS INDEX TERMS

CODE

TERM

13 09 19 19 09 01

Missing persons

14 01 20 09 15 01

National law

14 01 20 09 15 02

National liberation movements

14 01 20 09 15 03

National security

14 01 20 09 15 04

Nationalities and regional groups

14 01 20 09 15 05

Nationality

14 01 20 21 18 01

Natural resources

14 07 15 19 00 01

NGOs

14 15 14 00 07 01

Non-governmental entities

14 15 14 00 19 02

Non-state agents

14 21 20 18 09 01

Nutrition

15 03 03 21 16 01

Occupations

15 18 07 01 14 01

Organisations

16 01 18 09 01 01

Parliament

16 01 18 20 09 01

Participation

16 05 01 03 05 01

Peace

16 05 01 03 05 02

Peace keeping

16 05 01 03 05 03

Peacekeeping forces

16 05 01 19 01 01

Peasants

16 05 15 16 11 01

Peoples rights

16 05 18 19 05 01

Persecution

16 15 12 09 03 01

Police

16 15 12 09 20 01

Political activities

16 15 12 09 16 02

Political asylum

16 15 12 09 16 03

Political detainees

16 15 12 09 16 04

Political movements

16 15 12 09 16 05

Political opposition

16 15 12 09 16 06

Political participation

16 15 12 09 16 07

Political parties

16 15 12 09 16 08

Political systems

16 15 12 09 16 09

Political violence

16 15 12 09 16 10

Politics

16 15 16 21 12 01

Population

16 15 22 05 18 01

Poverty

16 18 09 19 15 01

Prison conditions

16 18 09 19 15 02

Prisoners

16 18 09 22 01 01

Privacy

16 18 15 16 05 01

Property

16 18 15 19 20 01

Prostitution

16 18 15 20 05 01

Protest

16 19 25 03 08 01

Psychiatry

16 19 25 03 08 02

Psychology

16 21 14 09 19 01

Punishment

1. HURIDOCS INDEX TERMS

CODE

TERM

18 01 03 09 19 01

Racism

18 01 16 05 00 01

Rape

18 05 03 15 14 01

Reconciliation

18 05 03 15 14 02

Reconstruction

18 05 06 15 21 01

Refoulement

18 05 06 21 07 01

Refugee law

18 05 06 21 07 02

Refugee status

18 05 06 21 07 03

Refugees

18 05 07 09 15 01

Regional human rights protection systems

18 05 07 09 15 02

Regional security

18 05 07 09 15 03

Regional treaty bodies

18 05 08 01 02 01

Rehabilitation

18 05 12 09 07 01

Religious discrimination

18 05 12 09 07 02

Religious groups

18 05 12 09 07 03

Religious institutions

18 05 16 01 20 01

Repatriation

18 05 16 18 05 01

Repression

18 05 16 18 15 01

Reproductive health

18 05 19 05 20 01

Resettlement

18 05 19 09 19 01

Resistance movements

18 05 20 21 18 01

Returnees

18 09 07 08 20 01

Right of appeal

18 09 07 08 20 02

Right of asylum

18 09 07 08 20 03

Right to a nationality

18 09 07 08 20 04

Right to education

18 09 07 08 20 06

Right to food

18 09 07 08 20 07

Right to housing

18 09 07 08 20 08

Right to information

18 09 07 08 20 09

Right to justice

18 09 07 08 20 10

Right to leave

18 09 07 08 20 11

Right to liberty and security

18 09 07 08 20 12

Right to life

18 09 07 08 20 13

Right to property

18 09 07 08 20 14

Right to return

18 09 07 08 20 15

Right to seek asylum

18 09 07 08 20 16

Right to work

18 21 12 05 00 01

Rule of law

18 21 18 01 12 01

Rural areas

19 01 14 03 20 01

Sanctions

19 03 08 15 15 01

Schools

19 03 09 05 14 01

Science

19 05 12 06 00 01

Self-determination

19 05 24 21 01 01

Sexual abuse

19 05 24 21 01 02

Sexual orientation

19 05 24 21 01 03

Sexuality

1. HURIDOCS INDEX TERMS

CODE

TERM

19 12 01 22 05 01

Slavery

19 15 03 09 01 01

Social group discrimination

19 15 03 09 01 02

Social groups

19 15 03 09 01 03

Social mobility

19 15 03 09 01 04

Social organisations

19 15 03 09 01 05

Social security

19 15 03 09 01 06

Social welfare

19 20 01 14 04 01

Standard of living

19 20 01 20 05 01

State

19 20 01 20 05 02

State agents

19 20 01 20 05 03

State of emergency

19 20 01 20 05 04

Statelessness

19 20 18 05 05 01

Street children

19 20 18 09 11 01

Strikes

19 20 21 04 05 01

Students

19 21 19 20 01 01

Sustainable development

20 05 03 08 14 01

Technology

20 15 18 20 21 01

Torture

20 15 18 20 21 02

Torture victims

20 15 18 20 21 03

Torture victims treatment

20 18 01 04 05 01

Trade unions

20 18 01 06 06 01

Trafficking

20 18 01 09 14 01

Training

20 18 05 01 20 01

Treaties

20 18 09 01 12 01

Trials

21 14 20 18 05 01

UN treaty bodies

21 14 05 13 16 01

Unemployment

21 14 09 22 05 01

Universal human rights protection system

21 18 02 01 14 01

Urban areas

22 09 03 20 09 01

Victims

22 09 15 12 05 01

Violence

22 09 15 12 05 02

Violence against women

23 01 18 00 03 01

War crimes

23 15 13 05 14 01

Women

23 15 18 11 05 01

Workers

23 15 18 11 09 01

Working conditions

23 15 21 14 04 01

Wounds and injuries

25 15 21 20 08 01

Youth

MICRO-THESAURUS 2

VIOLATIONS TYPOLOGY

The purpose of this list is to classify human rights violations. It examines violations largely in

relation to state obligations, but also considers non-state involvement.

The classifications are

very general and are most suitable for analysis, such as in identifying patterns of violations.

Further refinement by users is possible. The present list is most useful for organisations whose

mandates cover a wide range of issues. Centres which focus on certain types of human rights

violations may prefer to select and use only those categories which are of interest to them, and

further refine these.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It reflects the concepts that were considered to be

useful by the authors of this publication as well as by others who participated in the revision of

the HURIDOCS Events Standard Formats.

The term instance has been used below in order to refer to an individual case that concerns one

individual victim, as contrasted to a violation that affects a whole class or group. For example,

the violation Restriction on dressing could be recorded as an act affecting all women in a society.

In addition, one may record a specific instance (one woman actually being restricted).

This list is a hierarchical list with three levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 152 Violation Index of the Event format.

CODE

TERM

Acts involving non-respect of personal integrity and/or individual and

group liberties

01 01

Violent or coercive acts by state agents

01 02

Violent or coercive acts by non-state agents

01 03

Coercive acts which are not necessarily violations

01 04

Violent acts which are likely to be violations but where the perpetrators are

unclear

01 05

Acts which are likely to be violations but which are not direct acts of

violence or coercion, or could not yet be established as such, and which only

point to general responsibility

See Dueck, Judith, Manuel Guzman and Bert Verstappen "2.3 How Human Rights Are Violated."

HURIDOCS Events Standard Formats - A Tool for Documenting Human Rights Violations. Versoix:

HURIDOCS, 2001. 6-7.

2. VIOLATIONS TYPOLOGY

CODE

TERM

01 06

Acts which put in place laws or policies that violate personal integrity or that

negate certain liberties

01 07

Acts which remove or suspend laws or policies that guarantee personal

integrity and/or individual and group liberties, or which reduce the extent of

their enjoyment

01 08

Acts of omission allowing the continuation of situations of non-respect of

personal integrity and/or individual/group liberties

01 08 01

Acts of omission through failure to promulgate laws or policies to protect

individuals or groups from violent or coercive actions

01 08 02

Acts of omission through failure to enforce laws or put into effect policies

in protecting individuals or groups menaced by violent or coercive actions

Acts and instances involving exploitation of individuals or groups

02 01

Acts which put in place laws or policies that subject individuals or groups to

exploitation

02 02

Acts which remove, reduce the effectiveness of, or suspend laws or policies

meant to provide protection to individuals or groups against exploitation

02 03

Acts of omission allowing the continuation of exploitative situations

02 03 01

Acts of omission through failure to promulgate laws or policies to protect

individuals or groups against exploitation

02 03 02

Acts of omission through failure to enforce laws or put into effect policies

in protection individuals and groups from exploitation

02 09

Instances of exploitation

Acts and instances involving non-respect of rights of vulnerable groups

(those not covered by the preceding categories)

03 01

Acts which put in place laws or policies which infringe upon the rights of

vulnerable groups

03 02

Acts which remove, reduce the effectiveness of, or suspend laws or policies

meant to provide protection to vulnerable groups

03 03

Acts of omission allowing the continuation of situations of non-respect of

rights of vulnerable groups

03 03 01

Acts of omission through failure to promulgate laws or policies to protect

vulnerable groups

03 03 02

Acts of omission through failure to enforce laws or put into effect policies in

protecting vulnerable groups

03 09

Instances of infringement upon the rights of vulnerable groups

2. VIOLATIONS TYPOLOGY

CODE

TERM

Acts and instances involving non-respect of rights through other forms

of discrimination (those not covered by preceding categories)

04 01

Acts which put in place laws or policies which engender other forms of

discrimination

04 02

Acts which remove, reduce the effectiveness of, or suspend laws or policies

meant to provide protection against other forms of discrimination

04 03

Acts of omission allowing the continuation of situations of non-respect of

rights through other forms of discrimination

04 03 01

Acts of omission through failure to promulgate laws or policies against

other forms of discrimination

04 03 02

Acts of omission through failure to enforce laws or put into effect policies

in protection against other forms of discrimination

04 09

Instances of violations through other forms of discrimination

Acts and instances involving non-respect of rights in some other ways

05 01

Acts which put in place laws or policies which infringe upon rights in some

other ways

05 02

Acts which remove, reduce the effectiveness of, or suspend laws or policies

meant to provide protection against infringement of rights in some other

ways

05 03

Acts of omission allowing the continuation of situations of non-respect of

rights in some other ways

05 03 01

Acts of omission through failure to promulgate laws or policies to provide

protection against infringement of rights in some other ways

05 03 02

Acts of omission through failure to promulgate laws or policies to provide

protection against infringement of rights in some other ways

05 09

Instances of infringement upon rights in some other ways

Acts and instances involving non-fulfilment of certain rights

06 01

Acts which remove or suspend laws or policies that are meant to fulfil certain

rights, or which reduce their enjoyment

06 02

Acts of omission allowing the continuation of situations of non-fulfilment of

certain rights

06 02 01

Acts of omission through failure to promulgate laws or policies to fulfil

certain rights

06 02 02

Acts of omission through failure to enforce laws or put into effect policies

to fulfil certain rights

2. VIOLATIONS TYPOLOGY

CODE

TERM

06 09

Instances of violations in terms of unfulfilled rights

Other

Unknown

3. RIGHTS TYPOLOGY

2. VIOLATIONS TYPOLOGY

MICRO-THESAURUS 3

RIGHTS TYPOLOGY

The purpose of this list is to indicate which rights apply to a human rights event. It is an

enumeration of various rights as contained in major human rights instruments.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. Most terms were taken from Human Rights

Terminology in International Law: A Thesaurus.

This list is a hierarchical list with three levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 153 Rights Affected of the Event format.

CODE

TERM

Individual civil and political rights

01 01

Life (Right to)

01 02

Freedom from capital punishment (Right to)

01 03

Be equal before the law (Right to)

01 04

Equality of the sexes (Right to)

01 05

Protection from abuse of authority (Right to)

01 06

Juridical personality (Right to a)

01 07

Name (Right to a)

01 08

Liberty of person (Right to)

01 09

Security of person (Right to)

01 10

Freedom from slavery (Right to)

01 11

Freedom from torture (Right to)

01 12

Freedom from inhuman treatment or punishment (Right to)

01 13

Freedom of assembly (Right to)

01 14

Freedom of association (Right to)

Stormorken, Bjørn, and Leo Zwaak. Human Rights Terminology in International Law: A Thesaurus.

Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers; Human Rights Documentation Centre - Council of Europe,

1988.

3. RIGHTS TYPOLOGY

CODE

TERM

01 15

Freedom of conscience (Right to)

01 16

Freedom of expression (Right to)

01 17

Access to public information (Right to)

01 18

Access to personal information (Right to)

01 19

Freedom to receive, seek and impart information (Right to)

01 20

Reply (Right to)

01 21

Liberty of movement (Right to)

01 21 01

Leave (Right to)

01 21 02

Return (Right to)

01 22

Religious freedom (Right to)

01 23

Freedom indispensable for creative activity (Right to)

01 24

Enjoyment of scientific progress and its applications (Right to)

01 25

Not to be arbitrarily exiled (Right)

01 26

Respect for home (Right to)

01 27

Respect for one's honour (Right to)

01 28

Privacy (Right to)

01 29

Freedom from debtor's imprisonment (Right to)

01 30

Freedom from retroactivity (Right to)

01 31

Freedom from discrimination (Right to)

01 32

Freedom from incitement to discrimination (Right to)

01 33

Freedom from incitement to hatred (Right to)

01 34

Freedom from incitement to violence (Right to)

01 35

Freedom from war propaganda (Right to)

01 36

Protection of reputation (Right to)

01 37

Participate in free and periodic elections (Right to)

01 38

Political participation (Right to)

2. VIOLATIONS TYPOLOGY

CODE

TERM

01 39

Vote (Right to)

01 40

Equality of spouses (Right to)

01 41

Marriage (Right to)

01 42

Found a family (Right to)

01 43

Respect for family life (Right to)

01 44

Have limitation implemented according to a procedure (Right to)

01 90

Other individual civil and political rights

General economic, social and cultural rights

02 01

Development, participation in (Right to)

02 02

Adequate food (Right to)

02 03

Adequate standard of living (Right to)

02 03 01

International co-operation in realising an adequate standard of living

(Right to)

02 03 02

Adequate housing (Right to)

02 03 03

Adequate clothing (Right to)

02 04

Health (Right to)

02 04 01

Healthy environment (Right to)

02 04 02

Public health care (Right to)

02 05

Social and medical assistance (Right to)

02 06

Social security benefits (Right to)

02 07

Free choice of employment (Right to)

02 08

Access to public property (Right to)

02 09

Property (Right to)

02 10

Access to public services (Right to)

02 11

Work (Right to)

02 11 01

Protection from exploitation (Right to)

02 11 02

Protection by minimum age (Right to)

02 11 03

Vocational guidance (Right to)

02 11 04

Vocational education (Right to)

02 11 05

Vocational training (Right to)

3. RIGHTS TYPOLOGY

CODE

TERM

02 11 06

Occupational rehabilitation (Right to)

02 12

Access to culture (Right to)

02 12 01

Participation in cultural life (Right to)

02 12 02

Protection of moral and material interests (Right to)

02 12 03

Conservation of science and culture (Right to)

02 12 04

International contacts and co-operation (Right to)

02 13

Access to education (Right to)

02 13 01

Progressive implementation of compulsory and free primary education

(Right to)

02 13 02

Progressive implementation of free secondary education (Right to)

02 13 03

Choice of education (Right to)

02 13 04

Establishment and directing of non-state schools (Right to)

02 14

Linguistic freedom (Right to)

02 15

Freedom for scientific research and creative activity (Right to)

02 90

Other general economic, social and cultural rights

Protection of special groups

03 01

Rights of children and juveniles

03 01 01

Child safety (Right to)

03 01 02

Child nutrition (Right to)

03 01 03

Child health (Right to)

03 01 04

Protection of children (Right to)

03 02

Rights of women

03 02 01

Protection of employed women (Right to)

03 02 02

Protection of pregnant women (Right to)

03 02 03

Maternity leave (Right to)

03 03

Rights specific to disabled persons

03 03 01

Assistance for persons with disabilities (Right to)

03 03 02

Sheltered employment (Right to)

03 03 03

Social resettlement (Right to)

03 03 04

Disability benefits (Right to)

03 04

Rights of ageing persons

03 04 01

Protection of ageing persons (Right to)

03 05

Rights of aliens

03 05 01

Review of expulsion case (Right to)

03 05 02

Territorial asylum (Right to)

03 05 03

Family reunion (Right to)

03 05 04

Freedom from deportation (Right to)

2. VIOLATIONS TYPOLOGY

CODE

TERM

03 06

Rights of minorities

03 06 01

Collective enjoyment of rights and freedoms (Right to)

03 10

Rights specific to accused persons

03 10 01

Be presumed innocent (Right to)

03 10 02

Adequate time and facilities (Right to)

03 10 03

An impartial judiciary (Right to)

03 10 04

An independent judiciary (Right to)

03 10 05

Free assistance of an interpreter (Right to)

03 10 06

Equality of arms (Right to)

03 10 07

Prompt and detailed information (Right to)

03 10 08

Prompt trial (Right to)

03 10 09

Legal assistance (Right to)

03 10 10

Non bis in idem (Right to)

03 10 11

Determination of criminal charges (Right to)

03 10 12

Access to court (Right to)

03 10 13

Communication with defence (Right to)

03 10 14

Fair trial (Right to)

03 10 15

Public trial (Right to)

03 10 16

Examination of witnesses (Right to)

03 10 17

Nulla crimen sine lege (Right to)

03 10 18

Nulla poena sine lege (Right to)

03 10 19

Heard in person (Right to be)

03 10 20

Freedom from giving self-incriminating evidence (Right to)

03 11

Rights applicable to arrested, imprisoned, accused or convicted persons

03 11 01

Take proceedings (Right to)

03 11 02

Determination of civil rights and obligations (Right to)

03 12 01

Appeal (Right to)

03 11 03

Treatment with dignity and humanity (Right to)

03 11 04

Adequate accommodation (Right to)

03 11 05

Adequate food (Right to)

03 11 06

Adequate medical services (Right to)

03 11 07

Information about regulations (Right to)

03 11 08

Making complaints (Right to)

03 12

Rights specific to arrested persons

03 12 02

Lawful arrest (Right to)

03 12 03

Release in case of unlawful arrest (Right to)

03 12 04

Release pending trial (Right to)

03 12 05

Be separated from convicts (Right to)

03 13

Rights specific to convicted persons

03 13 01

Seek commutation (Right to)

03 13 02

Seek pardon (Right to)

03 13 03

Appropriate work (Right to)

03 13 04

Treatment aimed at reform and social re-adaptation (Right to)

3. RIGHTS TYPOLOGY

CODE

TERM

03 21

Rights specific to workers

03 21 01

Advance notice of dismissal (Right to)

03 21 02

Apprenticeship (Right to)

03 21 03

Free employment services (Right to)

03 21 04

Collective bargaining (Right to)

03 21 05

Appropriate bargaining machinery (Right to)

03 21 06

Form and join trade unions (Right to)

03 21 07

Strike (Right to)

03 21 08

Fair wages (Right to)

03 21 09

Joint consultations (Right to)

03 21 10

Just working conditions (Right to)

03 21 11

Safe and healthy working conditions (Right to)

03 21 12

Progressive reduction of working hours (Right to)

03 21 13

Remuneration for overtime work (Right to)

03 21 14

Annual holidays (Right to)

03 21 15

Paid leave (Right to)

03 21 16

Weekly rest periods (Right to)

03 21 17

Employment benefits (Right to)

03 90

Other rights related to the protection of special groups

Other categories of rights

04 01

Development (Right to)

04 02

Peace (Right to)

04 03

Self-determination (Right to)

04 04

Disposal of natural wealth and resources (Right to)

04 90

Other specific categories of rights

Other

Unknown

MICRO-THESAURUS 4

TYPES OF ACTS

The purpose of this list is to classify specific types of violations and similar acts. As the scope of

acts covered by human rights monitoring is continuously expanding, the list should not

considered as comprehensive. However, it covers a broad range of acts and HURIDOCS regards

it as a starting point for further development. Initiatives to adapt the Events Standard Formats for

specialised use will certainly contribute to the evolution of this list.

This list is partially based on "Supporting Document J: Type of Event".

The section on

economic, social and cultural rights has been further enriched by incorporating relevant terms for

violations from the Thesaurus of Economic, social & Cultural Rights: Terminology and

Potential Violations, by Stephen A. Hansen.

This list is hierarchical with five levels, following Rule No. 3 in the Introduction. New terms can

be added to this list. However, care should be taken to include only terms that are mutually

exclusive. Use the following conventions in adding new terms:

1. The first level is used to denote which right or cluster of related rights is violated

01 to 29 are for civil and political rights

30 to 49 are for rights of protected groups

50 to 69 are for economic, social and cultural rights

70 and above are for peoples’ rights

2. The second level is used to categorise the type of violation, as follows

01 – direct actions in violation of the right in question

11 – acts of omission

21 – violations in terms of legislation or policy-making

31 – violations in terms of non-implementation of law or policy to fulfil the right in question

41 – instances of non-fulfilment of right

In the use of 11 for the second level, please note that there are two possibilities for its use.

One is to indicate acts of omission constituting failure to provide protection. It is

recommended however that such acts of omission, e.g., inaction of law enforcers in the face

of killings, should be considered as levels of involvement. In this case, the law enforcers are

treated as perpetrators in relation to specific acts, but on a different level of involvement

compared to direct perpetrators.

Dueck, Judith, and Aída María Noval. "Supporting Document J: Type of Event." HURIDOCS

Standard Formats: Supporting Documents. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 97-112.

Hansen, Stephen A., Thesaurus of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights: Terminology and Potential

Violations. Washington DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science and HURIDOCS,

2000. This thesaurus has been prepared in the context of the AAAS-HURIDOCS joint project on

developing methodologies for monitoring economic, social and cultural rights.

4. TYPES OF ACTS

The other use of 11 for the second level is to include categories that describe specific kinds

of situations that deny rights to certain persons or groups. Categories such as very low

pension and inadequate housing can be included.

As for the use of 41 for the second level, note that instance refers to an individual case

which concerns one individual victim, as contrasted to a violation which affects a whole

class or group. For example, the violation Restriction on dressing could be recorded as an

act affecting all women in a society. In addition, one may record a specific instance (one

woman actually being restricted).

3. For the violations in terms of legislation or policy-making, the third level is used as follows:

01 -- promulgation of violative law or policy

02 -- repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right

03 -- promulgation of law or policy which reduces the effectiveness of previous guarantees

11 -- lack of law or policy

The fourth and fifth levels are used for specific categories of types of acts that are part of those

categories included at the previous levels.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2109 Type of Act of the Act format.

CODE

TERM

Violations of the right to life

01 01

Direct actions which violate the right to life

01 01 01

Deliberate killings of specific individuals

01 01 01 01

Summary execution

01 01 01 02

Extra-judicial execution outside any legal proceedings

01 01 01 03

Legal execution (capital punishment)

01 01 01 04

Politically-motivated killing by non-state agent(s)

01 01 01 05

Murder (deliberate killing which ought to be seen as a common

criminal act)

01 01 01 05 01

Dowry death

01 01 01 05 02

Bride burning

01 01 01 05 03

Death as part of a ritual

01 01 01 05 04

Rape-slay

01 01 01 05 05

Death in snuff films

01 01 02

Killings carried out against a person with specific characteristics

01 01 02 01

Infanticide

01 01 02 02

Feticide

01 01 02 03

Parricide

01 01 03

Killings in the context of conflict

01 01 03 01

Killing between combatants

01 01 03 02

Deliberate killing of a non-combatant

4. TYPES OF ACTS

CODE

TERM

01 01 03 03

Death of a non-combatant in a crossfire

01 01 04

Death in a massacre or mass killing

01 01 05

Indiscriminate/random killings

01 01 05 01

Killing in demonstrations, crowd control, and similar events

01 01 05 02

Killing in indiscriminate attacks such as bombing

01 01 05 03

Death as a result of being caught in a crossfire, such as in police

operations

01 01 06

Deaths in certain locations

01 01 06 01

Death in detention or police custody

01 01 06 02

Death in extermination, concentration or labour camps

01 01 06 03

Death in transport, e.g., deportations, forced marches

01 01 06 04

Death in a refugee or evacuation centre

01 01 07

Death due to unknown causes

01 01 08

Unexplained killings

01 01 90

Other direct actions which violate the right to life

01 01 90 01

Death as a consequence of torture or brutality

01 01 90 02

Death from natural causes aggravated by the infliction of physical,

psychological and/or sexual violations

01 01 90 03

Death resulting from negligence

01 01 90 03 01

Death resulting from denial of food

01 01 90 03 02

Death resulting from denial of appropriate medical attention

01 01 90 03 03

Death resulting from withholding of relevant information

01 01 90 04

Death resulting from intention to maim

01 01 90 05

Death in supposed / “staged” accidents

01 01 90 06

Forced suicide

01 01 90 07

Euthanasia

01 01 90 08

Killing by mistake (wrong target)

01 01 21

Attempted killings

01 21

Violation of the right to life in terms of legislation or policy-making

01 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy imposing capital punishment

01 21 02

Repeal of law prohibiting capital punishment

01 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which increases the number of crimes

punishable with death

01 21 11

Lack of law prohibiting capital punishment

Violations against personal integrity

02 01

Direct violations against personal integrity

02 01 01

Physical assaults, including domestic violence

02 01 02

Sexual violations

02 01 02 01

Female genital mutilation

4. TYPES OF ACTS

CODE

TERM

02 01 03

Psychological assault, harassment

02 01 03 01

Threats (not including death threats)

02 01 03 01 01

Threats against the victim

02 01 03 01 02

Threats against the victim’s family

02 01 03 01 03

Threats against the victim’s friends and colleagues

02 01 03 02

Death threats

02 01 03 02 01

Threats against the victim

02 01 03 02 02

Threats against the victim’s family

02 01 03 02 03

Threats against the victim’s friends and colleagues

02 01 03 03

Surveillance

02 01 03 04

Stalking

02 01 03 05

Sexual harassment

02 01 11

Violations with physical, sexual and psychological dimensions

02 01 11 01

Rape

02 01 11 02

Attempted rape

02 01 11 03

Sexual assault/molestation

02 01 11 11

Torture

02 01 21

Collective punishments other than mass roundup or curfew

02 21

Violation of personal integrity in terms of legislation or policy-making

02 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy whose enforcement violates personal

integrity

02 21 02

Repeal of law which guarantees personal integrity

02 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for personal

integrity

02 21 11

Lack of law which guarantees personal integrity

Violations against the right to liberty

03 01

Direct actions which violate the right to liberty

03 01 01

Arrest

03 01 02

Detention, imprisonment

03 01 02 01

Denial of release in case of unlawful arrest

03 01 02 02

Denial of release pending trial

03 01 02 03

Denial of release on bail

03 01 03

Disappearance

03 01 04

Abduction; kidnapping

03 01 05

House arrest

03 01 06

Slavery

03 01 07

Mass roundup

03 01 08

Curfew

03 21

Violations of the right to liberty in terms of legislation or policy-making

03 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to liberty

4. TYPES OF ACTS

CODE

TERM

03 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to liberty

03 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for liberty

03 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil right to liberty

Violations against the right to privacy

04 01

Direct actions which violate the right to privacy

04 01 01

Illegal search / raid

04 21

Violations of the right to privacy in terms of legislation or policy-making

04 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to privacy

04 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to privacy

04 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for privacy

04 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to privacy

Violations against the right to movement, right to residence

05 01

Direct actions which violate the right to movement or residence

05 01 01

Internal exile

05 01 02

Exile

05 01 03

Eviction

05 01 04

Displacement

05 01 05

Blockading

05 01 06

Restriction on travel

05 01 07

Denial of right of return

05 21

Violations of the right to movement or residence in terms of legislation or

policy-making

05 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violate the right to movement or

residence

05 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to movement

or residence

05 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for liberty of

movement or residence

05 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to movement or

residence

Violations of the right to equality of the sexes

06 01

Direct actions which violate the right to equality of the sexes

06 01 01

Restrictions on dressing for one of the sexes

06 01 02

Actual restrictions in movement imposed on women

06 01 03

Restrictions against working or relating with the opposite sex

06 01 04

Women not allowed to drive

4. TYPES OF ACTS

CODE

TERM

06 21

Violations of the right to equality of the sexes in terms of legislation or

policy-making

06 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to equality of

the sexes

06 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to equality of

the sexes

06 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for equality of

the sexes

06 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to equality of the

sexes

06 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the right to equality of the sexes

Violations of the right to marry or found a family

07 01

Direct actions which violate the right to marry or found a family

07 01 01

Prohibition of marriage

07 01 02

Forced marriage

07 21

Violations of the right to marry or found a family in terms of legislation or

policy-making

07 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violate the right to marry or

found a family

07 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to marry or

found a family

07 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces the enjoyment of the

right to marry or found a family

07 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to marry or found a

family

Reproductive rights violations

08 01

Direct actions which violate reproductive rights

08 01 01

Enforced sterilisation

08 01 02

Enforced contraception

08 01 03

Enforced abortion

08 01 04

Prevention of access to contraception

08 01 05

Enforced pregnancy

08 01 06

Infections due to rape, sexual molestation, mutilation, etc.

08 21

Violations of reproductive rights in terms of legislation or policy-making

08 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates reproductive rights

08 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee reproductive rights

08 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces the enjoyment of

productive rights

08 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil reproductive rights

4. TYPES OF ACTS

CODE

TERM

Violations of the right to information

09 01

Direct actions which violate the right to information

09 01 01

Withholding of information

09 01 02

Denial of the existence of information

09 21

Violations of the right to information in terms of legislation or policy-

making

09 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to information

09 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to

information

09 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for the right

to information

09 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to information

Violations of the right to expression

10 01

Direct actions which violate the right to expression

10 01 01

Censorship

10 01 02

Publication restrictions

10 01 03

Banning existing materials

10 01 04

Prohibition on speech

10 01 05

Prohibition of performances

10 01 06

Restriction on dressing on both sexes

10 21

Violations of the right to expression in terms of legislation or policy-

making

10 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to expression

10 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to expression

10 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for freedom

of expression

10 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to expression

10 31

Non-implementation of law or policy to fulfil the right to expression

10 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the right to expression

Violations of the right to belief/opinion

11 01

Direct actions which violate the right to belief/opinion

11 01 01

Restriction on the practice of religion

11 01 02

Restriction on the advocacy of a certain ideology

11 21

Violations of the right to belief/opinion in terms of legislation or policy-

making

11 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to

belief/opinion

4. TYPES OF ACTS

CODE

TERM

11 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to

belief/opinion

11 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for freedom

of belief/opinion

11 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to belief/opinion

11 31

Non-implementation of law or policy to fulfil the right to belief/opinion

11 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the right to belief/opinion

Violations of the right to association and assembly

12 01

Direct actions which violate the right to association and assembly

12 01 01

Closure of an office

12 01 02

Raid, illegal search

12 01 03

Banning of a group

12 01 04

Surveillance

12 01 05

Limitations on assemblies/gatherings

12 01 06

Banning of a meeting/mass action

12 21

Violations of the right to association and assembly in terms of legislation or

policy-making

12 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to association

and assembly

12 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to

association and assembly

12 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for freedom

of association and assembly

12 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to association and

assembly

Violations of the right to own/retain property

13 01

Direct actions which violate the right to own/retain property

13 01 01

Looting; theft

13 01 02

Vandalism

13 01 03

Destruction

13 01 04

Extortion

13 01 05

Refusal to give building permits

13 01 06

Confiscation of land deeds and other property documents

13 01 07

Confiscation of property

13 01 08

Land expropriation

13 21

Violations of the right to own/retain property in terms of legislation or

policy-making

13 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to property

13 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to property

4. TYPES OF ACTS

CODE

TERM

13 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for freedom

to own/retain property

13 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to property

13 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the right to property

Violations of the right to protection of reputation

14 01

Direct actions which violate the right to protection of reputation

14 01 01

Defamation

14 01 01 01

Slander

14 01 01 02

Libel

14 21

Violations of the right to protection of reputation in terms of legislation or

policy-making

14 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to protection of

reputation

14 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to protection

of reputation

14 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for protection

of reputation

14 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to protection of

reputation

Violations of the right to freedom indispensable for creative activity

15 01

Direct actions which violate the right to freedom indispensable for creative

activity

15 21

Violations of the right to freedom indispensable for creative activity in

terms of legislation or policy-making

15 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to freedom

indispensable for creative activity

15 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to freedom

indispensable for creative activity

15 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for freedom

indispensable for creative activity

15 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to freedom

indispensable for creative activity

15 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the right to freedom indispensable for creative

activity

Violations of the right to enjoyment of scientific advancements

16 01

Direct actions which violate the right to enjoyment of scientific

advancements

16 01 01

Scientific practices contrary to human dignity

4. TYPES OF ACTS

CODE

TERM

16 01 02

Scientific benefits not available to general population

16 01 03

Patents granted for invention or product contrary to public order or

morality

16 01 04

Patents granted for invention or product infringing on rights

16 21

Violations of the right to enjoyment of scientific advancements in terms of

legislation or policy-making

16 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to enjoyment of

scientific advances

16 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to enjoyment

of scientific advances

16 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for enjoyment

of scientific advances

16 21 04

Scientific research (publicly funded) not oriented towards improving

health

16 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to enjoyment of

scientific advances

16 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the right to enjoyment of scientific advances

Violations of the right to political participation

17 01

Direct actions which violate the right to political participation

17 01 01

Denial of the right to vote / disenfranchisement of voter

17 01 02

Denial of the right to run for office

17 01 03

Denial of the right to be represented

17 01 04

Electoral fraud

17 01 05

Intimidation in elections

17 01 05 01

Harassment of campaigners

17 21

Violations of the right to political participation in terms of legislation or

policy-making

17 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to political

participation

17 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to political

participation

17 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for political

participation

17 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to political

participation

17 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the right to political participation

Labour rights violations

30 01

Direct actions which violate labour rights

30 01 01

Violations of the right to work

4. TYPES OF ACTS

CODE

TERM

30 01 01 01

Discrimination in hiring

30 01 02

Violations of the rights of the individual worker

30 01 02 01

Involuntary or forced labour

30 01 02 02

Denial of wages

30 01 02 03

Restriction on or revocation of work license

30 01 02 04

Constraint of worker's freedom of movement from one job or

location to another

30 01 02 05

Inequality in pay

30 01 02 06

Denial of rest, leisure and reasonable limitation on working hours

30 01 02 07

Denial of periodic holidays with pay

30 01 02 08

Denial of remuneration for public holidays

30 01 02 09

Denial of access of women workers to paid maternity leave

30 01 02 10

Dismissal without advance notice

30 01 03

Violations against collective workers’ rights

30 01 03 01

Improper, hazardous, and/or deteriorating working conditions

30 01 03 02

Denial of collective bargaining

30 01 03 03

Denial of appropriate bargaining mechanisms

30 01 04

Violations of the right to form and join trade unions

30 01 04 01

Non-recognition of the union

30 01 04 02

Restrictions on unions

30 01 04 03

Restrictions on union members

30 01 04 03 01

Lay-off or dismissal

30 01 04 03 02

Refusal to reinstate dismissed worker

30 01 04 03 03

Denial of access to workplace

30 01 04 03 04

Demotion

30 01 04 03 05

Lack of promotion

30 01 04 03 06

Compulsory or arbitrary transfer

30 01 04 03 07

Surveillance

30 01 04 03 08

Denial of work permit or other documents to obtain or

continue employment

30 01 04 04

Physical attacks at union meetings

30 01 04 05

Denial of union meetings

30 01 05

Violations of the right to strike

30 01 05 01

Strike-breaking

30 01 06

Violations against workers in general

30 01 06 01

Minimum wage too low

30 01 06 02

Enactment of minimum wage without proper consultation

30 21

Violations of labour rights in terms of legislation or policy-making

30 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates labour rights

30 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee labour rights

4. TYPES OF ACTS

CODE

TERM

30 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for enjoyment

of labour rights

30 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil labour rights

30 21 11 01

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to work

30 31

Non-implementation of law or policy to fulfil labour rights

30 31 01

Non-implementation of law or policy to fulfil the right to work

30 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of labour rights

30 41 01

Instance of non-fulfilment of the right to work

Violations of rights of children and juveniles

31 01

Direct actions which violate the rights of children and juveniles

31 01 01

Very low minimum age for working

31 01 02

Discrimination against children born out of wedlock

31 21

Violations of rights of children and juveniles in terms of legislation or

policy-making

31 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the rights of children and

juveniles

31 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the rights of children

and juveniles

31 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for enjoyment

of rights of children and juveniles

31 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the rights of children and

juveniles

31 31

Non-implementation of law or policy to fulfil the rights of children and

juveniles

31 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the rights of children and juveniles

Violations of rights of ageing persons

32 01

Direct actions which violate the rights of ageing persons

32 21

Violations of rights of ageing persons in terms of legislation or policy-

making

32 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the rights of ageing

persons

32 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the rights of ageing

persons

32 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for enjoyment

of rights of ageing persons

32 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the rights of ageing persons

32 31

Non-implementation of law or policy to fulfil the rights of ageing persons

4. TYPES OF ACTS

CODE

TERM

32 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the rights of ageing persons

Violations of rights of aliens

33 01

Direct actions which violate the rights of aliens

33 01 01

Expulsion; deportation

33 01 02

Denial of the right to review of expulsion case

33 01 03

Denial of asylum

33 01 04

Denial of the right to family reunion

33 21

Violations of rights of aliens in terms of legislation or policy-making

33 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the rights of aliens

33 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the rights of aliens

33 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for enjoyment

of rights of aliens

33 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the rights of aliens

Violations of rights of persons with disabilities

34 01

Direct actions which violate the rights of persons with disabilities

34 01 01

Denial of the right to assistance

34 01 02

Denial of the right to sheltered employment

34 01 03

Denial of the right to social resettlement

34 01 04

Denial of the right to disability benefits

34 21

Violations of rights of persons with disabilities in terms of legislation or

policy-making

34 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the rights of persons with

disabilities

34 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the rights of persons

with disabilities

34 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for enjoyment

of the rights of persons with disabilities

34 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the rights of persons with

disabilities

34 31

Non-implementation of law or policy to fulfil the rights of persons with

disabilities

34 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the rights of persons with disabilities

Violations of rights of accused persons

35 01

Direct actions which violate the rights of an accused person or suspect

35 01 01

Denial of the right to be presumed innocent

35 01 02

Denial of the right to adequate times and facilities

35 01 03

Denial of the right to an impartial judiciary

35 01 04

Denial of the right to an independent judiciary

4. TYPES OF ACTS

CODE

TERM

35 01 05

Denial of the right to free assistance of an interpreter

35 01 06

Denial of the right to equality of arms

35 01 07

Denial of the right to prompt and detailed information

35 01 08

Denial of the right to prompt trial

35 01 09

Denial of the right to legal assistance

35 01 10

Denial of the right to non bis in idem

35 01 11

Denial of the right to determination of criminal charges

35 01 12

Denial of the right to access to court

35 01 13

Denial of the right to communication with defence

35 01 14

Denial of the right to fair trial

35 01 15

Denial of the right to public trial

35 01 16

Denial of the right to examination of witnesses

35 01 17

Denial of the right to nulla crimen sine lege

35 01 18

Denial of the right to freedom from giving self-incriminating evidence

35 01 19

Denial of the right to take proceedings

35 01 20

Denial of the right to determination of civil rights and obligations

35 21

Violations of rights of accused persons in terms of legislation or policy-

making

35 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates rights of an accused

person or suspect

35 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the rights of an

accused person or suspect

35 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for the rights

of an accused person or suspect

35 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the rights of an accused

person or suspect

Violations of rights of detained or imprisoned persons

36 01

Direct actions which violate the rights of detained or imprisoned persons

36 01 01

Denial of legal rights of detained or imprisoned persons

36 01 01 01

Denial of the right to take proceedings

36 01 02 02

Denial of the right to determine civil rights and obligations

36 01 02 03

Denial of the right to appeal

36 01 02

Denial of appropriate conditions of detained or imprisoned persons

36 01 02 01

Denial of the right to treatment with dignity and humanity

36 01 02 02

Denial of the right to adequate accommodation

36 01 02 03

Denial of the right to adequate food

36 01 02 04

Denial of the right to adequate medical services

36 01 02 05

Denial of the right to information about regulations

36 01 02 06

Denial of the right to make complaints

36 01 03

Denial of legal rights of arrested persons

36 01 03 01

Denial of the right to lawful arrest

36 01 03 02

Denial of the right to release in case of unlawful arrest

4. TYPES OF ACTS

CODE

TERM

36 01 03 03

Denial of the right to release pending trial

36 01 04

Denial of appropriate conditions of arrested persons

36 01 04 01

Denial of the right to be separated from convicts

36 01 05

Denial of legal rights specific to convicted persons

36 01 05 01

Denial of the right to seek commutation

36 01 05 02

Denial of the right to seek pardon

36 01 06

Acts against detention conditions specific to convicted persons

36 13 06 01

Denial of the right to appropriate work

36 13 06 02

Denial of treatment aimed at reform and social re-adaptation

36 21

Violations of rights of prisoners in terms of legislation or policy-making

36 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the rights of prisoners

36 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the rights of prisoners

36 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for the

enjoyment of rights by prisoners

36 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the rights of prisoners

Violations of the rights of minorities

37 01

Direct actions which violate the rights of minorities

37 21

Violations of the rights of minorities in terms of legislation or policy-

making

37 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the rights of minorities

37 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the rights of

minorities

37 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for enjoyment

of the rights of minorities

37 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the rights of minorities

37 31

Non-implementation of law or policy to fulfil the rights of minorities

37 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the rights of minorities

Violations of rights of refugees

38 01

Direct actions which violate the rights of refugees

38 01 01

Refoulement

38 21

Violations of rights of refugees in terms of legislation or policy-making

38 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the rights of refugees

38 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the rights of refugees

4. TYPES OF ACTS

CODE

TERM

38 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for the

enjoyment of rights of refugees

38 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the rights of refugees

Violations of the right to social security, including social insurance

50 01

Direct actions which violate the right to social security

50 21

Violations of the right to social security in terms of legislation or policy-

making

50 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to social

security

50 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to social

security

50 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for enjoyment

of social security

50 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to social security

50 21 11 01

Failure to establish national social security programmes

50 31

Non-implementation of law or policy to fulfil the right to social security

50 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the right to social security

Violations of the right to adequate housing

51 01

Direct actions which violate the right to adequate housing

51 21

Violations of the right to adequate housing in terms of legislation or policy-

making

51 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to adequate

housing

51 21 01 01

Minimum income not sufficient for adequate housing

51 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to adequate

housing

51 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for enjoyment

of adequate housing

51 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to adequate housing

51 21 11 01

Rental assistance subsidies not available

51 31

Non-implementation of law or policy to fulfil the right to adequate housing

51 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the right to adequate housing

4. TYPES OF ACTS

CODE

TERM

Violations of the right to adequate food

52 01

Direct actions which violate the right to adequate food

52 01 01

Denial of access to productive resources

52 01 02

Degradation of productive resources

52 01 03

Production practices which compromise food safety

52 01 03 01

Use of harmful inputs like chemical pesticides

52 01 04

Blockades of essential food stuffs

52 01 05

Food prices artificially inflated

52 01 06

Prohibitive or unnecessary taxes on basic food supplies

52 01 07

Dumping of goods on local markets

52 21

Violations of the right to adequate food in terms of legislation or policy-

making

52 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to adequate

food

52 21 01 01

Insufficient or inadequate agrarian reform programmes

52 21 01 02

Adverse agrarian reform programmes

52 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to adequate

food

52 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for adequate

food

52 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to adequate food

52 31

Non-implementation of law or policy to fulfil the right to adequate food

52 31 01

Failure to prevent food shortages

52 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the right to adequate food

Violations of the right to the highest attainable standard of physical

and mental health

53 01

Direct actions which violate the right to health

53 01 01

Prohibitive medical costs

53 01 02

Denial of subsidy for services to those who cannot afford basic health

care

53 01 03

Discrimination in access to primary health care

53 01 04

Primary health care not provided in specific communities

53 01 05

Failure to provide health care services

53 01 06

Spread of infectious diseases

53 01 07

Denial of appropriate treatment

53 21

Violations of the right to health in terms of legislation or policy-making

53 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to health

53 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to health

53 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for enjoyment

of the highest standards of health

4. TYPES OF ACTS

CODE

TERM

53 21 11

Lack of law or policy fulfilling the right to health

53 31

Non-implementation of law or policy to fulfil the right to health

53 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the right to health

Violations of the right to a healthy environment

54 01

Direct actions which violate the right to a healthy environment

54 01 01

Deterioration of natural resources

54 01 01 01

Pollution

54 01 02

Exposure to dangerous environment

54 21

Violations of the right to a healthy environment in terms of legislation or

policy-making

54 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to a healthy

environment

54 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to a healthy

environment

54 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for enjoyment

of the right to a healthy environment

54 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to a healthy

environment

54 31

Non-implementation of law or policy to fulfil the right to a healthy

environment

54 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the right to a healthy environment

Violations of the right to education

55 01

Direct actions which violate the right to education

55 01 01

Prohibitive school fees

55 01 02

Inadequate condition of school buildings and classrooms

55 01 03

School located too great a distance from student's home

55 01 04

Failure to provide sufficient number of free school textbooks

55 01 05

Teacher-student ratio too high

55 01 06

Lack of qualified teachers

55 01 07

Insufficient length of school year to cover curriculum

55 01 08

Lack of special facilities for children with handicaps or other

disabilities

55 21

Violations of the right to education in terms of legislation or policy-making

55 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to education

55 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to education

4. TYPES OF ACTS

CODE

TERM

55 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for enjoyment

of the right to education

55 21 03 01

Banning/restrictions on the establishment of non-state schools

55 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to education

55 31

Non-implementation of law or policy to fulfil the right to education

55 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the right to education

55 41 01

Specific groups deprived of access to primary education

Violations of the right to culture

56 01

Direct actions which violate the right to culture

56 01 01

Banning/restrictions on the use of a particular language

56 01 02

Banning/restrictions on certain cultural practices

56 21

Violations of the right to culture in terms of legislation or policy-making

56 21 01

Promulgation of law or policy which violates the right to culture

56 21 02

Repeal of law or policy which used to guarantee the right to culture

56 21 03

Promulgation of law or policy which reduces guarantees for enjoyment

of the right to culture

56 21 11

Lack of law or policy to guarantee/fulfil the right to culture

56 31

Non-implementation of law or policy to fulfil the right to culture

56 41

Instance of non-fulfilment of the right to culture

Violations of peoples' right to development

Violations of peoples’ right to peace

Violations of peoples’ right to self-determination

Violations of peoples’ right to dispose of natural wealth and resources

Other

MICRO-THESAURUS 5

METHODS OF VIOLENCE

The purpose of this list is to classify the various methods of committing human rights violations.

This list is not comprehensive, and HURIDOCS regards it as a starting point.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on "Supporting Document J: Type of

Event".

The original codes from this Supporting Document are included in the column 1

ed.

Code.

This list is a hierarchical list with three levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2114 Method of Violence in the Act format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Methods for killing

01 01

Shooting as a method for killing

02.1

01 02

Beating as a method for killing

02.2

01 03

Attack with knife and/or other sharp instrument as a method for

killing

02.23

01 04

Asphyxiation as a method for killing

02.6

01 05

Burning as a method for killing

01 06

Bombing as a method for killing

02.7

01 07

Starvation as a method for killing

01 08

Poisoning as a method for killing

01 09

Medical experimentation as a method for killing

01 90

Other methods for killing

Methods of imprisonment, restriction of movement

02 01

Held in a regular detention place

02 02

Held in a regular prison

Dueck, Judith, and Aída María Noval. "Supporting Document J: Type of Event." HURIDOCS

Standard Formats: Supporting Documents. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 97-112.

5. METHODS OF VIOLENCE

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

02 03

Held in a military camp

02 04

Held in a psychiatric institution

04.01

02 05

Held in a labour, concentration or extermination camp

04.02

02 06

Held in a government or military facility without any legal

authorisation

04.06

02 07

Held in a private place, such as in the case of slavery,

prostitution

04.04

02 08

Held in a prisoner of war camp

04.05

02 90

Other methods of imprisonment, restriction of movement

Methods of violence against a person (such as torture)

03 01

Beating

05.21

03 01 01

Slapping, kicking or punching

05.211

03 01 02

Blows with rifle butts, whips, straps or heavy sticks

05.212

03 01 03

“Telefono” - clapping on ears with the mouth shut

05.2191

03 01 04

“Falanga” - beating of soles of the feet

05.2192

03 02

Wounding

03 03

Maiming or breaking bones

05.214

03 03 01

"Operating table" - the victim is forced to lie on a table with

the upper half of the body unsupported and the abdomen is

beaten

05.2193

03 03 02

Forced jumping or being thrown from heights

05.22

03 04

Burns

05.24

03 04 01

Burns through boiling water

05.241

03 04 02

Burns with cigarettes

05.232

03 04 03

Burns with chemicals

05.243

03 04 04

Burns with burning sticks or live fire

05.244

03 05

Rape

03 05 01

Rape, with forced performance of particular sexual acts

05.252

03 05 02

Rape through introduction of inanimate objects into the

genitalia

05.255

03 05 03

Rape through introduction of animate objects into the

genitalia

05.256

03 06

Sexual harassment and molestation

03 06 01

Sexual harassment and molestation, with forced

performance of particular sexual acts

05.252

5. METHODS OF VIOLENCE

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

03 06 02

Sexual threats

03 06 03

Sexual comments and other forms of sexual harassment

03 06 04

Touching as a form of sexual harassment and molestation

03 07

Exposure to extreme heat or cold

05.66

03 08

Application of electric shock

05.257

03 08 01

“Black slave" - an electric apparatus which inserts a heated

metal skewer into the victim's anus

05.2571

03 08 02

“Picana” or “parrilla” - use of heavy metal bed frame

05.321

03 09

Asphyxiation

05.26

03 09 01

“Submarino” - includes the use of water

03 09 02

“Submarino seco" - putting the head in a plastic bag

05.262

03 09 03

“Submarino mojado" - immersion in filthy fluid such as

water with urine and excrements

05.2631

03 10

Strangulation

05.261

03 11

Forced postures

05.27

03 11 02

“Pau de arara” (parrot's perch) - or hanging the victim from

a stick between knees and arms bound tightly together

05.2711

03 11 03

“Planton” (forced standing) - often under the elements, for

many hours

05.272

03 11 04

“Potro” - stretching of limbs and trunk

02.273

03 11 05

Forced sitting or kneeling

05.274

03 11 06

“Saw horse” - victim is forced to sit straddling a metal or

wooden bar

05.2741

03 12

Nail removal

05.28

03 13

Use of animals (rats, spiders, etc.) as a method of violence

05.31

03 14

Amputation

05.34

03 15

Deprivation

05.4

03 15 01

Deprived of food and/or water

03 15 02

Deprived of sleep

05.43

03 15 03

Deprived of needed medical attention

05.44

03 15 04

Deprived of needed medication

05.45

03 16

Forced feeding 05.411

03 17

Immobilisation

03 17 01

Being bound or tied up as a form of immobilisation

05.651

03 18

Isolation

5. METHODS OF VIOLENCE

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

03 19

Stress to the senses

05.6

03 19 01

Stress through loud/disagreeable noises

05.61

03 19 02

Stress through screams and voices

05.62

03 19 03

Stress through powerful lights

05.63

03 19 04

Blindfolding

05.64

03 19 05

Overcrowding

05.48

03 20

Psychological torture and ill-treatment

05.7

03 21

Degradation

05.76

03 21 01

Verbal abuse

05.71

03 21 02

Nakedness as a form of degradation

05.762

03 21 03

Being forced to act in a degrading way

05.764

03 22

Threats (not including death threats)

05.72

03 22 01

Threats against the victim

05.721

03 22 02

Threats against the victim’s family

05.722

03 22 03

Threats against the victim’s friends and colleagues

05.723

03 23

Death threats

05.73

03 23 01

Threats against the victim

05.731

03 23 02

Threats against the victim’s family

05.732

03 23 03

Threats against the victim’s friends and colleagues

05.733

03 24

Torture as a witness

05.77

03 25

Pharmacological manipulation

05.8

03 90

Other methods of violence against a person

Methods of indiscriminate attacks

12.9

04 01

Use of tear gas

12.91

04 02

Shooting as a method of indiscriminate attack

12.92

04 03

Bombing as a method of indiscriminate attack

04 04

Arson as a method of indiscriminate attack

04 90

Other methods of indiscriminate attack

Other

Unknown

MICRO-THESAURUS 6

INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

The purpose of this list is to indicate which international instruments are applicable to this act,

i.e. which articles of which international instruments may have been violated. This is a quite

complex field and should only be used by those organisations to whom it is particularly

important and who have expertise in the field of international law.

This list is based on "Supporting Document L: List of Instruments".

This list has been extracted from “International instruments relating to human rights:

classification and status of ratifications as of 1 January 1998".

A second source was Human

Rights: Major International Instruments: Status as at 31 May 2000.

For updating the list,

research was carried out on the Web sites of various international organisations.

Dueck, Judith, and Aída María Noval. "Supporting Document L: List of Instruments." HURIDOCS

Standard Formats: Supporting Documents. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 123-127.

Marie, Jean-Bernard. "International Instruments Relating to Human Rights : Classification and Status

of Ratification as of 1 January 1998." Human Rights Law Journal. 19.2-4 (1998): 117-134.

Symonides, Janusz, and Vladimir Volodin. Human Rights: Major International Instruments: Status as

at 31 May 2000 = Droits de l'Homme: Les Principaux Instruments Internationaux: Etat au 31 Mai 2000.

Paris: UNESCO. Sector of Social and Human Sciences. Division of Human Rights, Democracy, Peace

and Tolerance, 2000.

Council of Europe. Treaty Office Complete List of the Council of Europe's Treaties. Council of

Europe. Treaty Office 12 Dec. 2000. <http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/EN/cadreprincipal.htm>.

International Committee of the Red Cross. International Humanitarian Law. International Committee of

the Red Cross. 12 Dec. 2000. <http://www.icrc.org/eng/ihl>.

International Labour Organization. International Labour Standards according to the Classified

Guide. International Labour Organization. 7 Dec. 2000. <http://www.ilo.org/public/english/ standards/

norm/whatare/stndards/index.htm>.

Organization of American States. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Basic Documents

pertaining to Human Rights in the Interamerican System. Organization of American States. Inter-

American Commission on Human Rights. 12 Dec. 2000. <http://www.cidh.oas.org/basic.htm>.

United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization. Conventions and Agreements of a

Standard-Setting Nature Adopted under the Auspices of UNESCO Solely or Jointly with Other

International Organizations. United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization. 12 Dec.

2000. <http://www.unesco.org/general/eng/legal/convent.html>.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. International Human Rights Instruments. United

Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 12 Dec. 2000. <http://www.unhchr.ch/html/

intlinst.htm>.

University of Minnesota. Human Rights Library. African Human Rights Instruments. Human Rights

Library. University of Minnesota. <http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/afrinst.htm>.

6. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

The following abbreviations are used in this list:

ECHR European Convention on Human Rights (1950) - formally entitled Convention for the

Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

ILO International Labour Organization

OAS Organization of American States

OAU Organization of African Unity

UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

The original codes from the Supporting Document are included in the column 1

ed. Code. The

Source Code in the fourth column is the code used in the "International instruments relating to

human rights: classification and status of ratifications as of 1 January 1998".

This list is a hierarchical list with three levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2155 International Instruments in the Act format.

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

Universal

01 01

Charter of the United Nations (1945)

01 02

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)

01 03

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural

Rights (1966)

01 04

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

(1966)

01 04 01

Declaration Regarding Article 41 of the International

Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

(concerning the

competence of the Human Rights Committee to receive

communications by one State Party against another)

(1966)

01 04 02

Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on

Civil and Political Rights (1966)

01 04 03

Second Optional Protocol to the International

Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Aiming at the

Abolition of the Death Penalty (1989)

Regional

02 01

European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (1950) -

formally entitled Convention for the Protection of Human

Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

6. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

02 01 01

Declaration Regarding Article 25 of the ECHR (1950)

02 01 02

Declaration Regarding Article 46 of the ECHR (1950)

4ii

02 01 03

Additional Protocol to the ECHR (1952)

02 01 04

Protocol No. 2 to the ECHR, Conferring upon the

European Court of Human Rights Competence to Give

Advisory Opinions (1963)

02 01 05

Protocol No. 3 to the ECHR, Amending Articles 29,

30 and 34 of the Convention (1963)

02 01 06

Protocol No. 4 to the ECHR, Securing Certain Rights

and Freedoms other than Those Already Included in

the Convention and in the First Protocol Thereto

(1963)

02 01 07

Protocol No. 5 to the ECHR Amending Articles 22

and 40 of the Convention (1966)

02 01 08

Protocol No. 6 to the ECHR, concerning the Abolition

of the Death Penalty (1983)

02 01 09

Protocol No. 7 to the ECHR (recognition of new

rights) (1984)

02 01 10

Protocol No. 8 to the ECHR concerning the

Improvement and the Expediting of the Procedure of

the European Commission on Human Rights (1985)

02 01 11

Protocol No. 9 to the to the ECHR (right of

individuals to refer cases to the court) (1990)

B10

12a

02 01 12

Protocol No. 10 to the ECHR (1992)

B11

12b

02 01 13

Protocol No. 11 to the ECHR (1994) (restructuring the

control machinery) replaces Protocols nos. 2, 3, 5, 8, 9

and 10 and repeals Articles 25 and 46)

12c

02 01 14

Protocol No. 12 to the ECHR (2000)

02 02

European Agreement relating to Persons Participating in

Proceedings of the European Commission and Court of

Human Rights

B12

02 03

European Agreement relating to Persons Participating in

Proceedings of the European Court of Human Rights

(1996)

13a

02 04

European Social Charter (1961)

B13

02 04 01

Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter

(1988)

B14

14a

02 04 02

Protocol Amending the European Social Charter

(1991)

B15

14b

6. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

02 04 03

Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter

Providing for a System of Collective Complaints

(1995)

14c

02 04 04

European Social Charter (Revised) (1996)

14d

02 05

American Convention on Human Rights (1969)

B16

02 05 01

Declaration Regarding Article 45 of the American

Convention on Human Rights (1978)

15i

02 05 02

Declaration Regarding Article 62 of the American

Convention on Human Rights (1978)

15ii

02 05 03

Additional Protocol to the American Convention on

Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and

Cultural Rights (1988)

B17

15a

02 05 04

Protocol to the American Convention on Human

Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty (1990)

B18

15b

02 06

African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (1981)

B19

02 06 01

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and

Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African

Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (1998)

02 07

Arab Charter on Human Rights (1994)

16a

Instruments concerning Prevention of Discrimination

03 01

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms

of Racial Discrimination (1965)

03 01 01

Declaration Regarding Article 14 of the International

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial

Discrimination (1965)

66i

03 02

International Convention on the Suppression and

Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (1973)

03 03

International Convention against Apartheid in Sports

(1985)

67a

03 04

Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of

Intolerance and of Discrimination based on Religion or

Belief (1981)

03 05

UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in

Education (1960)

6. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

03 06

UNESCO Protocol Instituting a Conciliation and Good

Offices Commission to be Responsible for Seeking the

Settlement of any Disputes which May Arise between

States Parties to the Convention Against Discrimination

in Education (1962)

03 07

UNESCO Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice

(1978)

03 08

UNESCO Declaration on Fundamental Principles

concerning the Contribution of the Mass Media to

Strengthening Peace and International Understanding, to

the Promotion of Human Rights and to Countering

Racialism, Apartheid and Incitement to War (1978)

03 09

ILO Convention (No. 100) concerning Equal

Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of

Equal Value (1951)

03 10

ILO Convention (No. 111) concerning Discrimination in

Respect of Employment and Occupation (1958)

03 11

ILO Convention (No. 156) concerning Equal

Opportunities and Equal Treatment for Men and Women

Workers: Workers with Family Responsibilities (1981)

Instruments concerning Genocide, War Crimes and

Crimes against Humanity

04 01

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the

Crime of Genocide (1948)

04 02

Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory

Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity

(1968)

04 03

Principles of International Co-operation in the Detection,

Arrest, Extradition and Punishment of Persons Guilty of

War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity (1973)

04 04

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998)

04 05

European Convention on the Non-Applicability of

Statutory Limitations to Crimes Against Humanity and

War Crimes (1974)

6. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

04 06

European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and

Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1987)

25a

04 06 01

Protocol no. 1 to the European Convention for the

Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading

Treatment or Punishment (1993)

04 06 02

Protocol no. 2 to the European Convention for the

Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading

Treatment or Punishment (1993)

04 07

Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture

(1985)

25b

04 08

Inter-American Convention on the Forced Disappearance

of Persons (1994)

25c

Instruments concerning Slavery, Traffic in Persons,

Forced Labour

05 01

Slavery Convention Signed at Geneva on 25 September

1926 and Amended by the Protocol (1926)

05 01 01

Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of

Slavery, the Slave Trade and Institutions and Practices

Similar to Slavery (1956)

05 02

Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons

and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others

(1949)

05 03

ILO Convention (No. 29) concerning Forced or

Compulsory Labour (1930)

05 04

ILO Convention (No. 105) concerning the Abolition of

Forced Labour (1957)

05 05

ILO Convention (No. 138) concerning Minimum Age for

Admission to Employment (1973)

05 06

ILO Convention (No. 182) concerning the Prohibition and

Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms

of Child Labour (1999)

05 07

Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in

Minors (1994)

6. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

Instruments concerning Asylum

06 01

OAS Convention on Asylum (1928)

06 02

OAS Convention on Political Asylum (1933)

06 03

OAS Convention on Diplomatic Asylum (1954)

06 04

OAS Convention on Territorial Asylum (1954)

Instruments concerning Freedom of Information

07 01

Convention on the International Right of Correction

(1952)

07 02

Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerized Personal

Data Files (1990)

07 03

European Convention for the Protection of Individuals

with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data

(1981)

Instruments relating to Protection of Children

08 01

Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)

58a

08 01 01

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of

the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed

Conflicts (1999)

08 01 02

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of

the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and

Child Pornography (1999)

08 02

Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the

Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special

Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally

and Internationally (1986)

08 03

European Convention on the Legal Status of Children

Born Out of Wedlock (1975)

08 04

European Convention on the Exercise of Children’s

Rights (1996)

58c

08 05

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

(1990)

58b

6. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

Instruments relating to Protection of Aliens, Refugees,

Stateless Persons

09 01

Statute of the Office of the United Nations High

Commissioner for Refugees (1950)

09 02

Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951)

09 03

Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

(1954)

09 04

Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (1961)

09 05

Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees (1966)

09 06

Declaration on Territorial Asylum (1967)

09 07

Declaration on the Human Rights of Individuals Who are

not Nationals of the Country in which They Live (1985)

09 08

OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of

Refugee Problems in Africa (1969)

09 09

European Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for

Refugees (1951)

09 10

European Agreement on Transfer of Responsibility for

Refugees (1980)

09 11

European Convention on the Participation of Foreigners

in Public Life at Local Level (1992)

09 12

European Convention on Nationality (1997)

29a

09 13

OAS Convention relative to the Rights of Aliens (1902)

09 14

OAS Convention on the Status of Aliens (1928)

Instruments relating to the Protection of Workers

(Including Migrant Workers)

10 01

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights

of All Migrant Workers (1990)

43a

6. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

10 02

ILO Convention (No. 11) concerning the Rights of

Association and Combination of Agricultural Workers

(1921)

10 03

ILO Convention (No. 87) concerning Freedom of

Association and Protection of the Right to Organise

(1948)

10 04

ILO Convention (No. 97) concerning Migration for

Employment (1949)

10 05

ILO Convention (No. 98) concerning the Application of

the Principles of the Right to Organise and Bargain

Collectively (1940)

10 06

ILO Convention (No. 122) concerning Employment

Policy (1964)

10 07

ILO Convention (No. 135) concerning Protection and

Facilities to be Afforded to Workers’ Representatives in

the Undertaking (1971)

10 08

ILO Convention (No. 141) concerning Organisations of

Rural Workers and their Role in Economic and Social

Development (1975)

10 09

ILO Convention (No. 143) concerning Migrations in

Abusive Conditions and the Promotion of Equality of

Opportunity and Treatment of Migrant Workers (1975)

10 10

ILO Convention (No. 151) concerning Protection of the

Right to Organise and Procedures for Determining

Conditions of Employment in the Public Service (1978)

L10

10 11

ILO Convention (No. 154) concerning the Promotion of

Collective Bargaining (1981)

10 12

ILO Convention (No. 168) concerning Employment

Promotion and Protection against Unemployment (1988)

10 13

European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant

Workers (1977)

L11

6. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

Instruments relating to Protection of Women

11 01

Convention on the Political Rights of Women (1952)

11 02

Convention on the Nationality of Married Women (1957)

11 03

Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for

Marriage and Registration of Marriages (1962)

11 04

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of

Discrimination against Women (1979)

11 04 01

Optional Protocol on the Elimination of All Forms of

Discrimination against Women (1999)

11 05

Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against

Women (1993)

11 06

OAS Convention on the Nationality of Women (1933)

11 07

Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Political

Rights to Women (1948)

11 08

Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Civil

Rights to Women (1948)

11 09

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention,

Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women

(1994)

57a

Instruments relating to Protection of Combatants,

Prisoners and Civilians in Armed Conflict

12 01

Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition

of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field

(1949)

12 02

Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition

of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of the

Armed Forces at Sea (1949)

12 03

Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners

of War (1949)

12 04

Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian

Persons in Time of War (1949)

6. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

12 05

Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 12

August 1949 relating to the Protection of Victims of

International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I) (1977)

12 05 01

Declaration Regarding Article 90 of Protocol I

(concerning the competence of the International Fact-

Finding Commissions) (1990)

64i

12 06

Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 12

August 1949 relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-

International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II) (1977)

12 07

Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in

Emergency and Armed Conflict (1974)

12 08

European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of

Violent Crimes (1983)

Instruments relating to Protection of Indigenous

Peoples and Minorities

13 01

Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to

National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities

(1992)

13 02

ILO Revised Convention (No. 169) concerning

Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries

(1989)

46a

13 03

European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

(1992)

46b

13 04

Framework Convention for the Protection of National

Minorities (1994)

46c

Instruments relating to the Right of Self-

determination

14 01

Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial

Countries and Peoples (1960)

Instruments relating to the Right to Life and Physical

Integrity

15 01

Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or

Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984)

6. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

15 01 01

Declarations Regarding Article 21 of the Convention

against Torture and other Cruel Treatment or

Punishment

(concerning the competence of the

Committee against Torture to receive communications

from states)

(1987)

25i

15 01 02

Declarations Regarding Article 22 of the Convention

against Torture and other Cruel Treatment

(concerning

the competence of the Committee against Torture to

receive communications from individuals)

(1987)

25ii

15 02

Safeguards guaranteeing Protection of the Rights of

Those Facing the Death Penalty (1984)

15 03

Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation

of Extra-legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions (1989)

15 04

Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from

Enforced Disappearances (1992)

Instruments relating to Treatment of Prisoners

16 01

Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners

(1955)

16 02

Principles of Medical Ethics relevant to the Role of

Health Personnel, particularly Physicians, in the

Protection of Prisoners and Detainees against Torture and

Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or

Punishment (1982)

16 03

Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under

Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment (1988)

16 04

Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners (1990)

16 05

United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles

Deprived of their Liberty (1990)

Instruments relating to the Judiciary and Law

Enforcement

17 01

Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials (1979)

6. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

17 02

United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the

Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules)

(1985)

17 03

Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of

Crime and Abuse of Power (1985)

17 04

Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary

(1985)

17 05

Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by

Law Enforcement Officials (1990)

17 06

Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers (1990)

17 07

Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors (1990)

17 08

United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-

custodial Measures (The Tokyo Rules) (1990)

17 09

United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile

Delinquency (The Riyadh Guidelines) (1990)

Instruments relating to Social Welfare, Progress and

Development

18 01

Declaration on the Promotion among Youth of the Ideals

of Peace, Mutual Respect and Understanding between

Peoples (1965)

18 02

Declaration on Social Progress and Development (1969)

18 03

Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons

(1971)

18 04

Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and

Malnutrition (1974)

18 05

Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Technological

Progress in the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of

Mankind (1975)

18 06

Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (1975)

18 07

Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace (1984)

18 08

Declaration on the Right to Development (1986)

6. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

18 09

Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental

Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care

(1991)

Instruments relating to Social Security

19 01

ILO Convention (No. 102) concerning Minimum

Standards of Social Security (1952)

19 02

European Code of Social Security (1964)

19 02 01

Protocol to the European Code of Social Security

(1964)

19 03

European Code of Social Security (Revised) (1990)

34a

19 04

European Convention on Social Security (1972)

19 04 01

Supplementary Agreement for the Application of the

European Convention on Social Security (1972)

19 04 02

Protocol to the European Convention on Social

Security (1994)

36a

Instruments relating to Bioethics

20 01

UNESCO Universal Declaration on the Human Genome

and Human Rights (1996)

20 02

European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights

and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the

Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on

Human Rights and Biomedicine (1997)

36b

20 02 01

Additional Protocol to the European Convention for

the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the

Human Being with regard to the Application of

Biology and Medicine, on the Prohibition of Cloning

Human Beings (1998)

Instruments relating to Cultural Rights

21 01

Universal Copyright Convention (1971)

21 02

UNESCO Convention for the Protection of Cultural

Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954)

21 03

UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and

Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of

Ownership of Cultural Property (1964)

6. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

21 04

UNESCO Declaration of the Principles of International

Cultural Co-operation (1966)

21 05

UNESCO Convention for the Protection of the World

Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972)

21 06

UNESCO Recommendation concerning Education for

International Understanding, Co-operation and Peace and

Education relating to Human Rights and Fundamental

Freedoms (1974)

21 07

European Convention on Offences relating to Cultural

Property (1985)

Instruments relating to Human Rights Defenders

22 01

Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of

Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote

and Protect Universally Recognised Human Rights and

Fundamental Freedoms (2000)

Instruments relating to Transnational Organised

Crime

23 01

United Nations Convention against Transnational

Organised Crime (2000)

23 01 01

Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Air

and Sea, supplementing the United Nations

Convention against Transnational Organised Crime

(2000)

23 01 02

Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking

in Persons, Especially Women and Children,

supplementing United Nations Convention against

Transnational Organised Crime (2000)

Other

MICRO-THESAURUS 7

COUNTING UNITS

The purpose of this list is to identify the counting unit used when a record is created. It is needed

because the Person format can be used for both individuals and groups.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 902 Counting Unit in the Person format.

CODE

TERM

Individual

Family

Group, organisation or institution

Community

Social group, class or caste

People in general

MICRO-THESAURUS 8

CIVIL STATUS

The purpose of this list is to identify the civil status of a person.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on a list included in the HURIDOCS

Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights Violations.

The original codes from

this list are included in the column 1

ed. Code.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 918 Civil Status in the Person format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Single

Married

Widowed

Separated

Divorced

Living with common-law spouse

With partner

Other

Unknown

Dueck, Judith, et al. HURIDOCS Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights

Violations. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 125.

MICRO-THESAURUS 9

EDUCATION

The purpose of this list is to record the highest level of education attained by a person.

This list is adapted from the UNESCO: IBE Education Thesaurus.

This is a hierarchical list with two levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 920 Formal Education in the Person format.

CODE

TERM

No education

Pre-primary education

Primary education

Secondary education

04 01

Lower secondary education

04 02

Higher secondary education

Higher education

05 01

Short-cycle higher education

Other

Unknown

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. International Bureau of Education.

UNESCO: IBE Education Thesaurus : A List of Terms for Indexing and Retrieving Documents and Data.

Geneva: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. International Bureau of

Education, 1990.

MICRO-THESAURUS 10

OCCUPATIONS (ILO CATEGORIES)

The purpose of this list is to record occupations held by persons according to a commonly used

international classification system.

This list is based on "Supporting Document H: List of Occupations".

This list has been adapted from the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-

88).

This standard of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) is widely used by various

national governmental bodies (Ministry of Labour, Statistical Office) in developing their

Standard Classification of Occupations.

The original codes from the Supporting Document are included in the column 1

ed. Code. The

Source Code in the fourth column is the code used in the International Standard Classification of

Occupations (ISCO-88).

This is a hierarchical list with four levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 922 Occupation (ILO Categories) in the Person format

Groups wishing to record occupations according to their own list can use field 923 Local Term

for Occupation in the Person format. Guidelines for compiling such a list and a sample Micro-

thesaurus can be found in this volume, as Micro-thesaurus 64: Local Terms for Occupations.

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

Legislators, senior officials and managers

01 01

Legislators and senior officials

.11

111

01 01 01

Legislators

.111

1110

01 01 02

Senior government officials

.112

112

01 01 03

Traditional chiefs and heads of villages

.113

112

01 01 04

Senior officials of special-interest organisations

.114

114

01 01 04 01

Senior officials of political party organisations

.1141

1141

01 01 04 02

Senior officials of economic-interest organisations

.1142

1142

01 01 04 03

Senior officials of humanitarian organisations

.1143

1143

01 02

Corporate managers

.12

01 02 01

Directors and chief executives

121

Dueck, Judith, and Aída María Noval. "Supporting Document H: List of Occupations." HURIDOCS

Standard Formats: Supporting Documents. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 123-127.

International Labour Office. Bureau of Statistics. International Standard Classification of

Occupations: ISCO-88. Geneva: International Labour Office. Bureau of Statistics, 1990.

10. OCCUPATIONS (ILO CATEGORIES)

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

01 02 02

Production and operations department managers

122

01 02 03

Other department managers

123

01 03

General managers

.13

Professionals

02 01

Physical, mathematical and engineering science

professionals

.21

02 01 01

Physicists, chemists and related professionals

211

02 01 02

Mathematicians, statisticians and related

professionals

212

02 01 03

Computing professionals

213

02 01 04

Architects, engineers and related professionals

214

02 02

Life science and health professionals

.22

02 02 01

Life science professionals

.221

221

02 02 02

Health professionals (except nursing)

.222

222

02 02 03

Nursing and midwifery professionals (university

trained)

.223

223

02 03

Teaching professionals

.23

231

02 03 01

College, university and higher education teaching

professionals

.231

232

02 03 02

Secondary education teaching professionals

.232

233

02 03 03

Primary and pre-primary education teaching

professionals

.233

234

02 03 04

Special education teaching professionals

235

02 03 90

Other teaching professionals

02 90

Other professionals

.24

02 90 01

Business professionals

.241

241

02 90 02

Legal professionals

.242

242

02 90 02 01

Lawyers

.2421

2421

02 90 02 02

Judges

.2422

2422

02 90 03

Archivists, librarians and related information

professionals

.243

243

02 90 04

Social and related science professionals

.244

244

02 90 04 01

Economists

.2441

2441

02 90 04 02

Sociologists, anthropologists and related

professionals

.2442

2442

02 90 04 03

Philosophers, historians and political scientists

.2443

2443

02 90 04 04

Philologists, translators and interpreters

.2444

2444

02 90 04 05

Psychologists

.2445

2445

02 90 04 06

Social work professionals

.2446

2446

02 90 05

Writers, creative and performing artists

.245

245

10. OCCUPATIONS (ILO CATEGORIES)

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

02 90 05 01

Authors, journalists and other writers

.2451

2451

02 90 05 02

Sculptors, painters and related artists

.2452

2452

02 90 05 03

Composers, musicians, and singers

.2453

2453

02 90 05 04

Choreographers and dancers

.2454

2454

02 90 05 05

Film, stage and related actors and directors

.2455

2455

02 90 06

Religious professionals

.246

246

Technicians and associate professionals

03 01

Physical and engineering science associate professionals

.31

03 01 01

Physical and engineering science technicians

311

03 01 02

Computer associate professionals (such as computer

assistants and computer equipment operators)

.311

312

03 01 03

Optical and electronic equipment controllers

.312

313

03 01 03 01

Photographers and audio-visual recording

equipment controllers

.3121

3131

03 01 03 02

Broadcasting and telecommunications equipment

controllers

.3122

3132

03 01 04

Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians

.314

314

03 01 05

Safety and quality inspectors

.315

315

03 02

Life science and health associate professionals

.32

03 02 01

Life science technicians and related associate

professionals

321

03 02 02

Modern health associate professionals (except

nursing)

.321

322

03 02 03

Nursing and midwifery associate professionals

.322

323

03 02 04

Traditional medicine practitioners and faith healers

.323

324

03 03

Teaching associate professionals

.33

03 03 01

Primary education teaching associate professionals

331

03 03 02

Pre-primary education teaching associate

professionals

332

03 03 03

Special education teaching associate professionals

333

03 03 04

Other teaching associate professionals

334

03 04

Paid workers in special interest organisations

.35

03 04 01

Paid workers in political organisation

.351

03 04 02

Paid workers in disarmament organisation

.352

03 04 03

Paid workers in environmental organisation

.353

03 04 04

Paid workers in human rights organisation

.354

03 04 05

Paid workers in peace organisation

.355

03 04 06

Paid workers in union

.356

03 04 07

Paid workers in women's issues organisation

.357

10. OCCUPATIONS (ILO CATEGORIES)

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

03 04 08

Non-ordained religious associate professionals and

church workers

.358

03 04 09

Paid social workers

.359

03 04 10

Paid community workers

.360

03 90

Other associate professionals

.34

03 90 01

Finance and sales associate professionals

341

03 90 02

Business services agents and trade brokers

342

03 90 03

Administrative associate professionals

343

03 90 04

Customs, tax and related government associate

professionals

.3411

344

03 90 05

Police inspectors and detectives

.5154

345

03 90 06

Social work associate professionals

346

03 90 07

Artistic, entertainment and sports associate

professionals

.343

347

03 90 08

Religious associate professionals

348

Clerks

04 01

Office clerks

.41

04 01 01

Secretaries and keyboard-operating clerks

411

04 01 02

Numerical clerks

412

04 01 03

Material-recording and transport clerks

413

04 01 04

Library, mail and related clerks

414

04 01 05

Other office clerks

419

04 02

Customer services clerks

.42

04 02 01

Cashiers, tellers and related clerks

421

04 02 02

Client information clerks

422

Service workers and shop and market sales workers

05 01

Personal and protective services workers and guards

.51

05 01 01

Travel attendants and related workers (such as travel

stewards, guides and transport conductors)

.511

511

05 01 02

Housekeeping and restaurant services workers

.512

512

05 01 03

Personal care workers

.513

513

05 01 04

Astrologers, fortune-tellers and related workers

.514

515

05 01 05

Other personal services workers

514

05 01 06

Protective services workers

.515

516

05 01 06 01

Fire-fighters

.5151

5161

05 01 06 02

Policemen; policewomen

.5152

5162

05 01 06 03

Prison guards

.5153

5163

05 01 06 90

Other protective services workers

5169

10. OCCUPATIONS (ILO CATEGORIES)

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

05 02

Salespersons, demonstrators and models

.52

05 02 01

Fashion and other models

.523

521

05 02 02

Shop salespersons and demonstrators

522

05 02 03

Stall and market salespersons

.522

523

Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

06 01

Market-oriented skilled agricultural and fishery

producers

.61

06 01 01

Market gardeners and crop growers

.611

611

06 01 02

Market-oriented animal producers

.612

612

06 01 03

Market-oriented crop and animal producers

613

06 01 04

Forestry and related workers

.613

614

06 01 05

Fishery workers, hunters and trappers

.614

615

06 02

Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers

.62

Craft and related trades workers

07 01

Extraction and building trades workers

.71

07 01 01

Miners, shotfirers, stonecutters and carvers

711

07 01 02

Building frame and related trades workers

712

07 01 03

Building finishers and related trades workers

713

07 01 04

Painters, building structure cleaners and related

trades workers

714

07 02

Metal and machinery trades workers

.72

07 02 01

Metal moulders, welders, sheetmetal workers,

structural-metal preparers, and related workers

721

07 02 02

Blacksmiths, tool-makers and related trades workers

722

07 02 03

Machinery mechanics and fitters

723

07 02 04

Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics and

fitters

724

07 03

Precision, handicraft and related trades workers

.73

07 03 01

Precision workers in metal and related materials

731

07 03 02

Potters, glass-makers and related trades workers

732

07 03 03

Handicraft workers in wood, textile, leather and

related materials

733

07 03 04

Printing and related trades workers

.731

734

07 04

Other craft and related trades workers

.74

07 04 01

Food processing and related trades workers

741

07 04 02

Wood treaters, cabinet-makers and related trades

workers

742

10. OCCUPATIONS (ILO CATEGORIES)

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

07 04 03

Textile, garment and related trades workers

743

07 04 04

Pelt, leather and shoemaking trades workers

744

Plant and machine operators and assemblers

08 01

Stationary-plant and related operators

.81

08 01 01

Mining- and mineral-processing plant operators

811

08 01 02

Metal-processing plant operators

812

08 01 03

Glass, ceramics and related plant operators

813

08 01 04

Wood-processing- and papermaking-plant operators

814

08 01 05

Chemical-processing plant operators

815

08 01 06

Power-production and related plant operators

816

08 01 07

Automated assembly-line and industrial-robot

operators

817

08 02

Machine operators and assemblers

08 02 01

Metal- and mineral-products machine operators

821

08 02 02

Chemical-products machine operators

822

08 02 03

Rubber- and plastic-products machine operators

823

08 02 04

Wood-products machine operators

824

08 02 05

Printing-, binding- and paper-products machine

operators

825

08 02 06

Textile-, fur- and leather-products machine operators

826

08 02 07

Food and related products machine operators

827

08 02 08

Assemblers

828

08 02 90

Other machine operators and assemblers

829

08 03

Drivers and mobile machinery operators

.83

08 03 01

Railway engine drivers and related workers

.831

831

08 03 02

Motor vehicle drivers

.832

832

08 03 02 01

Motorcycle drivers

.8321

8321

08 03 02 02

Car, taxi and light van drivers

.8322

8322

08 03 02 03

Bus and tram drivers

.8323

8323

08 03 02 04

Heavy truck drivers

.8324

8324

08 03 03

Agricultural, earthmoving, lifting and other mobile

materials-handling equipment operators

.833

833

08 03 04

Ships' deck crews and related workers

.834

834

Elementary occupations

09 01

Sales and services elementary occupations

.91

09 01 01

Street vendors and related workers

.911

911

09 01 01 01

Street food vendors

.9111

9111

09 01 01 02

Street vendors, other products

.9112

9112

09 01 01 03

Door-to-door and telephone salespersons

.9113

9113

10. OCCUPATIONS (ILO CATEGORIES)

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

09 01 02

Shoe cleaning and other street services

.912

912

09 01 03

Domestic helpers and cleaners, including domestic

cooks

.913

913

09 01 03 01

Domestic helpers and cleaners

.9131

9131

09 01 03 02

Helpers and cleaners in offices and hotels and

related workers

.9132

9132

09 01 03 03

Hand launderers and pressers

.9133

9133

09 01 04

Building caretakers, vehicle, window and related

cleaners

.914

914

09 01 05

Messengers, watchers and security workers

.915

915

09 01 06

Garbage collectors and related labourers

.916

916

09 02

Agricultural, fishery and related labourers

.92

09 02 01

Agricultural, forestry and fishery labourers

.921

921

09 02 01 01

Farm-hands and labourers

09 02 01 02

Forestry labourers

.9212

9212

09 02 01 03

Fishery, hunting and trapping labourers

.9213

9213

09 03

Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and

transport

.93

09 03 01

Mining and construction labourers

.931

931

09 03 01 01

Mining and quarrying labourers

.9311

9311

09 03 01 02

Construction and maintenance labourers

.9312

9312

09 03 01 03

Building construction labourers

.9313

9313

09 03 02

Manufacturing labourers

.932

932

09 03 02 01

Assembling labourers

09 03 02 02

Hand packers and other manufacturing labourers

09 03 03

Transport labourers

.933

933

09 03 03 01

Hand and pedal vehicle drivers (such as rickshaw

drivers)

.9332

9331

09 03 03 02

Drivers and operators of animal drawn vehicles

and machinery

.9333

9332

09 03 03 03

Freight handlers

.9331

9333

09 09

Temporary day labourer

.99

Armed forces

10 01

Army

.01

10 02

Navy

.02

10 03

Air forces

.03

10. OCCUPATIONS (ILO CATEGORIES)

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

10 04

Reserve forces

.04

10 11

Guerrilla

.05

Other

9.9

90 01

Retired

90 02

Unemployed

1.1

90 03

Student

1.2

90 03 01

University; post-secondary

1.21

90 04

Beggar; street dweller

1.3

90 05

Persons in prostitution

90 06

Volunteer workers in special interest organisations

1.4

90 06 01

Volunteer workers in political organisation

1.41

90 06 02

Volunteer workers in disarmament organisation

1.42

90 06 03

Volunteer workers in environmental organisation

1.43

90 06 04

Volunteer workers in human rights organisation

1.44

90 06 05

Volunteer workers in peace organisation

1.45

90 06 06

Volunteer workers in union

1.46

99 06 07

Volunteer workers in co-operative

1.47

90 06 08

Volunteer women's issues workers

1.52

90 06 09

Non-ordained religious and church volunteer workers

1.48

90 06 10

Volunteer social workers

1.49

90 06 11

Volunteer community workers

1.51

Unknown

9.1

MICRO-THESAURUS 11

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTORS

The purpose of this list is to detail specific physical identification markings. It may be

particularly useful for organisations investigating violations of civil and political rights, such as

disappearances and torture. It may be used in reference to victims or perpetrators.

The list is reproduced from “The Role of the Forensic Odontologist in Human Rights

Investigations”, by Lowell J. Levine.

It was published previously as Supporting Document K:

Personal Descriptors.

The original codes from the Supporting Document are included in the

column 1

ed. Code.

This is a hierarchical list with two levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for fields 926 Physical Description in the Person format and 2116

Physical Consequences in the Act format.

CODE

TERM

1ST ED. CODE

Artificial body parts and aids

01 01

Arm, left, artificial

ART L ARM

01 02

Arm, right, artificial

ART R ARM

01 03

Brace, left arm

BRAC L ARM

01 04

Brace, right arm

BRAC R ARM

01 05

Brace, back

BRAC BACK

01 06

Brace, left leg

BRAC L LEG

01 07

Brace, right leg

BRAC R LEG

01 08

Brace, neck

BRAC NECK

01 09

Braces, teeth

BRAC TEETH

01 10

Contact lenses

CON LENSES

01 11

Denture, lower only

DENT LOW

01 12

Denture, upper only

DENT UP

01 13

Denture, upper and lower

DENT UP LO

01 14

Ear, left, artificial

ART L EAR

01 15

Ear, right, artificial

ART R EAR

01 16

Eye, left, artificial

ART L EYE

01 17

Eye, right, artificial

ART R EYE

01 18

Foot, left, artificial

ART L FT

01 19

Foot, right, artificial

ART R FT

01 20

Glasses (prescription)

GLASSES

Levine, Lowell J. “The Role of the Forensic Odontologist in Human Rights Investigations.” American

Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 5.4 (1984): 313-320.

Dueck, Judith, and Aída María Noval. "Supporting Document K: Personal Descriptors." HURIDOCS

Standard Formats: Supporting Documents. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 113-122.

11. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTORS

CODE

TERM

1ST ED. CODE

01 21

Hand, left, artificial

ART L HND

01 22

Hand, right, artificial

ART R HND

01 23

Hearing aid

HEAR AID

01 24

Leg, left, artificial

ART L LEG

01 25

Leg, right, artificial

ART R LEG

Eye Disorders

02 01

Cataract, left eye

CATA L EYE

02 02

Cataract, right eye

CATA R EYE

02 03

Cross-eyed

CROSSEYED

02 04

Eye, left, blind

BLND L EYE

02 05

Eye, right, blind

BLND R EYE

02 06

Eye, left and right blind

BLND

Deafness

03 01

Deaf, left ear

DEAF L EAR

03 02

Deaf, right ear

DEAF R EAR

03 03

Deaf, left and right ears

DEAF

03 04

Deaf-mute

DEAF MUTE

Deformities

04 01

Cauliflower left ear

CAUL L EAR

04 02

Cauliflower right ear

CAUL R EAR

04 03

Cleft palate

CLEFT PAL

04 04

Crippled arm, left

CRIP L ARM

04 05

Crippled arm, right

CRIP R ARM

04 06

Crippled finger(s), left hand (includes webbed

fingers)

CRIP L FGR

04 07

Crippled finger(s), right hand (includes webbed

fingers)

CRIP R FGR

04 08

Crippled foot, left (includes clubfoot)

CRIP L FT

04 09

Crippled foot, right (includes clubfoot)

CRIP R FT

04 10

Crippled hand, left

CRIP L HND

04 11

Crippled hand, right

CRIP R HND

04 12

Crippled leg, left

CRIP L LEG

04 13

Crippled leg, right

CRIP R LEG

04 14

Crippled toe, left (includes webbed toes)

CRIP L TOE

04 15

Crippled toe, right (includes webbed toes)

CRIP R TOE

04 16

Extra breast, centre

EXTR C BRST

04 17

Extra breast, left

EXTR L BRST

04 18

Extra breast, right

EXTR R BRST

04 19

Extra finger(s), left hand

EXTR LFGR

04 20

Extra finger(s), right hand

EXTR RFGR

04 21

Extra nipple, centre

EXTR C NIP

11. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTORS

CODE

TERM

1ST ED. CODE

04 22

Extra nipple, left

EXTR L NIP

04 23

Extra nipple, right

EXTR R NIP

04 24

Extra toe(s), left foot

EXTR L TOE

04 25

Extra toe(s), right foot

EXTR R TOE

04 26

Harelip

HARELIP

04 27

Humpbacked

HUMPBACKED

04 28

Mute (to be used if person is mute, but not deaf

)

MUTE

04 29

Protruding lower jaw

PROT L JAW

04 30

Protruding upper jaw

PROT U JAW

04 31

Shorter left leg

SHRT L LEG

04 32

Shorter right leg

SHRT R LEG

Fractured Bones

05 01

Fractured ankle, left

FRC L ANKL

05 02

Fractured ankle, right

FRC R ANKL

05 03

Fractured forearm, left

FRC LL ARM

05 04

Fractured forearm, right

FRC LR ARM

05 05

Fractured upper arm, left

FRC UL ARM

05 06

Fractured upper arm, right

FRC UR ARM

05 07

Fractured back

FRC BACK

05 08

Fractured clavicle, left

FRC L CLAVI

05 09

Fractured clavicle, right

FRC R CLAVI

05 10

Fractured finger(s), left hand

FRC L FGR

05 11

Fractured finger(s), right hand

FRC R FGR

05 12

Fractured foot, left

FRC L FOOT

05 13

Fractured foot, right

FRC R FOOT

05 14

Fractured hand, left

FRC L HAND

05 15

Fractured hand, right

FRC R HAND

05 16

Fractured jaw, upper left

FRC UL JAW

05 17

Fractured jaw, upper right

FRC UR JAW

05 18

Fractured jaw, lower left

FRC LL JAW

05 19

Fractured jaw, lower right

FRC LR JAW

05 20

Fractured knee, left

FRC LKNEE

05 21

Fractured knee, right

FRC RKNEE

05 22

Fractured lower leg, left

FRC LL LEG

05 23

Fractured lower leg, right

FRC LR LEG

05 24

Fractured thigh, left

FRC UL LEG

05 25

Fractured thigh, right

FRC UR LEG

05 26

Fractured neck

FRC NECK

05 27

Fractured nose

FRC NOSE

05 28

Fractured pelvic bone, left

FRC L PELVI

05 29

Fractured pelvic bone, right

FRC R PELVI

05 30

Fractured rib(s), left

FRC L RIB

05 31

Fractured rib(s), right

FRC R RIB

05 32

Fractured shoulder, left

FRC L SHLD

05 33

Fractured shoulder, right

FRC R SHLD

11. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTORS

CODE

TERM

1ST ED. CODE

05 34

Fractured skull

FRC SKULL

05 35

Fractured spine

FRC SPINE

05 36

Fractured sternum

FRC STERN

05 37

Fractured toe(s), left foot

FRC L TOE

05 38

Fractured toe(s), right foot

FRC R TOE

05 39

Fractured wrist, left

FRC L WRST

05 40

Fractured wrist, right

FRC R WRST

Medical Devices

06 01

Artificial elbow joint

ART ELBOW

06 02

Artificial hip joint

ART HIP

06 03

Artificial knee joint

ART KNEE

06 04

Artificial larynx

ART LARYNX

06 05

Artificial shoulder joint

ART SHLD

06 06

Cardiac pacemaker

CARD PACEM

06 07

Colostomy appliances

COLOST APP

06 08

Intramedullary rod

INTRA ROD

06 09

Intrauterine device

IUD

06 10

Orthopaedic nail or pin

ORTH NAIL

06 11

Orthopaedic plate

ORTH PLATE

06 12

Orthopaedic screw

ORTH SCREW

06 13

Shunt, arterial, vascular

SHUNT ART

06 14

Shunt, cerebral ventricle

SHUNT CERB

06 15

Skull plate

SKL PLATE

06 16

Staples

STAPLES

06 17

Tubes in ears, both

EAR TUBES

06 18

Tubes in ear, left

TUBE L EAR

06 19

Tubes in ear, right

TUBE R EAR

06 20

Vascular prosthesis

VASC PROTH

06 21

Wire sutures

WIRE SUTUR

Missing Body Parts/Organs

07 01

Missing adenoids

MISS ADND

07 02

Missing appendix

MISS APPNX

07 03

Missing arm, left

MISS L ARM

07 04

Missing arm, right

MISS R ARM

07 05

Missing arm, lower left

MISS LL ARM

07 06

Missing arm, lower right

MISS LR ARM

07 07

Missing breasts

MISS BRSTS

07 08

Missing breast, left

MISS L BRST

07 09

Missing breast, right

MISS R BRST

07 10

Missing ear, left

MISS L EAR

07 11

Missing ear, right

MISS R EAR

07 12

Missing eye, left

MISS L EYE

07 13

Missing eye, right

MISS R EYE

11. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTORS

CODE

TERM

1ST ED. CODE

07 14

Missing finger(s), left hand

MISS L FGR

07 15

Missing finger(s), right hand

MISS R FGR

07 16

Missing finger joint(s), left hand

MISS L FJT

07 17

Missing finger joint(s), right hand

MISS R FJT

07 18

Missing foot, left

MISS L FT

07 19

Missing foot, right

MISS R FT

07 20

Missing gallbladder

MISS GALL

07 21

Missing hand, left

MISS L HND

07 22

Missing hand, right

MISS R HND

07 23

Missing intestines

MISS INTES

07 24

Missing kidney, left

MISS L KI

07 25

Missing kidney, right

MISS R KI

07 26

Missing larynx

MISS LRYNX

07 27

Missing leg, left

MISS L LEG

07 28

Missing leg, right

MISS R LEG

07 29

Missing leg, lower left

MISS LL LEG

07 30

Missing leg, lower right

MISS LR LEG

07 31

Missing lung, left

MISS L LUNG

07 32

Missing lung, right

MISS R LUNG

07 33

Missing nose

MISS NOSE

07 34

Missing ovaries

MISS OVARS

07 35

Missing ovary, left

MISS L OVAR

07 36

Missing ovary, right

MISS R OVAR

07 37

Missing pancreas

MISS PANCR

07 38

Missing prostate gland

MISS PROST

07 39

Missing spleen

MISS SPLEN

07 40

Missing stomach

MISS STOMA

07 41

Missing testis, left

MISS L TES

07 42

Missing testis, right

MISS R TES

07 43

Missing thyroid

MISS THYRD

07 44

Missing toe(s), left foot

MISS L TOE

07 45

Missing toe(s), right foot

MISS R TOE

07 46

Missing tongue

MISS TONG

07 47

Missing tonsils

MISS TONSL

07 48

Missing uterus

MISS UTRUS

Moles

08 01

Mole on arm, left

MOLE L ARM

08 02

Mole on arm, right

MOLE R ARM

08 03

Mole on breast, left

MOLE L BRST

08 04

Mole on breast, right

MOLE R BRST

08 05

Mole on buttock, left

MOLE L BUTTK

08 06

Mole on buttock, right

MOLE R BUTTK

08 07

Mole on cheek (face), left

MOLE L CHK

08 08

Mole on cheek (face), right

MOLE R CHK

08 09

Mole on chin

MOLE CHIN

11. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTORS

CODE

TERM

1ST ED. CODE

08 10

Mole on ear, left

MOLE L EAR

08 11

Mole on ear, right

MOLE R EAR

08 12

Mole on eyebrow/eye area, left

MOLE L EYE

08 13

Mole on eyebrow/eye area, right

MOLE R EYE

08 14

Mole on finger(s), left hand

MOLE L FGR

08 15

Mole on finger(s), right hand

MOLE R FGR

08 16

Mole on forehead

MOLE FHD

08 17

Mole on hand, left

MOLE L HND

08 18

Mole on hand, right

MOLE R HND

08 19

Mole on lip, lower

MOLE L LIP

08 20

Mole on lip, upper

MOLE U LIP

08 21

Mole on neck

MOLE NECK

08 22

Mole on nose

MOLE NOSE

08 23

Mole on wrist, left

MOLE L WRS

08 24

Mole on wrist, right

MOLE R WRS

Needle ("Track") Marks

09 01

Needle marks on arm, left

NM L ARM

09 02

Needle marks on arm, right

NM R ARM

09 03

Needle marks on buttock, left

NM L BUTTK

09 04

Needle marks on buttock, right

NM R BUTTK

09 05

Needle marks on finger(s), left hand

NM L FGR

09 06

Needle marks on finger(s), right hand

NM R FGR

09 07

Needle marks on foot, left

NM L FOOT

09 08

Needle marks on foot, right

NM R FOOT

09 09

Needle marks on hand, left

NM L HND

09 10

Needle marks on hand, right

NM R HND

09 11

Needle marks on leg, left

NM L LEG

09 12

Needle marks on leg, right

NM R LEG

09 13

Needle marks on thigh, left

NM L THIGH

09 14

Needle marks on thigh, right

NM R THIGH

09 15

Needle marks on wrist, left

NM L WRIST

09 16

Needle marks on wrist, right

NM R WRIST

Other Physical Characteristics

10 01

Bald; Balding

BALD

10 02

Cleft chin

CLEFT CHIN

10 03

Dimples, left cheek (face)

DIMP L CHK

10 04

Dimples, right cheek (face)

DIMP R CHK

10 05

Freckles

FRECKLES

10 06

Hair implants

HAIR IMPL

10 07

Pierced ears

PRCD EARS

10 08

Pierced left ear

PRCD L EAR

10 09

Pierced right ear

PRCD R EAR

10 10

Pierced nose

PRCD NOSE

11. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTORS

CODE

TERM

1ST ED. CODE

Scars

11 01

Scar on abdomen

SC ABDOM

11 02

Scar on ankle, left

SC L ANKL

11 03

Scar on ankle, right

SC R ANKL

11 04

Scar on arm, left upper

SC UL ARM

11 05

Scar on arm, right upper

SC UR ARM

11 06

Scar on back

SC BACK

11 07

Scar on breast, left

SC L BRST

11 08

Scar on breast, right

SC R BRST

11 09

Scar on buttock, left

SC L BUTTK

11 10

Scar on buttock, right

SC R BUTTK

11 11

Scar on calf, left

SC L CALF

11 12

Scar on calf, right

SC R CALF

11 13

Scar on cheek (face), left

SC L CALF

11 14

Scar on cheek (face), right

SC R CHK

11 15

Scar on chest

SC CHEST

11 16

Scar on chin

SC CHIN

11 17

Scar on ear, left

SC L EAR

11 18

Scar on ear, right

SC R EAR

11 19

Scar on elbow, left

SC L ELB

11 20

Scar on elbow, right

SC R ELB

11 21

Scar on eyebrow/eye area, left

SC L EYE

11 22

Scar on eyebrow/eye area, right

SC R EYE

11 23

Scar on finger(s), left hand

SC L FGR

11 24

Scar on finger(s), right hand

SC R FGR

11 25

Scar on foot, left

SC L FT

11 26

Scar on foot, right

SC R FT

11 27

Scar on forearm, left

SC LF ARM

11 28

Scar on forearm, right

SC RF ARM

11 29

Scar on forehead

SC FHD

11 30

Scar on hand, left

SC L HND

11 31

Scar on hand, right

SC R HND

11 32

Scar on head (non-specific)

SC HEAD

11 33

Scar on knee, left

SC L KNEE

11 34

Scar on knee, right

SC R KNEE

11 35

Scar on lip, lower

SC LOW LIP

11 36

Scar on lip, upper

SC UP LIP

11 37

Scar on neck

SC NECK

11 38

Scar on nose

SC NOSE

11 39

Pockmarks

POCKMARKS

11 40

Scar on shoulder, left

SC L SHLD

11 41

Scar on shoulder, right

SC R SHLD

11 42

Scar on thigh, left

SC L THGH

11 43

Scar on thigh, right

SC R THGH

11 44

Scar on wrist, left

SC L WRIST

11 45

Scar on wrist, right

SC R WRIST

11. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTORS

CODE

TERM

1ST ED. CODE

Skin Discolouration (including birthmarks)

12 01

Discolouration on abdomen

DISC ABDOM

12 02

Discolouration on ankle, left

DISC L ANK

12 03

Discolouration on ankle, right

DISC R ANK

12 04

Discolouration on arm, left

DISC L ARM

12 05

Discolouration on arm, right

DISC R ARM

12 06

Discolouration on back

DISC BACK

12 07

Discolouration on buttock, left

DISC L BUT

12 08

Discolouration on buttock, right

DISC R BUT

12 09

Discolouration on cheek (face), left

DISC L CHK

12 10

Discolouration on cheek (face), right

DISC R CHK

12 11

Discolouration on chest

DISC CHEST

12 12

Discolouration on chin

DISC CHIN

12 13

Discolouration on ear, left

DISC L EAR

12 14

Discolouration on ear, right

DISC R EAR

12 15

Discolouration on eyebrow, left; l-eye area

DISC L EYE

12 16

Discolouration on eyebrow, right; r-eye area

DISC R EYE

12 17

Discolouration on finger(s), left hand

DISC L FGR

12 18

Discolouration on finger(s), right hand

DISC R FGR

12 19

Discolouration on foot, left

DISC L FT

12 20

Discolouration on foot, right

DISC R FT

12 21

Discolouration on forehead

DISC FHD

12 22

Discolouration on hand, left

DISC L HND

12 23

Discolouration on hand, right

DISC R HND

12 24

Discolouration on knee, left

DISC L KNEE

12 25

Discolouration on knee, right

DISC R KNEE

12 26

Discolouration on leg, left

DISC L LEG

12 27

Discolouration on leg, right

DISC R LEG

12 28

Discolouration on lip, lower

DISC L LIP

12 29

Discolouration on lip, upper

DISC U LIP

12 30

Discolouration on neck

DISC NECK

12 31

Discolouration on nose

DISC NOSE

12 32

Discolouration on shoulder, left

DISC L SHLD

12 33

Discolouration on shoulder, right

DISC R SHLD

12 34

Discolouration on wrist, left

DISC L WRS

12 35

Discolouration on wrist, right

DISC R WRS

Tattoos

13 01

Tattoo on abdomen

TAT ABDOM

13 02

Tattoo on ankle, left

TAT L ANKL

13 03

Tattoo on ankle, right

TAT R ANKL

13 04

Tattoo on arm, left upper

TAT UL ARM

13 05

Tattoo on arm, right upper

TAT UR ARM

13 06

Tattoo on back

TAT BACK

13 07

Tattoo on breast

TAT BREAST

11. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTORS

CODE

TERM

1ST ED. CODE

13 08

Tattoo on breast, left

TAT L BRST

13 09

Tattoo on breast, right

TAT R BRST

13 10

Tattoo on buttocks

TAT BUTTK

13 11

Tattoo on buttock, left

TAT L BUTTK

13 12

Tattoo on buttock, right

TAT R BUTTK

13 13

Tattoo on calf, left

TAT L CALF

13 14

Tattoo on calf, right

TAT R CALF

13 15

Tattoo on cheek (face), left

TAT L CHK

13 16

Tattoo on cheek (face), right

TAT R CHK

13 17

Tattoo on chest

TAT CHEST

13 18

Tattoo on chin

TAT CHIN

13 19

Tattoo on ear, left

TAT L EAR

13 20

Tattoo on ear, right

TAT R EAR

13 21

Tattoo on finger(s), left hand

TAT L FGR

13 22

Tattoo on finger(s), right hand

TAT R FGR

13 23

Tattoo on forearm, left

TAT LF ARM

13 24

Tattoo on forearm, right

TAT RF ARM

13 25

Tattoo on forehead

TAT FHD

13 26

Tattoo on groin area

TAT GROIN

13 27

Tattoo on hand, left

TAT L HND

13 28

Tattoo on hand, right

TAT R HND

13 29

Tattoo on head (non-specific)

TAT HEAD

13 30

Tattoo on knee, left

TAT L KNEE

13 31

Tattoo on knee, right

TAT R KNEE

13 32

Tattoo on neck

TAT NECK

13 33

Tattoo on nose

TAT NOSE

13 34

Tattoo on shoulder, left

TAT L SHLD

13 35

Tattoo on shoulder, right

TAT R SHLD

13 36

Tattoo on thigh, left

TAT L THGH

13 37

Tattoo on thigh, right

TAT R THGH

13 38

Tattoo on wrist, left

TAT L WRS

13 39

Tattoo on wrist, right

TAT R WRS

Other

MICRO-THESAURUS 12

RELIGIONS

The purpose of this list is to select the religion adhered to by a person.

This list is based on "Supporting Document L: List of Instruments"

and has been extracted from

the International Thesaurus of Refugee Terminology.

The original codes from the Supporting Document are included in the column 1

ed. Code. The

Source Code in the fourth column is the code used in the International Thesaurus of Refugee

Terminology.

This is a hierarchical list with three levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 940 Religion in the Person format.

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

Buddhists

701

01 01

Lamaists

701.1

6LL

01 02

Zen Buddhists

701.2

6LN

Jains

702

Confucianists

703

Hindus

704

Sikhs

705

Bahais

706

Shintoists

707

Taoists

708

Zoroastrians

709

Dueck, Judith, and Aída María Noval. "Supporting Document L: List of Instruments." HURIDOCS

Standard Formats: Supporting Documents. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 123-127.

Aitchison, Jean and International Refugee Documentation Network. International Thesaurus of

Refugee Terminology. New York and Geneva: United Nations, 1996.

11. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTORS

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

Christians

711

10 01

Orthodox Christians

712

6PC

10 02

Copts

713

6PH

10 03

Catholics

714

6PH

10 04

Protestants

715

6PP

10 04 01

Huguenots

6PP.H

10 04 02

Lutherans

6PP.L

10 04 03

Baptists

6PP.N

10 04 04

Pentecostals

6PP.P

10 05

Jehovah’s Witnesses

716

6PR

10 90

Other Christian groups

719

Jews

720

11 01

Hasidim

721

11 02

Orthodox

722

11 03

Conservative

723

11 04

Liberal

724

11 90

Other Jewish groups

729

Muslims

730

12 01

Sunnis

731

6SC

12 02

Shi’as

732

6SF

12 03

Ahmadiyya

733

6SP

12 04

Druze

734

6SN

12 90

Other Muslim groups

739

Non-believers/Agnostics

790

13 01

Humanists

791

6WH

13 02

Atheists

792

6WN

13 03

Agnostics

793

Others

799

Unknown

MICRO-THESAURUS 13

ETHNIC GROUPS

The purpose of this list is to select the ethnic group to which a person belongs.

This list is partially based on "Supporting Document G: Ethnic Minorities, Nationalities and

Regional Groups".

It has been updated and modified by including terms from two main

sources: the International Thesaurus of Refugee Terminology

and the World Directory of

Minorities.

From the latter list, only those ethnic groups which have more than 1 million

members or which comprise 5% or more of the population in a given country are included.

Users can include additional terms according to their needs.

This is a hierarchical list with four levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 942 Ethnic Background in the Person format.

Groups wishing to record ethnic groups according to their own list can use field 943 Other

Background in the Person format. Guidelines for compiling such a list and a sample Micro-

thesaurus can be found in this publication, as Micro-thesaurus 65: Origins.

An example to explain the purpose of this list: migrants of Indonesia reside in the Netherlands, and

have acquired Dutch citizenship. They come from various ethnic groups in Indonesia (Acehnese,

Balinese, Javanese, Moluccans, Timorese, etc.). A Dutch group which monitors violence against

foreigners and xenophobia would like to produce reports on violence against migrants and refugees. It is

sufficient for this organisation to use countries of origin as classifications, e.g. Indonesians, Moroccans,

Turks, etc., rather than the more specific ethnic group. The citizenship (in this case Dutch) would not

highlight the pattern of violations.

Dueck, Judith, and Aída María Noval. "Supporting Document G: Ethnic Minorities, Nationalities and

Regional Groups." HURIDOCS Standard Formats: Supporting Documents. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 73-

86.

Aitchison, Jean and International Refugee Documentation Network. International Thesaurus of

Refugee Terminology. New York and Geneva: United Nations, 1996.

Minority Rights Group (ed.). World Directory of Minorities. London: Minority Rights Group

International, 1997.

13. ETHNIC GROUPS: ALPHABETICAL LIST

A. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF GROUPS

CODE

TERM

01 02 11 08 01 01

Abkhazians

01 02 15 18 09 01

Aborigines

01 03 05 08 14 01

Acehnese

01 03 08 15 12 01

Acholis

01 04 09 22 01 01

Adivasis

01 04 26 08 01 01

Adzhars

01 06 01 18 19 01

Afars

01 06 18 15 00 01

Afro-Americans

01 06 18 15 00 02

Afro-Brazilians

01 06 18 15 00 03

Afro-Colombians

01 06 18 15 00 04

Afro-Cubans

01 06 18 15 00 05

Afro-Ecuadorians

01 06 18 15 00 06

Afro-Mexicans

01 06 18 15 00 07

Afro-Panamanians

01 06 18 15 00 08

Afro-Peruvians

01 06 18 15 00 09

Afro-Puerto Ricans

01 06 18 15 00 10

Afro-Venezuelans

01 08 12 00 09 01

Ahl-I Haqq

01 08 13 01 04 01

Ahmadiyas

01 11 01 14 19 01

Akans

01 12 01 23 09 01

Alawis

01 12 05 22 09 01

Alevis

01 12 19 01 20 01

Alsatians

01 13 05 18 09 01

Amerindians

01 13 08 01 18 01

Amharas

01 14 04 01 13 01

Andaman Islanders

01 14 20 09 07 01

Antiguans

01 18 01 02 19 01

Arabs

01 18 01 23 01 01

Arawaks

01 18 11 01 14 01

Arkanese

01 19 19 01 14 01

Assantes

01 19 19 25 18 01

Assyrians

01 22 01 18 19 01

Avars

01 25 13 01 18 01

Aymaras

01 26 01 14 04 01

Azandes

01 26 01 18 09 01

Azaris

01 26 15 18 05 01

Azoreans

02 01 07 01 14 01

Bagandas

02 01 09 19 00 01

Bais (Boreans)

02 01 11 07 01 01

Bakgalagadis (Kgalagaris)

02 01 11 08 20 01

Bakhtiaris

02 01 11 15 14 01

Bakongos

02 01 12 09 14 01

Balinese

13. ETHNIC GROUPS: ALPHABETICAL LIST

CODE

TERM

02 01 12 11 01 01

Balkars

02 01 12 21 03 01

Baluchis

02 01 14 25 01 01

Banyarwandas

02 01 18 02 21 01

Barbudans

02 01 19 01 18 01

Basarwas

02 01 19 08 11 01

Bashkirs

02 01 19 17 21 01

Basques

02 01 19 19 01 01

Bassas

02 01 20 01 11 01

Bataks

02 01 20 00 11 01

Batékés

02 05 18 02 05 01

Berbers

02 05 18 20 01 01

Bertas

02 09 01 06 18 01

Biafrans

02 09 04 15 21 01

Bidouns

02 09 08 01 18 01

Biharis

02 15 21 25 05 01

Bouyeis

02 21 02 09 19 01

Bubis

02 21 18 01 11 01

Burakumins

02 21 18 25 01 01

Buryats

03 01 14 01 18 01

Canary Islanders

03 01 20 01 12 01

Catalans

03 08 05 03 08 01

Chechens

03 08 09 14 19 01

Chins

03 08 09 20 20 01

Chittagong Hill Tract Tribes

03 08 21 01 14 01

Chuang (Zhuang)

03 08 21 22 01 01

Chuvash

03 09 18 03 01 01

Circassians

03 15 18 19 09 01

Corsicans

03 18 05 15 12 01

Creoles

04 01 07 08 05 01

Daghestanis

04 01 12 09 20 01

Dalits

04 01 13 01 18 01

Damaras

04 01 14 19 00 01

Dans (Gio)

04 01 18 07 09 01

Dargins

04 01 25 01 11 01

Dayak-Iban

04 01 25 01 11 01

Dayaks

04 05 12 20 01 01

Delta minority groups

04 09 14 11 01 01

Dinkas

04 09 15 21 12 01

Dioulas

04 15 14 07 19 01

Dongs

04 18 21 26 05 01

Druzes

04 21 19 21 14 01

Dusun

05 01 19 20 00 01

East Indians

05 04 15 19 00 01

Edos

13. ETHNIC GROUPS: ALPHABETICAL LIST

CODE

TERM

05 23 05 19 00 01

Ewes

06 01 14 07 19 01

Fangs

06 05 18 14 01 01

Fernandinos

06 09 18 19 20 01

First Nations (including Inuits)

06 12 05 13 09 01

Flemings

06 18 05 14 03 01

French Canadians

06 18 09 19 09 01

Frisians

06 18 09 21 12 01

Friulans

06 21 12 01 00 01

Fula (Fulani)

06 21 18 00 00 01

Fur

07 01 04 01 02 01

Gadabourse

07 01 12 09 03 01

Galicians

07 01 18 09 06 01

Garífuna (Garinagu)

07 18 05 02 15 01

Grebo

07 21 18 01 07 01

Gurages

07 21 18 21 14 01

Gurunsis

08 01 14 00 03 01

Han Chinese

08 01 14 09 19 01

Hanis

08 01 18 01 20 01

Haratins

08 01 21 19 01 01

Hausas

08 01 26 01 18 01

Hazaras

08 05 18 05 18 01

Hereros

08 09 07 08 12 01

Highland Quechuas

08 09 07 08 12 02

Highlanders

08 13 15 14 07 01

Hmongs

08 21 09 19 00 01

Huis (Huihui)

08 21 20 21 19 01

Hutus

09 02 09 02 09 01

Ibibio-Efiks

09 02 15 19 00 01

Ibos (Igbo)

09 14 07 21 19 01

Ingush

09 14 21 09 20 01

Inuits

09 18 09 01 14 01

Irian Jayans

09 19 19 01 11 01

Issak

09 20 08 14 01 01

Ithna'ashari Shi'is

10 01 22 01 14 01

Javanese

11 01 02 01 18 01

Kabardins

11 01 03 08 09 01

Kachins

11 01 12 01 14 01

Kalangas

11 01 12 05 14 01

Kalenjins

11 01 12 13 25 01

Kalmyks

11 01 13 02 01 01

Kambas

13. ETHNIC GROUPS: ALPHABETICAL LIST

CODE

TERM

11 01 14 01 11 01

Kanaks

11 01 14 21 18 01

Kanuris

11 01 18 01 03 01

Karachais

11 01 18 01 11 01

Karakapalpaks

11 01 18 05 12 01

Karelians

11 01 18 05 14 01

Karennis

11 01 18 05 14 02

Karens

11 01 19 01 09 01

Kasaians

11 01 19 08 13 01

Kashmiris

11 01 22 01 14 01

Kavangos

11 09 11 21 25 01

Kikuyus

11 09 13 02 21 01

Kimbundus

11 09 19 09 09 01

Kisiis

11 09 19 19 09 01

Kissis

11 15 13 09 00 01

Komi

11 15 15 03 08 01

Koochis

11 15 20 15 11 01

Kotokolis

11 16 05 12 12 01

Kpelles

11 21 13 25 11 01

Kumyks

11 21 18 04 19 01

Kurds

12 01 15 00 20 01

Lao Theung

12 05 26 07 08 01

Lezghins

12 09 13 02 01 01

Limbas

12 15 13 01 19 01

Lomas

12 15 13 23 05 01

Lomwes

12 21 08 25 01 01

Luhyas

12 21 15 19 00 01

Luos

13 01 12 09 14 01

Malinkés

13 01 14 03 08 01

Manchus

13 01 14 04 09 01

Mandings

13 01 14 04 25 01

Mandyakos

13 01 15 18 09 01

Maoris

13 01 16 21 03 01

Mapuches

13 01 18 09 19 01

Maris

13 01 18 15 14 01

Maronites

13 01 18 15 15 01

Maroons

13 01 19 00 00 01

Mas

13 01 19 01 09 01

Masais

13 01 19 19 01 01

Massas (Banana)

13 01 25 01 19 01

Mayas

13 00 02 15 19 01

M'boshis

13 05 18 21 19 01

Merus

13 09 01 15 19 01

Miaos (Hmong)

13 09 04 23 01 01

Midway Islanders

13 09 14 09 14 01

Miningkabaus

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CODE

TERM

13 15 02 01 19 01

Mobas

13 15 08 01 10 01

Mohajirs

13 15 14 19 00 01

Mons

13 15 14 20 05 01

Montenegrins

13 15 18 01 22 01

Moravians

13 15 18 04 15 01

Mordovians

13 15 18 15 19 01

Moros

14 01 07 01 19 01

Nagas

14 01 08 21 01 01

Nahuatls

14 04 05 02 05 01

Ndebeles

14 21 02 01 19 01

Nubas

14 21 05 18 19 01

Nuers

14 25 01 14 10 01

Nyanjas

15 11 09 14 01 01

Okinawans

15 18 15 13 15 01

Oromos

15 19 19 05 20 01

Ossetians

15 22 01 13 02 01

Ovambos

15 22 09 13 02 01

Ovimbundus

16 01 03 09 06 01

Pacific Islanders

16 01 16 05 12 01

Papels

16 01 19 08 20 01

Pashtuns

16 01 20 08 01 01

Pathans

16 05 21 12 19 01

Peuls

16 15 13 01 11 01

Pomaks

16 21 14 10 01 01

Punjabis

18 15 13 01 19 01

Romas

18 21 19 25 14 01

Rusyns

19 01 01 13 09 01

Saamis

19 01 14 19 00 01

Sans

19 01 18 01 19 01

Saras

19 01 18 04 09 01

Sardinians

19 03 15 20 19 01

Scots

19 05 14 15 21 01

Senoufos

19 05 18 01 08 01

Serahulis

19 05 18 02 19 01

Serbs

19 08 01 14 19 01

Shans

19 08 15 14 01 01

Shonas

19 09 04 01 13 01

Sidamas

19 09 11 08 19 01

Sikhs

19 09 14 04 08 01

Sindhis

19 09 14 08 01 01

Sinhalese

19 15 14 07 08 01

Songhais

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CODE

TERM

19 15 14 09 14 01

Soninkes (Sarakole)

19 15 18 02 19 01

Sorbs

19 15 21 20 08 01

South Moluccans

19 15 21 20 08 02

South Tyrolians

19 15 21 20 08 03

Southern Slavs

19 21 14 04 01 01

Sundanese

19 21 19 21 19 01

Susus

20 01 13 01 10 01

Tamajek

20 01 13 09 12 01

Tamils

20 01 20 01 18 01

Tatars

20 05 07 18 05 01

Tegres

20 05 13 14 05 01

Temnes

20 09 07 18 01 01

Tigrayans

20 09 22 19 00 01

Tivs

20 15 21 02 15 01

Toubouris

20 21 01 18 05 01

Tuaregs

20 21 10 09 01 01

Tujias

20 21 13 02 21 01

Tumbukas

20 21 20 19 09 01

Tutsis

20 21 22 09 14 01

Tuvinians

21 04 13 21 18 01

Udmurts

21 09 07 08 21 01

Uighur

22 15 12 20 01 01

Voltaics

23 01 12 12 15 01

Walloons

23 01 12 19 05 01

Walsers

23 01 19 00 00 01

Was

23 05 12 19 08 01

Welsh

23 15 12 15 06 01

Wolofs

24 08 15 19 01 01

Xhosas

25 01 11 21 20 01

Yakuts

25 01 15 19 00 01

Yaos

25 01 15 19 00 02

Yaos (Gerbao)

25 09 19 00 00 01

Yis (Lolo)

25 15 18 21 02 01

Yorubas

26 01 14 26 09 01

Zanzibaris

26 01 25 04 09 01

Zaydis

26 21 12 21 19 01

Zulus

Others

Unknown

13. ETHNIC GROUPS: GEOGRAPHICAL LIST

B. LIST OF GROUPS AND WHERE THEY ARE FOUND

listed by codes of Micro-thesaurus 15: Geographical terms

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA TERM CODE

Africa

Eastern Africa

Burundi

Hutus 08 21 20 21 19 01

Burundi

Tutsis 20 21 20 19 09 01

Djibouti

Gadabourse 07 01 04 01 02 01

Djibouti

Issak 09 19 19 01 11 01

Eritrea

Tegres 20 05 07 18 05 01

Ethiopia

Afars 01 06 01 18 19 01

Ethiopia

Amharas 01 13 08 01 18 01

Ethiopia

Bertas 02 05 18 20 01 01

Ethiopia

Gurages 07 21 18 01 07 01

Ethiopia

Oromos 15 18 15 13 15 01

Ethiopia

Sidamas 19 09 04 01 13 01

Ethiopia

Tigrayans 20 09 07 18 01 01

Kenya

Kalenjins 11 01 12 05 14 01

Kenya

Kambas 11 01 13 02 01 01

Kenya

Kikuyus 11 09 11 21 25 01

Kenya

Kisiis 11 09 19 09 09 01

Kenya

Luhyas 12 21 08 25 01 01

Kenya

Luos 12 21 15 19 00 01

Kenya

Masais 13 01 19 01 09 01

Kenya

Merus 13 05 18 21 19 01

Malawi

Lomwes 12 15 13 23 05 01

Malawi

Nyanjas 14 25 01 14 10 01

Malawi

Tumbukas 20 21 13 02 21 01

Malawi

Yaos 25 01 15 19 00 01

Mauritius

Creoles 03 18 05 15 12 01

Rwanda

Hutus 08 21 20 21 19 01

Rwanda

Banyarwandas 02 01 14 25 01 01

Rwanda

Tutsis 20 21 20 19 09 01

Tanzania, United Republic of

Masais 13 01 19 01 09 01

Tanzania, United Republic of

Zanzibaris 26 01 14 26 09 01

Uganda

Acholis 01 03 08 15 12 01

Uganda

Bagandas 02 01 07 01 14 01

Zimbabwe

Ndebeles 14 04 05 02 05 01

Zimbabwe

Shonas 19 08 15 14 01 01

Zimbabwe Zulus 26 21 12 21 19 01

The geographical regions are listed only for easier reference.

13. ETHNIC GROUPS: GEOGRAPHICAL LIST

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

TERM CODE

Middle Africa

Central African Republic

Azandes 01 26 01 14 04 01

Chad

Azandes

01 26 01 14 04 01

Chad

Massas (Banana) 13 01 19 19 01 01

Chad

Saras 19 01 18 01 19 01

Chad

Toubouris 20 15 21 02 15 01

Chad

Tuaregs 20 21 01 18 05 01

Congo

M'boshis 13 00 02 15 19 01

Congo

Bakongos 02 01 11 15 14 01

Congo

Batékés 02 01 20 00 11 01

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Kasaians 11 01 19 01 09 01

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Banyarwandas 02 01 14 25 01 01

Equatorial Guinea

Bubis 02 21 02 09 19 01

Equatorial Guinea

Fangs 06 01 14 07 19 01

Equatorial Guinea

Fernandinos 06 05 18 14 01 01

Gabon Fangs 06 01 14 07 19 01

Northern Africa

Algeria

Berbers 02 05 18 02 05 01

Algeria

Tuaregs 20 21 01 18 05 01

Egypt

Nubas 14 21 02 01 19 01

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Tuaregs 20 21 01 18 05 01

Morocco

Berbers 02 05 18 02 05 01

Sudan

Azandes 01 26 01 14 04 01

Sudan

Dinkas 04 09 14 11 01 01

Sudan

Fur 06 21 18 00 00 01

Sudan

Nubas 14 21 02 01 19 01

Sudan

Nuers 14 21 05 18 19 01

Tunisia Berbers

02 05 18 02 05 01

Southern Africa

Angola

Bakongos 02 01 11 15 14 01

Angola

Kimbundus 11 09 13 02 21 01

Angola

Ovambos 15 22 01 13 02 01

Angola

Ovimbundus 15 22 09 13 02 01

Angola

Sans 19 01 14 19 00 01

Botswana

Bakgalagadis

(Kgalagaris)

02 01 11 07 01 01

Botswana

Basarwas 02 01 19 01 18 01

Botswana

Kalangas 11 01 12 01 14 01

Botswana

Ndebeles 14 04 05 02 05 01

Botswana

Sans 19 01 14 19 00 01

Namibia

Hereros 08 05 18 05 18 01

Namibia

Sans 19 01 14 19 00 01

Namibia

Kavangos 11 01 22 01 14 01

Namibia

Ovambos 15 22 01 13 02 01

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GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

TERM CODE

Namibia

Zulus 26 21 12 21 19 01

Namibia

Damaras 04 01 13 01 18 01

South Africa

Ndebeles 14 04 05 02 05 01

South Africa

Xhosas 24 08 15 19 01 01

South Africa

Zulus

26 21 12 21 19 01

Western Africa

Benin

Yorubas 25 15 18 21 02 01

Burkina Faso

Gurunsis 07 21 18 21 14 01

Burkina Faso

Peuls 16 05 21 12 19 01

Burkina Faso

Tamajek 20 01 13 01 10 01

Burkina Faso

Tuaregs 20 21 01 18 05 01

Cote d'Ivoire

Akans 01 11 01 14 19 01

Cote d'Ivoire

Mandings 13 01 14 04 09 01

Cote d'Ivoire

Voltaics 22 15 12 20 01 01

Gambia

Dioulas 04 09 15 21 12 01

Gambia

Fula (Fulani) 06 21 12 01 00 01

Gambia

Serahulis 19 05 18 01 08 01

Gambia

Wolofs 23 15 12 15 06 01

Ghana

Akans 01 11 01 14 19 01

Ghana

Assantes 01 19 19 01 14 01

Ghana

Ewes 05 23 05 19 00 01

Guinea

Kissis 11 09 19 19 09 01

Guinea

Kpelles 11 16 05 12 12 01

Guinea-Bissau

Dioulas 04 09 15 21 12 01

Guinea-Bissau

Fula (Fulani) 06 21 12 01 00 01

Guinea-Bissau

Malinkés 13 01 12 09 14 01

Guinea-Bissau

Mandyakos 13 01 14 04 25 01

Guinea-Bissau

Papels 16 01 16 05 12 01

Guinea-Bissau

Susus 19 21 19 21 19 01

Liberia

Afro-Americans 01 06 18 15 00 01

Liberia

Bassas 02 01 19 19 01 01

Liberia

Dans (Gio) 04 01 14 19 00 01

Liberia

Grebo 07 18 05 02 15 01

Liberia

Lomas 12 15 13 01 19 01

Liberia

Mas 13 01 19 00 00 01

Mali

Malinkés 13 01 12 09 14 01

Mali

Senoufos 19 05 14 15 21 01

Mali

Soninkes (Sarakole) 19 15 14 09 14 01

Mali

Tuaregs 20 21 01 18 05 01

Mauritania

Haratins 08 01 18 01 20 01

Mauritania

Tuaregs 20 21 01 18 05 01

Niger

Kanuris 11 01 14 21 18 01

Niger

Fula (Fulani) 06 21 12 01 00 01

Niger

Songhais 19 15 14 07 08 01

Niger

Tuaregs 20 21 01 18 05 01

Nigeria

Biafrans 02 09 01 06 18 01

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GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

TERM CODE

Nigeria

Delta minority

groups

04 05 12 20 01 01

Nigeria

Edos 05 04 15 19 00 01

Nigeria

Hausas 08 01 21 19 01 01

Nigeria

Ibibio-Efiks 09 02 09 02 09 01

Nigeria

Ibos (Igbo) 09 02 15 19 00 01

Nigeria

Kanuris 11 01 14 21 18 01

Nigeria

Tivs 20 09 22 19 00 01

Nigeria

Yorubas 25 15 18 21 02 01

Senegal

Tuaregs 20 21 01 18 05 01

Senegal

Dioulas 04 09 15 21 12 01

Sierra Leone

Limbas 12 09 13 02 01 01

Sierra Leone

Temnes 20 05 13 14 05 01

Togo

Ewes 05 23 05 19 00 01

Togo

Kotokolis 11 15 20 15 11 01

Togo Mobas 13 15 02 01 19 01

Americas

continent America Amerindians 01 13 05 18 09 01

Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda

Antiguans 01 14 20 09 07 01

Antigua and Barbuda

Barbudans 02 01 18 02 21 01

Cuba

Afro-Cubans 01 06 18 15 00 04

Guadeloupe [France]

East Indians 05 01 19 20 00 01

Puerto Rico

Afro-Puerto Ricans 01 06 18 15 00 09

Trinidad and Tobago East Indians 05 01 19 20 00 01

Central America

Belize

Mayas 13 01 25 01 19 01

Belize

Garífuna (Garinagu) 07 01 18 09 06 01

Guatemala

Mayas 13 01 25 01 19 01

Mexico

Afro-Mexicans 01 06 18 15 00 06

Mexico

Nahuatls 14 01 08 21 01 01

Panama Afro-Panamanians 01 06 18 15 00 07

South America

Bolivia

Aymaras 01 25 13 01 18 01

Bolivia

Highland Quechuas 08 09 07 08 12 01

Brazil

Afro-Brazilians 01 06 18 15 00 02

Chile

Mapuches 13 01 16 21 03 01

Colombia

Afro-Colombians 01 06 18 15 00 03

Ecuador

Afro-Ecuadorians 01 06 18 15 00 05

Guyana

Arawaks 01 18 01 23 01 01

Guyana

East Indians 05 01 19 20 00 01

Peru

Afro-Peruvians 01 06 18 15 00 08

Peru

Highland Quechuas 08 09 07 08 12 01

13. ETHNIC GROUPS: GEOGRAPHICAL LIST

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

TERM CODE

Suriname

Javanese 10 01 22 01 14 01

Suriname

Maroons 13 01 18 15 15 01

Venezuela Afro-Venezuelans 01 06 18 15 00 10

Northern America

Canada

First Nations 06 09 18 19 20 01

Canada

French Canadians 06 18 05 14 03 01

Canada

Inuits 09 14 21 09 20 01

Greenland

Inuits 09 14 21 09 20 01

United States

Afro-Americans 01 06 18 15 00 01

United States

Inuits 09 14 21 09 20 01

United States Midway Islanders 13 09 04 23 01 01

Asia

Eastern Asia

China

Bais (Boreans) 02 01 09 19 00 01

China

Bouyeis 02 15 21 25 05 01

China

Chuang (Zhuang) 03 08 21 01 14 01

China

Dongs 04 15 14 07 19 01

China

Hanis 08 01 14 09 19 01

China

Huis (Huihui) 08 21 09 19 00 01

China

Manchus 13 01 14 03 08 01

China

Miaos (Hmong) 13 09 01 15 19 01

China

Tujias 20 21 10 09 01 01

China

Uighur 21 09 07 08 21 01

China

Yis (Lolo) 25 09 19 00 00 01

Japan

Burakumins 02 21 18 01 11 01

Japan

Okinawans 15 11 09 14 01 01

Taiwan Han Chinese 08 01 14 00 03 01

South-central Asia

Afghanistan

Baluchis 02 01 12 21 03 01

Afghanistan

Hazaras 08 01 26 01 18 01

Afghanistan

Koochis 11 15 15 03 08 01

Afghanistan

Pashtuns 16 01 19 08 20 01

Afghanistan

Pathans 16 01 20 08 01 01

Bangladesh

Adivasis 01 04 09 22 01 01

Bangladesh

Biharis 02 09 08 01 18 01

Bangladesh

Chittagong Hill

Tract Tribes

03 08 09 20 20 01

India

Adivasis 01 04 09 22 01 01

India

Andaman Islanders 01 14 04 01 13 01

India

Dalits 04 01 12 09 20 01

India

Kashmiris 11 01 19 08 13 01

India

Nagas 14 01 07 01 19 01

India

Punjabis 16 21 14 10 01 01

India

Sikhs 19 09 11 08 19 01

13. ETHNIC GROUPS: GEOGRAPHICAL LIST

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

TERM CODE

India

Tamils 20 01 13 09 12 01

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Ahl-I Haqq 01 08 12 00 09 01

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Arabs 01 18 01 02 19 01

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Assyrians 01 19 19 25 18 01

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Azaris 01 26 01 18 09 01

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Bakhtiaris 02 01 11 08 20 01

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Baluchis 02 01 12 21 03 01

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Kurds 11 21 18 04 19 01

Kazakhstan

Karakapalpaks 11 01 18 01 11 01

Kazakhstan

Tatars 20 01 20 01 18 01

Pakistan

Ahmadiyas 01 08 13 01 04 01

Pakistan

Baluchis 02 01 12 21 03 01

Pakistan

Mohajirs 13 15 08 01 10 01

Pakistan

Pathans 16 01 20 08 01 01

Pakistan

Sindhis 19 09 14 04 08 01

Sri Lanka

Sinhalese 19 09 14 08 01 01

Sri Lanka

Tamils 20 01 13 09 12 01

Turkmenistan

Tatars 20 01 20 01 18 01

Uzbekistan

Karakapalpaks 11 01 18 01 11 01

Uzbekistan Tatars 20 01 20 01 18 01

South-eastern Asia

Brunei Darussalam

Dusun 04 21 19 21 14 01

Indonesia

Acehnese 01 03 05 08 14 01

Indonesia

Balinese 02 01 12 09 14 01

Indonesia

Bataks 02 01 20 01 11 01

Indonesia

Dayaks 04 01 25 01 11 01

Indonesia

Irian Jayans 09 18 09 01 14 01

Indonesia

Miningkabaus 13 09 14 09 14 01

Indonesia

South Moluccans 19 15 21 20 08 01

Indonesia

Sundanese 19 21 14 04 01 01

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Lao Theung 12 01 15 00 20 01

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Hmongs 08 13 15 14 07 01

Malaysia

Dayak-Iban 04 01 25 01 11 01

Myanmar

Arkanese 01 18 11 01 14 01

Myanmar

Chins 03 08 09 14 19 01

Myanmar

Kachins 11 01 03 08 09 01

Myanmar

Karennis 11 01 18 05 14 01

Myanmar

Karens 11 01 18 05 14 02

Myanmar

Mons 13 15 14 19 00 01

Myanmar

Shans 19 08 01 14 19 01

Myanmar

Was 23 01 19 00 00 01

Philippines

Moros 13 15 18 15 19 01

Viet Nam Highlanders 08 09 07 08 12 02

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GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

TERM CODE

Western Asia

Armenia

Assyrians 01 19 19 25 18 01

Azerbaijan

Lezghins 12 05 26 07 08 01

Bahrain

Ithna'ashari Shi'is 09 20 08 14 01 01

Georgia

Abkhazians 01 02 11 08 01 01

Georgia

Adzhars 01 04 26 08 01 01

Iraq

Assyrians 01 19 19 25 18 01

Iraq

Ithna'ashari Shi'is 09 20 08 14 01 01

Iraq

Kurds 11 21 18 04 19 01

Israel

Arabs 01 18 01 02 19 01

Kuwait

Ithna'ashari Shi'is 09 20 08 14 01 01

Kuwait

Bidouns 02 09 04 15 21 01

Lebanon

Assyrians 01 19 19 25 18 01

Lebanon

Druzes 04 18 21 26 05 01

Lebanon

Ithna'ashari Shi'is 09 20 08 14 01 01

Lebanon

Maronites 13 01 18 15 14 01

Saudi Arabia

Ithna'ashari Shi'is 09 20 08 14 01 01

Saudi Arabia

Arabs 01 18 01 02 19 01

Syrian Arab Republic

Alawis 01 12 01 23 09 01

Syrian Arab Republic

Assyrians 01 19 19 25 18 01

Syrian Arab Republic

Kurds 11 21 18 04 19 01

Turkey

Alevis 01 12 05 22 09 01

Turkey

Arabs 01 18 01 02 19 01

Turkey

Assyrians 01 19 19 25 18 01

Turkey

Circassians 03 09 18 03 01 01

Turkey

Kurds 11 21 18 04 19 01

Turkey

Romas 18 15 13 01 19 01

Yemen Zaydis 26 01 25 04 09 01

Europe

Eastern Europe

Bulgaria

Pomaks 16 15 13 01 11 01

Bulgaria

Romas 18 15 13 01 19 01

Bulgaria

Tatars 20 01 20 01 18 01

Czech Republic

Moravians 13 15 18 01 22 01

Czech Republic

Romas 18 15 13 01 19 01

Hungary

Romas 18 15 13 01 19 01

Moldova, Republic of

Romas 18 15 13 01 19 01

Poland

Romas 18 15 13 01 19 01

Poland

Rusyns 18 21 19 25 14 01

Romania

Rusyns 18 21 19 25 14 01

Romania

Romas 18 15 13 01 19 01

Russian Federation

Avars 01 22 01 18 19 01

Russian Federation

Balkars 02 01 12 11 01 01

Russian Federation

Bashkirs 02 01 19 08 11 01

Russian Federation

Buryats 02 21 18 25 01 01

Russian Federation

Chechens 03 08 05 03 08 01

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GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

TERM CODE

Russian Federation

Chuvash 03 08 21 22 01 01

Russian Federation

Circassians 03 09 18 03 01 01

Russian Federation

Daghestanis 04 01 07 08 05 01

Russian Federation

Dargins 04 01 18 07 09 01

Russian Federation

Ingush 09 14 07 21 19 01

Russian Federation

Inuits 09 14 21 09 20 01

Russian Federation

Kabardins 11 01 02 01 18 01

Russian Federation

Kalmyks 11 01 12 13 25 01

Russian Federation

Karachais 11 01 18 01 03 01

Russian Federation

Komi 11 15 13 09 00 01

Russian Federation

Kumyks 11 21 13 25 11 01

Russian Federation

Lezghins 12 05 26 07 08 01

Russian Federation

Maris 13 01 18 09 19 01

Russian Federation

Mordovians 13 15 18 04 15 01

Russian Federation

Ossetians 15 19 19 05 20 01

Russian Federation

Romas 18 15 13 01 19 01

Russian Federation

Tatars 20 01 20 01 18 01

Russian Federation

Tuvinians 20 21 22 09 14 01

Russian Federation

Udmurts 21 04 13 21 18 01

Russian Federation

Yakuts 25 01 11 21 20 01

Slovakia

Romas 18 15 13 01 19 01

Slovakia

Rusyns 18 21 19 25 14 01

Ukraine

Romas 18 15 13 01 19 01

Ukraine

Rusyns 18 21 19 25 14 01

Ukraine Tatars 20 01 20 01 18 01

Northern Europe

Finland

Karelians 11 01 18 05 12 01

Finland

Saamis 19 01 01 13 09 01

Norway

Saamis 19 01 01 13 09 01

Sweden

Saamis 19 01 01 13 09 01

United Kingdom

Scots 19 03 15 20 19 01

United Kingdom Welsh 23 05 12 19 08 01

Southern Europe

Albania

Romas 18 15 13 01 19 01

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Romas 18 15 13 01 19 01

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serbs 19 05 18 02 19 01

Croatia

Romas 18 15 13 01 19 01

Croatia

Serbs 19 05 18 02 19 01

Croatia

Southern Slavs 19 15 21 20 08 03

Greece

Romas 18 15 13 01 19 01

Italy

Friulans 06 18 09 21 12 01

Italy

Sardinians 19 01 18 04 09 01

Italy

South Tyrolians 19 15 21 20 08 02

Portugal

Azoreans 01 26 15 18 05 01

Slovenia

Southern Slavs 19 15 21 20 08 03

13. ETHNIC GROUPS: GEOGRAPHICAL LIST

102

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

TERM CODE

Slovenia

Romas 18 15 13 01 19 01

Spain

Basques 02 01 19 17 21 01

Spain

Canary Islanders 03 01 14 01 18 01

Spain

Catalans 03 01 20 01 12 01

Spain

Galicians 07 01 12 09 03 01

Yugoslavia

Montenegrins 13 15 14 20 05 01

Yugoslavia

Romas 18 15 13 01 19 01

Yugoslavia

Rusyns 18 21 19 25 14 01

Yugoslavia Serbs 19 05 18 02 19 01

Western Europe

Belgium

Flemings 06 12 05 13 09 01

Belgium

Walloons 23 01 12 12 15 01

France

Alsatians 01 12 19 01 20 01

France

Basques 02 01 19 17 21 01

France

Catalans 03 01 20 01 12 01

France

Corsicans 03 15 18 19 09 01

Germany

Frisians 06 18 09 19 09 01

Germany

Sorbs 19 15 18 02 19 01

Liechtenstein

Walsers 23 01 12 19 05 01

Netherlands Frisians 06 18 09 19 09 01

Oceania

Australia and New Zealand

Australia

Aborigines 01 02 15 18 09 01

New Zealand

Pacific Islanders 16 01 03 09 06 01

New Zealand Maoris 13 01 15 18 09 01

Melanesia

New Caledonia [France] Kanaks 11 01 14 01 11 01

103

MICRO-THESAURUS 14

LANGUAGES

The purpose of this list is to select the languages spoken and understood by a person, or to select

the language(s) in which source documents were written.

This list is an updated version of the "HURIDOCS Supporting Document D: List of Language

Names and Codes".

It is based on the Codes for the Representation of Names of Languages,

also known as ISO 639-2 codes for languages.

The original codes from the Supporting Document are included in the column 1

ed. Code. The

Source Code in the fourth column is the ISO 639-2/B bibliographic code used in the Codes for

the Representation of Names of Languages.

This is a long, alphabetical list with one level, as described in Rule No. 2 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for fields 945 Languages in the Person format and 2510

Languages of Source Document in the Information format.

Groups wishing to record local languages according to their own list can use field 946 Local

Language in the Person format and for field 2513 Local Language of Source Material in the

Information format. Guidelines for compiling such a list and a sample Micro-thesaurus can be

found in this publication, as Micro-thesaurus 66: Local Languages.

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

01 02 11 08 01 01

Abkhazian

ABK

abk

01 03 08 09 14 01

Achinese

ace

01 03 15 12 09 01

Acoli

ach

01 04 01 14 07 01

Adangme

ada

01 06 01 18 00 01

Afar

AAR

aar

01 06 18 09 08 01

Afrihili

afh

01 06 18 09 11 01

Afrikaans

AFR

afr

01 06 18 15 00 01

Afro-asiatic (Other)

afa

01 11 01 14 00 01

Akan

aka

01 11 11 01 04 01

Akkadian

akk

01 12 02 01 14 01

Albanian

ALB

alb

01 12 05 21 20 01

Aleut

ale

01 12 07 15 14 01

Algonquian languages

alg

01 12 20 01 09 01

Altaic (Other)

tut

Dueck, Judith, and Aída María Noval. "Supporting Document D: List of Language Names and Codes."

HURIDOCS Standard Formats: Supporting Documents. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 53-67.

Library of Congress. ISO 639-2 Registration Authority. Codes for the Representation of Names of

Languages: Alpha-3 Codes Arranged Alphabetically by English Name of Language. Library of

Congress. ISO 639-2 Registration Authority 7 Dec. 2000 <http://lcweb.loc.gov/standards/iso639-

2/englangn.html>.

14. LANGUAGES

104

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

01 13 08 01 18 01

Amharic

AMH

amh

01 16 01 03 08 01

Apache languages

apa

01 18 01 02 09 01

Arabic

ARA

ara

01 18 01 13 01 01

Aramaic

arc

01 16 01 18 01 01

Arapaho

arp

01 18 01 21 03 01

Araucanian

arn

01 18 01 23 01 01

Arawak

arw

01 18 13 05 14 01

Armenian

ARM

arm

01 18 20 09 06 01

Artificial (Other)

art

01 19 19 01 13 01

Assamese

ASM

asm

01 20 08 01 16 01

Athapascan languages

ath

01 21 19 20 18 01

Australian languages

aus

01 21 19 20 18 02

Austronesian (Other)

map

01 22 01 18 09 01

Avaric

ava

01 22 05 19 20 01

Avestan

ave

01 23 01 04 08 01

Awadhi

awa

01 25 13 01 18 01

Aymara

AYM

aym

01 26 05 18 02 01

Azerbaijani

AZE

aze

02 01 12 09 14 01

Balinese

ban

02 01 12 20 09 01

Baltic (Other)

bat

02 01 12 21 03 01

Baluchi

bal

02 01 13 02 01 01

Bambara

bam

02 01 13 09 12 01

Bamileke languages

bai

02 01 14 04 01 01

Banda

bad

02 01 14 20 21 01

Bantu (Other)

bnt

02 01 19 01 00 01

Basa

bas

02 01 19 08 11 01

Bashkir

BAK

bak

02 01 19 17 21 01

Basque

BAQ

baq

02 01 20 01 11 01

Batak (Indonesia)

btk

02 05 10 01 00 01

Beja

bej

02 05 12 01 18 01

Belarusian

BEL

bel

02 05 13 02 01 01

Bemba

bem

02 05 14 07 01 01

Bengali

BEN

ben

02 05 18 02 05 01

Berber (Other)

ber

02 08 15 10 16 01

Bhojpuri

bho

02 09 08 01 18 01

Bihari

BIH

bih

02 09 11 15 12 01

Bikol

bik

02 09 14 09 00 01

Bini

bin

02 09 19 12 01 01

Bislama

BIS

bis

02 15 19 14 09 01

Bosnian

bos

02 18 01 10 00 01

Braj

bra

02 18 05 20 15 01

Breton

BRE

bre

02 21 07 09 14 01

Buginese

bug

02 21 12 07 01 01

Bulgarian

BUL

bul

02 21 18 09 01 01

Buriat

bua

14. LANGUAGES

105

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

02 21 18 13 05 01

Burmese

BUR

bur

03 01 04 04 15 01

Caddo

cad

03 01 18 09 02 01

Carib

car

03 01 20 01 12 01

Catalan

CAT

cat

03 01 21 03 01 01

Caucasian (Other)

cau

03 05 02 21 01 01

Cebuano

ceb

03 05 12 20 09 01

Celtic (Other)

cel

03 05 14 20 18 01

Central American Indian (Other)

cai

03 08 01 07 01 01

Chagatai

chg

03 08 01 13 09 01

Chamic languages

cmc

03 08 01 13 15 01

Chamorro

cha

03 08 05 03 08 01

Chechen

che

03 08 05 18 15 01

Cherokee

chr

03 08 05 25 05 01

Cheyenne

chy

03 08 09 02 03 01

Chibcha

chb

Chichewa use Nyanja; Chichewa

03 08 09 14 05 01

Chinese

CHI

chi

03 08 09 14 15 01

Chinook jargon

chn

03 08 09 16 05 01

Chipewyan

chp

03 08 15 03 20 01

Choctaw

cho

03 08 21 18 03 01

Church Slavic

chu

03 08 21 21 11 01

Chuukese

chk

03 08 21 22 01 01

Chuvash

chv

03 15 16 20 09 01

Coptic

cop

03 15 18 14 09 01

Cornish

cor

03 15 18 19 09 01

Corsican

COR

cos

03 18 05 05 00 01

Cree

cre

03 18 05 05 11 01

Creek

mus

03 18 05 15 12 01

Creoles and pidgins (Other)

crp

03 18 05 15 12 02

Creoles and pidgins, English-based (Other)

cpe

03 18 05 15 12 03

Creoles and pidgins, French-based (Other)

cpf

03 18 05 15 12 04

Creoles and pidgins, Portuguese-based

(Other)

cpp

03 18 15 01 20 01

Croatian

CRP

scr

03 21 19 08 09 01

Cushitic (Other)

cus

03 26 05 03 08 01

Czech

CZE

cze

04 01 11 15 20 01

Dakota

dak

04 01 14 09 19 01

Danish

DAN

dan

04 01 25 01 11 01

Dayak

day

04 05 12 01 23 01

Delaware

del

04 09 14 11 01 01

Dinka

din

04 09 22 05 08 01

Divehi

div

04 15 07 18 09 01

Dogri

doi

04 15 07 18 09 02

Dogrib

dgr

14. LANGUAGES

106

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

04 18 01 22 09 01

Dravidian (Other)

dra

04 21 01 12 01 01

Duala

dua

04 21 20 03 08 01

Dutch

DUT

dut

04 21 20 03 08 02

Dutch, Middle (ca. 1050-1350)

dum

04 25 21 12 01 01

Dyula

dyu

04 26 15 14 07 01

Dzongkha

BHU

dzo

05 06 09 11 00 01

Efik

efi

05 07 25 16 20 01

Egyptian (Ancient)

egy

05 11 01 10 21 01

Ekajuk

eka

05 12 01 13 09 01

Elamite

elx

05 14 07 12 09 01

English

ENG

eng

05 14 07 12 09 02

English, Middle (1100-1500)

enm

05 14 07 12 09 03

English, Old (ca. 450-1100)

ang

05 19 16 05 18 01

Esperanto

ESP

epo

05 19 20 15 14 01

Estonian

EST

est

05 23 05 00 00 01

Ewe

ewe

05 23 15 14 04 01

Ewondo

ewo

06 01 14 07 00 01

Fang

fan

06 01 14 20 09 01

Fanti

fat

06 01 18 15 05 01

Faroese

FAR

fao

06 09 10 09 01 01

Fijian

FIJ

fij

06 09 14 14 09 01

Finnish

FIN

fin

06 09 14 14 15 01

Finno-Ugrian (Other)

fiu

06 15 14 00 00 01

Fon

fon

06 18 05 14 03 01

French

FRE

fre

06 18 05 14 03 02

French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600)

frm

06 18 05 14 03 03

French, Old (842-1400)

fro

06 18 09 19 09 01

Frisian

FRI

fry

06 18 09 21 12 01

Friulian

fur

06 21 12 01 08 01

Fulah

ful

07 01 00 00 00 01

gaa

07 01 05 12 09 01

Gaelic (Scots)

GAE

gla

07 01 12 09 03 01

Galician

GAL

07 01 12 12 05 01

Gallegan

glg

07 01 14 04 01 01

Ganda

lug

07 01 25 15 00 01

Gayo

gay

07 02 01 25 01 01

Gbaya

gba

07 05 05 26 00 01

Geez

gez

07 05 15 18 07 01

Georgian

GEO

geo

07 05 18 13 01 01

German

GER

ger

07 05 18 13 01 02

German, Low; Saxon, Low; Low German;

Low Saxon

nds

07 05 18 13 01 03

German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)

gmh

14. LANGUAGES

107

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

07 05 18 13 01 04

German, Old High (ca. 750-1050)

goh

07 05 18 13 01 05

Germanic (Other)

gem

07 09 12 02 05 01

Gilbertese

gil

07 15 14 04 09 01

Gondi

gon

07 15 18 15 14 01

Gorontalo

gor

07 15 20 08 09 01

Gothic

got

07 18 05 02 15 01

Grebo

grb

07 18 05 05 11 01

Greek, ancient (to 1453)

grc

07 18 05 05 11 02

Greek, modern (1453-)

GRE

gre

07 21 01 18 01 01

Guarani

GUA

grn

07 21 10 01 18 01

Gujarati

GUJ

guj

07 23 09 03 08 01

Gwich'in

gwi

08 01 09 04 01 01

Haida

hai

08 01 21 19 01 01

Hausa

HAU

hau

08 01 23 01 09 01

Hawaiian

haw

08 05 02 18 05 01

Hebrew

HEB

heb

08 05 18 05 18 01

Herero

her

08 09 12 09 07 01

Hiligaynon

hil

08 09 13 01 03 01

Himachali

him

08 09 14 04 09 01

Hindi

HIN

hin

08 09 18 09 00 01

Hiri Motu

hmo

08 09 20 20 09 01

Hittite

hit

08 13 15 14 07 01

Hmong

hmn

08 21 14 07 01 01

Hungarian

HUN

hun

08 21 16 01 00 01

Hupa

hup

09 02 01 14 00 01

Iban

iba

09 03 05 12 01 01

Icelandic

ICE

ice

09 07 02 15 00 01

Igbo

ibo

09 10 15 00 00 01

Ijo

ijo

09 12 15 11 15 01

Iloko

ilo

09 14 04 09 03 01

Indic (Other)

inc

09 14 04 15 00 01

Indo-European (Other)

ine

09 14 04 15 14 01

Indonesian

IND

ind

09 14 20 05 18 01

Interlingua (International Auxilary Language

Association)

INT

ina

09 14 20 05 18 02

Interlingue

ile

09 14 21 11 20 01

Inuktitut

iku

09 14 21 16 09 01

Inupiaq

INU

ipk

09 18 01 14 09 01

Iranian (Other)

ira

09 18 09 19 08 01

Irish

IRI

gle

09 18 09 19 08 02

Irish, Middle (900-1200)

mga

09 18 09 19 08 03

Irish, Old (to 900)

sga

09 18 15 17 21 01

Iroquoian languages

iro

09 20 01 12 09 01

Italian

ITA

ita

14. LANGUAGES

108

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

10 01 16 01 14 01

Japanese

JPN

jpn

10 01 22 01 14 01

Javanese

JAV

jav

10 21 04 05 15 01

Judeo-Arabic

jrb

10 21 04 05 15 02

Judeo-Persian

jpr

11 01 02 25 12 01

Kabyle

kab

11 01 03 08 09 01

Kachin

kac

11 01 12 01 01 01

Kalaallisut

ESK

kal

11 01 13 02 01 01

Kamba

kam

11 01 14 14 01 01

Kannada

KAN

kan

11 01 14 21 18 01

Kanuri

kau

11 01 18 01 00 01

Kara-kalpak

kaa

11 01 18 05 14 01

Karen

kar

11 01 19 08 13 01

Kashmiri

KAS

kas

11 01 23 09 00 01

Kawi

kaw

11 01 26 01 11 01

Kazakh

KAZ

kaz

11 08 01 19 09 01

Khasi

kha

11 08 13 05 18 01

Khmer

CAM

khm

11 08 15 09 19 01

Khoisan (Other)

khi

11 08 15 20 01 01

Khotanese

kho

11 09 11 21 25 01

Kikuyu

kik

11 09 13 02 21 01

Kimbundu

kmb

11 09 14 25 01 01

Kinyarwanda

KIN

kin

11 09 18 07 08 01

Kirghiz

KIR

kir

11 15 13 09 00 01

Komi

kom

11 15 14 07 15 01

Kongo

kon

11 15 14 11 01 01

Konkani

kok

11 15 18 05 01 01

Korean

KOR

kor

11 15 19 18 01 01

Kosraean

kos

11 16 05 12 12 01

Kpelle

kpe

11 18 21 00 00 01

Kru

kro

11 21 01 14 25 01

Kuanyama

kua

11 21 13 25 11 01

Kumyk

kum

11 21 18 04 09 01

Kurdish

KUR

kur

11 21 18 21 11 01

Kurukh

kru

11 21 20 05 14 01

Kutenai

kut

12 01 04 09 14 01

Ladino

lad

12 01 08 14 04 01

Lahnda

lah

12 01 13 02 01 01

Lamba

lam

12 01 15 00 00 01

Lao

LAO

lao

12 01 20 09 14 01

Latin

LAT

lat

12 01 20 22 09 01

Latvian

LAV

lav

12 05 20 26 05 01

Letzeburgesch

ltz

12 05 26 07 08 01

Lezghian

lez

12 09 14 07 01 01

Lingala

LIN

lin

14. LANGUAGES

109

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

12 09 20 08 21 01

Lithuanian

LIT

lit

12 15 26 09 00 01

Lozi

loz

12 21 02 01 00 01

Luba-Katanga

lub

12 21 02 01 00 02

Luba-Lulua

lua

12 21 09 19 05 01

Luiseno

lui

12 21 14 04 01 01

Lunda

lun

12 21 15 00 00 01

Luo (Kenya and Tanzania)

luo

12 21 19 08 01 01

Lushai

lus

13 01 03 05 04 01

Macedonian

MAC

mac

13 01 04 21 18 01

Madurese

mad

13 01 07 01 08 01

Magahi

mag

13 01 09 20 08 01

Maithili

mai

13 01 11 01 19 01

Makasar

mak

13 01 12 01 07 01

Malagasy

MLA

mlg

13 01 12 01 25 01

Malay

MAY

may

13 01 12 01 25 02

Malayalam

MAL

mal

13 01 12 20 05 01

Maltese

MLT

mlt

13 01 14 03 08 01

Manchu

mnc

13 01 14 04 01 01

Mandar

mdr

13 01 14 04 09 01

Mandingo

man

13 01 14 09 16 01

Manipuri

mni

13 01 14 15 02 01

Manobo languages

mno

13 01 14 24 00 01

Manx

glv

13 01 15 18 09 01

Maori

MAO

mao

13 01 18 01 20 01

Marathi

MAR

mar

13 01 18 09 00 01

Mari

chm

13 01 18 19 08 01

Marshall

mah

13 01 18 23 01 01

Marwari

mwr

13 01 19 01 09 01

Masai

mas

13 01 25 01 14 01

Mayan languages

myn

13 05 14 04 05 01

Mende

men

13 09 03 13 01 01

Micmac

mic

13 09 14 01 14 01

Minangkabau

min

13 09 19 03 05 01

Miscellaneous languages

mis

13 15 08 01 23 01

Mohawk

moh

13 15 12 04 01 01

Moldavian

MOL

mol

13 15 14 00 11 01

Mon-Khmer (Other)

mkh

13 15 14 07 15 01

Mongo

lol

13 15 14 07 15 02

Mongolian

MON

mon

13 15 19 19 09 01

Mossi

mos

13 21 12 20 09 01

Multiple languages

MIX

mul

13 21 14 04 01 01

Munda languages

mun

14 01 21 18 21 01

Nauru

NAU

nau

14 01 22 01 10 01

Navajo

nav

14 04 05 02 05 01

Ndebele, North

nde

14. LANGUAGES

110

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

14 04 05 02 05 02

Ndebele, South

nbl

14 04 15 14 07 01

Ndonga

ndo

14 05 16 01 12 01

Nepali

NEP

nep

14 05 23 01 18 01

Newari

new

14 09 01 19 00 01

Nias

nia

14 09 07 05 18 01

Niger-Kordofanian (Other)

nic

14 09 12 15 00 01

Nilo-Saharan (Other)

ssa

14 09 21 05 01 01

Niuean

niu

14 15 18 19 05 01

Norse, Old

non

14 15 18 02 08 01

North American Indian (Other)

nai

14 15 18 02 08 02

Northern Sami

sme

14 15 18 23 05 01

Norwegian

NOR

nor

14 15 18 23 05 02

Nowegian Bokmål

nob

14 15 18 23 05 03

Norwegian Nynorsk

nno

14 21 02 09 01 01

Nubian languages

nub

14 25 01 13 23 01

Nyamwezi

nym

14 25 01 14 10 01

Nyanja; Chichewa

nya

14 25 01 14 11 02

Nyankole

nyn

14 25 15 18 15 01

Nyoro

nyo

14 26 09 13 01 01

Nzima

nzi

15 03 03 09 01 01

Occitan (post 1500); Provençal

OCI

oci

15 10 09 02 23 01

Ojibwa

oji

15 18 09 25 01 01

Oriya

ORI

ori

15 18 15 13 15 01

Oromo

ORO

orm

15 19 01 07 05 01

Osage

osa

15 19 19 05 20 01

Ossetian; Ossetic

oss

15 20 15 13 09 01

Otomian languages

oto

16 01 08 12 01 01

Pahlavi

pal

16 01 12 01 21 01

Palauan

pau

16 01 12 09 00 01

Pali

pli

16 01 13 16 01 01

Pampanga

pam

16 01 14 07 01 01

Pangasinan

pag

16 01 14 10 01 01

Panjabi

PUN

pan

16 01 16 09 01 01

Papiamento

pap

16 01 16 21 01 01

Papuan (Other)

paa

16 05 18 19 09 01

Persian

IRA

per

16 05 18 19 09 02

Persian, Old (ca. 600-400 B.C.)

peo

16 08 09 12 09 01

Philippine (Other)

phi

16 08 15 05 14 01

Phoenician

phn

16 15 08 14 16 01

Pohnpeian

pon

16 15 12 09 19 01

Polish

POL

pol

16 15 18 20 21 01

Portuguese

POR

por

16 18 01 11 18 01

Prakrit languages

pra

14. LANGUAGES

111

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

Provençal use Occitan (post 1500);

Provençal

16 18 15 22 05 01

Provençal, old (to 1500)

pro

16 21 19 08 20 01

Pushto

PUS

pus

17 21 05 03 08 01

Quechua

QUE

que

18 01 05 20 15 01

Raeto-Romance

ROH

roh

18 01 10 01 19 01

Rajasthani

raj

18 01 16 01 14 01

Rapanui

rap

18 01 18 15 20 01

Rarotongan

rar

18 05 19 05 18 01

Reserved for local use

qaa-qtz

18 15 13 01 14 01

Romance (Other)

roa

18 15 13 01 14 02

Romanian

RUM

rum

18 15 13 01 14 03

Romany

rom

18 21 14 04 09 01

Rundi

RUN

run

18 21 19 19 09 01

Russian

RUS

rus

19 01 12 09 19 01

Salishan languages

sal

19 01 13 01 18 01

Samaritan Aramaic

sam

19 01 13 09 00 01

Sami languages (Other)

smi

19 01 13 15 01 01

Samoan

SAO

smo

19 01 14 04 01 01

Sandawe

sad

19 01 14 07 15 01

Sango

SAG

sag

19 01 14 19 11 01

Sanskrit

SAN

san

19 01 14 20 01 01

Santali

sat

19 01 18 04 09 01

Sardinian

srd

19 01 19 01 11 01

Sasak

sas

19 03 15 20 19 01

Scots

sco

19 05 10 15 20 01

Sesotho

SCR

19 05 12 11 21 01

Selkup

sel

19 05 13 09 20 01

Semitic (Other)

sem

19 05 18 02 09 01

Serbian

SCC

scc

19 05 18 05 18 01

Serer

srr

19 05 20 19 23 01

Setswana

TSW

19 08 01 14 00 01

Shan

shn

19 08 15 14 01 01

Shona

SHO

sna

19 09 04 01 13 01

Sidamo

sid

19 09 07 14 00 01

Sign languages

sgn

19 09 11 19 09 01

Siksika

bla

19 09 14 04 08 01

Sindhi

SND

snd

19 09 14 08 01 01

Sinhalese

SNH

sin

19 09 14 15 00 01

Sino-Tibetan (Other)

sit

19 09 15 21 01 01

Siouan languages

sio

19 09 19 23 01 01

Siswati

SIS

19 12 01 22 05 01

Slave (Athapascan)

den

14. LANGUAGES

112

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

19 12 01 22 09 01

Slavic (Other)

sla

19 12 15 22 01 01

Slovak

SLO

slo

19 12 15 22 05 01

Slovenian

SLV

slv

19 15 07 04 09 01

Sogdian

sog

19 15 13 01 12 01

Somali

SOM

som

19 15 14 07 08 01

Songhai

son

19 15 14 09 14 01

Soninke

snk

19 15 18 02 09 01

Sorbian languages

wen

19 15 08 20 15 01

Sohto, Northern

nso

19 15 20 08 15 01

Sotho, Southern

sot

19 15 21 20 08 01

South American Indian (Other)

sai

19 16 01 14 09 01

Spanish

SPA

spa

19 21 11 21 13 01

Sukuma

suk

19 21 13 05 18 01

Sumerian

sux

19 21 14 04 01 01

Sundanese

SUN

sun

19 21 19 21 00 01

Susu

sus

19 23 01 08 09 01

Swahili

SWA

swa

19 23 01 20 09 01

Swati

ssw

19 23 05 04 09 01

Swedish

SWE

swe

19 25 18 09 01 01

Syriac

syr

20 01 07 01 12 01

Tagalog

TAG

tgl

20 01 08 09 20 01

Tahitian

tah

20 01 09 00 00 01

Tai (Other)

tai

20 01 10 09 11 01

Tajik

TAJ

tgk

20 01 13 01 19 01

Tamashek

tmh

20 01 13 09 12 01

Tamil

TAM

tam

20 01 20 01 18 01

Tatar

TAR

tat

20 05 12 21 07 01

Telugu

TEL

tel

20 05 18 05 14 01

Tereno

ter

20 05 20 21 13 01

Tetum

tet

20 08 01 09 00 01

Thai

THA

tha

20 09 02 05 20 01

Tibetan

TIB

tib

20 09 07 18 05 01

Tigre

tig

20 09 07 18 09 01

Tigrinya

TIR

tir

20 09 13 14 05 01

Timne

tem

20 09 22 00 00 01

Tiv

tiv

20 12 09 14 07 01

Tlingit

tli

20 15 11 00 00 01

Tok Pisin

tpi

20 15 11 05 12 01

Tokelau

tkl

20 15 14 07 01 01

Tonga (Nyasa)

tog

20 15 14 07 01 02

Tonga (Tonga Islands)

TON

ton

20 19 09 13 19 01

Tsimshian

tsi

20 19 15 14 07 01

Tsonga

TSO

tso

20 19 23 01 14 01

Tswana

tsn

20 21 13 02 21 01

Tumbuka

tum

14. LANGUAGES

113

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

20 21 18 11 09 01

Turkish

TUR

tur

20 21 18 11 09 02

Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928)

ota

20 21 18 11 13 01

Turkmen

TUT

tuk

20 21 22 01 12 01

Tuvalu

tvl

20 21 22 09 14 01

Tuvinian

tyv

20 23 09 00 00 01

Twi

TWI

twi

21 07 01 18 09 01

Ugaritic

uga

21 09 07 08 21 01

Uighur

uig

21 11 18 01 09 01

Ukrainian

UKR

ukr

21 13 02 21 14 01

Umbundu

umb

21 14 04 05 20 01

Undetermined

und

21 18 04 21 00 01

Urdu

URD

urd

21 26 02 05 11 01

Uzbek

UZK

uzb

22 01 09 00 00 01

Vai

vai

22 05 14 04 01 01

Venda

ven

22 09 05 20 14 01

Vietnamese

VIE

vie

22 15 12 01 16 01

Volapük

VOL

vol

22 15 20 09 03 01

Votic

vot

23 01 11 01 19 01

Wakashan languages

wak

23 01 12 01 13 01

Walamo

wal

23 01 18 01 25 01

Waray

war

23 01 19 08 15 01

Washo

was

23 05 12 19 08 01

Welsh

WEL

wel

23 15 12 15 06 01

Wolof

WOL

wol

24 08 15 19 01 01

Xhosa

XHO

xho

25 01 11 21 20 01

Yakut

sah

25 01 15 00 00 01

Yao

yao

25 01 16 05 05 01

Yapese

yap

25 09 04 04 09 01

Yiddish

YID

yid

25 15 18 21 02 01

Yoruba

YOR

yor

25 21 16 09 11 01

Yupik languages

ypk

26 01 14 04 05 01

Zande

znd

26 01 16 15 20 01

Zapotec

zap

26 05 14 01 07 01

Zenaga

zen

26 08 21 01 14 01

Zhuang

zha

26 21 12 21 00 01

Zulu

ZUL

zul

26 21 14 09 00 01

Zuni

zun

Other

Unknown

114

MICRO-THESAURUS 15

GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS

The purpose of this list is to select the continent, region and country where an event occurred, or

from where a person originates.

This list is a revised and updated version of "HURIDOCS Supporting Document C: List of

Geographical Terms and Codes".

Updates with regard to the names of countries come from ISO

3166: Code for the Representation of Names of Countries,

and from Countries or Areas, Codes

and Abbreviations, published by the United Nations Statistics Division.

The continents are of a purely geographical nature and consist of AFRICA, AMERICAS, ASIA,

EUROPE, OCEANIA and ANTARTICA. The regions within the continents and the countries

which are in each regional group have been established following the Composition of Macro

Geographical (Continental) Regions and Component Geographical Regions, published by the

United Nations Statistics Division.

In addition to the terms included in Countries or Areas, Codes and Abbreviations, the list below

includes:

• dependent, external or self-governing territories of the Member States of the United Nations

that are included in the ISO 3166 list. HURIDOCS has attributed the codes ending on 70 to

79 for this group.

• some disputed territories. HURIDOCS has attributed the codes ending on 80 to 89 for this

group.

Organisations wishing to allocate codes to additional countries and territories should attribute a

code starting with the first four digits indicating the continent and sub-region, followed by the

country code 90 to 99.

HURIDOCS wishes to make it clear that the allocation of these geographical terms and codes is

made purely to cater for the purposes of “documentation for action” and in no way constitutes

pronouncement or claim by HURIDOCS on the validity or status of certain countries that may be

under dispute.

Dueck, Judith, and Aída María Noval. "Supporting Document C: List of Geographical Terms and

Codes." HURIDOCS Standard Formats: Supporting Documents. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 32-52.

Deutsches Institut für Normung. ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency. English Country Names and Code

Elements. Deutsches Institut für Normung. ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency. 7 Dec. 2000.

<http://www.din.de/gremien/nas/nabd/iso3166ma/codlstp1/en_listp1.html> (accessible via

<http://www.din.de/gremien/nas/nabd/iso3166ma/>).

United Nations. Statistics Division. Countries or Areas, Codes and Abbreviations. United Nations.

Statistics Division. 6 Dec. 2000. <http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/methods/m49alpha.htm>. The United

Nations Statistics Agency is the maintenance agency for the ISO 3166 Alpha-3 Code for the

Representation of Names of Countries which are included in this Micro-thesaurus.

United Nations. Statistics Division. Composition of Macro Geographical (Continental) Regions and

Component Geographical Regions. United Nations. Statistics Division. 21 Jan. 2001.

<http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/methods/m49regin.htm>.

MICRO-THESAURUS 15.

GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS

115

The original codes from the Supporting Document are included in the column 1

ed. Code. The

Source Code in the fourth column is the code used in the ISO 3166 Alpha-3 Code for the

Representation of Names of Countries.

This is a hierarchical list with three levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction. In

order to facilitate access to the list, it has been included twice: as a numerical list grouped by

geographical code (Table I) and as an Alphabetical list grouped by geographical term (Table II).

This Micro-thesaurus is used for fields:

• 111 Geographical Term in the Event format,

• 912 Place of Birth in the Person format,

• 941 Citizenship in the Person format,

• 947 National Origin in the Person format.

Groups wishing to record local geographical areas according to their own list can use field 112

Local Geographical Area in the Event format. Guidelines for compiling such a list and a sample

Micro-thesaurus can be found in this publication, as Micro-thesaurus 63: Local Geographical

Area.

As included in United Nations. Statistics Division. Countries or Areas, Codes and Abbreviations.

United Nations. Statistics Division. 6 Dec. 2000. <http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/methods/

m49alpha.htm>.

TABLE I. NUMERICAL LIST BY GEOGRAPHICAL CODE

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

Universal

0000

Africa

5000

01 01

Eastern Africa

5200

01 01 16

Burundi

5117

BDI

01 01 21

Comoros

5422

COM

01 01 25

Djibouti

5224

DJI

01 01 28

Eritrea

5281

ERI

01 01 29

Ethiopia

5227

ETH

01 01 35

Kenya

5234

KEN

01 01 39

Madagascar

5438

MDG

01 01 40

Malawi

5439

MWI

01 01 43

Mauritius

5442

MUS

01 01 45

Mozambique

5445

MOZ

01 01 49

Réunion [France]

5449

REU

01 01 50

Rwanda

5150

RWA

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: LIST BY CODE

116

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

01 01 54

Seychelles

5455

SYC

01 01 56

Somalia

5257

SOM

01 01 60

Tanzania, United Republic of

5264

TZA

01 01 63

Uganda

5263

UGA

01 01 66

Zambia

5466

ZMB

01 01 67

Zimbabwe

5467

ZWE

01 02

Middle Africa

5100

01 02 17

Cameroon

5118

CMR

01 02 19

Central African Republic

5120

CAF

01 02 20

Chad

5121

TCD

01 02 22

Congo

5123

COG

01 02 23

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

COD

01 02 27

Equatorial Guinea

5126

GNQ

01 02 30

Gabon

5128

GAB

01 02 52

Sao Tome and Principe

5153

STP

01 02 65

Zaire (from 1971 until 1997)

5165

01 03

Northern Africa

5300

01 03 11

Algeria

5311

DZA

01 03 26

Egypt

5325

EGY

01 03 38

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

5337

LBY

01 03 44

Morocco

5344

MAR

01 03 58

Sudan

5259

SDN

01 03 62

Tunisia

5362

TUN

01 03 64

Western Sahara

5551

ESH

01 04

Southern Africa

5400

01 04 12

Angola

5412

AGO

01 04 14

Botswana

5415

BWA

01 04 36

Lesotho

5435

LSO

01 04 46

Namibia

5446

NAM

01 04 51

Saint Helena

5452

SHN

01 04 57

South Africa

5458

ZAF

01 04 59

Swaziland

5460

SWZ

01 04 70

Bouvet Island [Norway]

01 04 71

French Southern Territories [France]

01 04 72

Heard Island and McDonald Islands [Australia]

01 04 73

Mayotte [France]

5443

01 05

Western Africa

5500

01 05 13

Benin

5514

BEN

01 05 15

Burkina Faso

5516

BFA

01 05 18

Cape Verde

5519

CPV

01 05 24

Cote d'Ivoire

5533

CIV

01 05 31

Gambia

5529

GMB

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: LIST BY CODE

117

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

01 05 32

Ghana

5530

GHA

01 05 33

Guinea

5531

GIN

01 05 34

Guinea-Bissau

5532

GNB

01 05 37

Liberia

5536

LBR

01 05 41

Mali

5540

MLI

01 05 42

Mauritania

5541

MRT

01 05 47

Niger

5547

NER

01 05 48

Nigeria

5548

NGA

01 05 53

Senegal

5554

SEN

01 05 55

Sierra Leone

5556

SLE

01 05 61

Togo

5561

TGO

Americas

6000

02 01

Caribbean

6100

02 01 11

Anguilla

6111

AIA

02 01 12

Antigua and Barbuda

6112

ATG

02 01 14

Aruba

6114

ABW

02 01 15

Bahamas

6115

BHS

02 01 16

Barbados

6116

BRB

02 01 21

Virgin Islands (British)

6121

VGB

02 01 22

Cayman Islands

6123

CYM

02 01 26

Cuba

6127

CUB

02 01 27

Dominica

6128

DMA

02 01 28

Dominican Republic

6129

DOM

02 01 34

Grenada

6134

GRD

02 01 35

Guadeloupe [France]

6135

GLP

02 01 38

Haiti

6138

HTI

02 01 40

Jamaica

6140

JAM

02 01 41

Martinique [France]

6142

MTQ

02 01 43

Montserrat

6144

MSR

02 01 44

Netherlands Antilles [Netherlands]

6113

ANT

02 01 49

Puerto Rico

6149

PRI

02 01 50

Saint Kitts and Nevis

6150

KNA

02 01 51

Saint Lucia

6151

LCA

02 01 53

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

6153

VCT

02 01 55

Trinidad and Tobago

6155

TTO

02 01 56

Turks and Caicos Islands

6156

TCA

02 01 58

Virgin Islands (United States)

6158

VIR

02 02

Central America

6200

02 02 17

Belize

6217

BLZ

02 02 25

Costa Rica

6226

CRI

02 02 30

El Salvador

6231

SLV

02 02 36

Guatemala

6236

GTM

02 02 39

Honduras

6239

HND

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: LIST BY CODE

118

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

02 02 42

Mexico

6243

MEX

02 02 45

Nicaragua

6245

NIC

02 02 46

Panama

6246

PAN

02 03

South America

6400

02 03 13

Argentina

6414

ARG

02 03 19

Bolivia

6419

BOL

02 03 20

Brazil

6420

BRA

02 03 23

Chile

6424

CHL

02 03 24

Colombia

6425

COL

02 03 29

Ecuador

6430

ECU

02 03 31

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

6432

FLK

02 03 32

French Guiana [France]

6433

GUF

02 03 37

Guyana

6437

GUY

02 03 47

Paraguay

6447

PRY

02 03 48

Peru

6448

PER

02 03 54

Suriname

6454

SUR

02 03 59

Uruguay

6459

URY

02 03 60

Venezuela

6460

VEN

02 03 70

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

02 04

Northern America

6300

02 04 18

Bermuda

6118

BMU

02 04 21

Canada

6322

CAN

02 04 33

Greenland [Denmark]

8028

GRL

02 04 52

Saint Pierre and Miquelon [France]

6352

SPM

02 04 57

United States

6357

USA

Asia

7000

03 01

Eastern Asia

7100

03 01 19

China

7117

CHN

03 01 22

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of

China

7124

HKG

03 01 28

Japan

7130

JPN

03 01 31

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

7121

PRK

03 01 32

Korea, Republic of

7144

KOR

03 01 37

Macao Special Administrative Region of China

7135

MAC

03 01 40

Mongolia

7138

MNG

03 01 80

Taiwan

7149

TWN

03 01 81

Tibet [China]

7151

03 02

South-central Asia

7400

03 02 11

Afghanistan

7411

AFG

03 02 15

Bangladesh

7413

BGD

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: LIST BY CODE

119

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

03 02 16

Bhutan

7414

BTN

03 02 23

India

7425

IND

03 02 25

Iran, Islamic Republic of

7327

IRN

03 02 30

Kazakhstan

7230

KAZ

03 02 34

Kyrgyzstan

7231

KGZ

03 02 39

Maldives

7437

MDV

03 02 42

Nepal

7439

NPL

03 02 44

Pakistan

7441

PAK

03 02 50

Sri Lanka

7447

LKA

03 02 52

Tajikistan

7241

TJK

03 02 55

Turkmenistan

7248

TKM

03 02 57

Uzbekistan

7250

UZB

03 02 70

British Indian Ocean Territory [United

Kingdom]

03 04

South-eastern Asia

7500

03 04 17

Brunei Darussalam

7515

BRN

03 04 18

Cambodia

7520

KHM

03 04 23

East Timor

7523

TMP

03 04 24

Indonesia

7526

IDN

03 04 35

Lao People's Democratic Republic

7533

LAO

03 04 38

Malaysia

7536

MYS

03 04 41

Myanmar

7516

MMR

03 04 46

Philippines

7542

PHL

03 04 49

Singapore

7546

SGP

03 04 53

Thailand

7550

THA

03 04 58

Viet Nam

7553

VNM

03 04 71

Christmas Island [Australia]

7518

03 04 72

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

7519

03 05

Western Asia

7300

03 05 12

Armenia

7215

ARM

03 05 13

Azerbaijan

7216

AZE

03 05 14

Bahrain

7312

BHR

03 05 20

Cyprus

8018

CYP

03 05 21

Georgia

7225

GEO

03 05 26

Iraq

7328

IRQ

03 05 27

Israel

7329

ISR

03 05 29

Jordan

7331

JOR

03 05 33

Kuwait

7332

KWT

03 05 36

Lebanon

7334

LBN

03 05 43

Oman

7340

OMN

03 05 45

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

7354

PSE

03 05 47

Qatar

7343

QAT

03 05 48

Saudi Arabia

7345

03 05 51

Syrian Arab Republic

7348

SYR

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: LIST BY CODE

120

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

03 05 54

Turkey

8048

TUR

03 05 56

United Arab Emirates

7352

ARE

03 05 59

Yemen

7355

YEM

03 05 60

Yemen, Democratic (until 1990)

7322

Europe

8000

04 01

Eastern Europe

8100

04 01 14

Belarus

8016

BLR

04 01 17

Bulgaria

8015

BGR

04 01 20

Czech Republic

8056

CZE

04 01 21

Czechoslovakia (until December 1992)

8019

04 01 32

Hungary

8029

HUN

04 01 43

Moldova, Republic of

8062

MDA

04 01 47

Poland

8041

POL

04 01 49

Romania

8043

ROM

04 01 50

Russian Federation

8064

RUS

04 01 52

Slovakia

8065

SVK

04 01 58

Ukraine

8049

UKR

04 01 60

USSR (until December 1991)

8050

04 02

Northern Europe

04 02 18

Channel Islands [United Kingdom]

04 02 22

Denmark

8020

DNK

04 02 23

Estonia

8057

EST

04 02 24

Faroe Islands [Denmark]

8021

FRO

04 02 25

Finland

8022

FIN

04 02 33

Iceland

8030

ISL

04 02 34

Ireland

8031

IRL

04 02 35

Isle of Man [United Kingdom]

IMY

04 02 37

Latvia

8059

LVA

04 02 39

Lithuania

8060

LTU

04 02 46

Norway

8040

NOR

04 02 55

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands [Norway]

SJM

04 02 56

Sweden

8046

SWE

04 02 59

United Kingdom

8051

GBR

04 02 81

Northern Ireland [United Kingdom]

8039

04 03

Southern Europe

04 03 11

Albania

8011

ALB

04 03 12

Andorra

8012

AND

04 03 16

Bosnia and Herzegovina

8071

BIH

04 03 19

Croatia

8055

HRV

04 03 29

Gibraltar [United Kingdom]

8026

GIB

04 03 30

Greece

8027

GRC

04 03 31

Holy See

8052

VAT

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: LIST BY CODE

121

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

04 03 36

Italy

8033

ITA

04 03 41

Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of

8074

MKD

04 03 42

Malta

8036

MLT

04 03 48

Portugal

8042

PRT

04 03 51

San Marino

8044

SMR

04 03 53

Slovenia

8066

SVN

04 03 54

Spain

8045

ESP

04 03 61

Yugoslavia

8053

YUG

04 03 80

Kosovo

04 04

Western Europe

8200

04 04 13

Austria

8013

AUT

04 04 15

Belgium

8014

BEL

04 04 26

France

8023

FRA

04 04 27

German Democratic Republic (from 1949 until

October 1991)

8024

04 04 28

Germany

8025

DEU

04 04 38

Liechtenstein

8034

LIE

04 04 40

Luxembourg

8035

LUX

04 04 44

Monaco

8037

MCO

04 04 45

Netherlands

8038

NLD

04 04 57

Switzerland

8047

CHE

Oceania

9000

05 01

Australia and New Zealand

05 01 12

Australia

9012

AUS

05 01 22

New Zealand

9021

NZL

05 01 24

Norfolk Island [Australia]

9023

NFK

05 02

Melanesia

05 02 14

Fiji

9014

FJI

05 02 21

New Caledonia [France]

9020

NCL

05 02 27

Papua New Guinea

9024

PNG

05 02 30

Solomon Islands

9027

SLB

05 02 34

Vanuatu

9032

VUT

05 03

Micronesia

05 03 16

Guam

9016

GUM

05 03 17

Kiribati

9017

KIR

05 03 18

Marshall Islands

9071

MHL

05 03 19

Micronesia, Federated States of

9072

FSM

05 03 20

Nauru

9019

NRU

05 03 25

Northern Mariana Islands

9073

MNP

05 03 26

Palau

9074

PLW

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: LIST BY CODE

122

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

05 04

Polynesia

05 04 11

American Samoa

9011

ASM

05 04 13

Cook Islands [New Zealand]

9013

COK

05 04 15

French Polynesia [France]

9015

PYF

05 04 23

Niue [New Zealand]

9022

NIU

05 04 28

Pitcairn

9025

PCN

05 04 29

Samoa

9026

WSM

05 04 31

Tokelau

9028

TKL

05 04 32

Tonga

9029

TON

05 04 33

Tuvalu

9031

TUV

05 04 35

Wallis and Futuna Islands [France]

9033

WLF

05 04 70

United States Minor Outlying Islands

9018

Antartica

Other

Unknown

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: ALPHABETICAL LIST

123

TABLE II. ALPHABETICAL LIST BY GEOGRAPHICAL TERM

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

03 02 11

Afghanistan

7411

AFG

Africa

5000

04 03 11

Albania

8011

ALB

01 03 11

Algeria

5311

DZA

05 04 11

American Samoa

9011

ASM

Americas

6000

04 03 12

Andorra

8012

AND

01 04 12

Angola

5412

AGO

02 01 11

Anguilla

6111

AIA

Antartica

02 01 12

Antigua and Barbuda

6112

ATG

Antilles (Netherlands)

use Netherlands Antilles

02 03 13

Argentina

6414

ARG

03 05 12

Armenia

7215

ARM

02 01 14

Aruba

6114

ABW

Asia

7000

05 01 12

Australia

9012

AUS

05 01

Australia and New Zealand

04 04 13

Austria

8013

AUT

03 05 13

Azerbaijan

7216

AZE

02 01 15

Bahamas

6115

BHS

03 05 14

Bahrain

7312

BHR

03 02 15

Bangladesh

7413

BGD

02 01 16

Barbados

6116

BRB

04 01 14

Belarus

8016

BLR

04 04 15

Belgium

8014

BEL

02 02 17

Belize

6217

BLZ

01 05 13

Benin

5514

BEN

02 04 18

Bermuda

6118

BMU

03 02 16

Bhutan

7414

BTN

02 03 19

Bolivia

6419

BOL

04 03 16

Bosnia and Herzegovina

8071

BIH

01 04 14

Botswana

5415

BWA

01 04 70

Bouvet Island [Norway]

02 03 20

Brazil

6420

BRA

03 02 70

British Indian Ocean Territory [United Kingdom]

British Virgin Islands

use Virgin Islands, British

03 04 17

Brunei Darussalam

7515

BRN

04 01 17

Bulgaria

8015

BGR

01 05 15

Burkina Faso

5516

BFA

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: ALPHABETICAL LIST

124

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

Burma

use Myanmar

01 01 16

Burundi

5117

BDI

Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (until

December 1991)

use Belarus

03 04 18

Cambodia

7520

KHM

01 02 17

Cameroon

5118

CMR

02 04 21

Canada

6322

CAN

01 05 18

Cape Verde

5519

CPV

02 01

Caribbean

6100

02 01 22

Cayman Islands

6123

CYM

01 02 19

Central African Republic

5120

CAF

02 02

Central America

6200

01 02 20

Chad

5121

TCD

04 02 18

Channel Islands [United Kingdom]

02 03 23

Chile

6424

CHL

03 01 19

China

7117

CHN

03 04 71

Christmas Island [Australia]

7518

03 04 72

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

7519

02 03 24

Colombia

6425

COL

01 01 21

Comoros

5422

COM

01 02 22

Congo

5123

COG

01 02 23

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

COD

05 04 13

Cook Islands [New Zealand]

9013

COK

02 02 25

Costa Rica

6226

CRI

01 05 24

Cote d'Ivoire

5533

CIV

04 03 19

Croatia

8055

HRV

02 01 26

Cuba

6127

CUB

03 05 20

Cyprus

8018

CYP

04 01 20

Czech Republic

8056

CZE

04 01 21

Czechoslovakia (until December 1992)

8019

Democratic Kampuchea

use Cambodia

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

use Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Democratic Yemen (until 1990)

use Yemen, Democratic

04 02 22

Denmark

8020

DNK

01 01 25

Djibouti

5224

DJI

02 01 27

Dominica

6128

DMA

02 01 28

Dominican Republic

6129

DOM

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: ALPHABETICAL LIST

125

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

03 04 23

East Timor

7523

TMP

01 01

Eastern Africa

5200

03 01

Eastern Asia

7100

04 01

Eastern Europe

8100

02 03 29

Ecuador

6430

ECU

01 03 26

Egypt

5325

EGY

02 02 30

El Salvador

6231

SLV

England

use United Kingdom

01 02 27

Equatorial Guinea

5126

GNQ

01 01 28

Eritrea

5281

ERI

04 02 23

Estonia

8057

EST

01 01 29

Ethiopia

5227

ETH

Europe

8000

02 03 31

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

6432

FLK

04 02 24

Faroe Islands [Denmark]

8021

FRO

05 02 14

Fiji

9014

FJI

04 02 25

Finland

8022

FIN

04 04 26

France

8023

FRA

02 03 32

French Guiana [France]

6433

GUF

05 04 15

French Polynesia [France]

9015

PYF

01 04 71

French Southern Territories [France]

01 02 30

Gabon

5128

GAB

01 05 31

Gambia

5529

GMB

03 05 21

Georgia

7225

GEO

04 04 27

German Democratic Republic (from 1949 until

October 1991)

8024

04 04 28

Germany

8025

DEU

01 05 32

Ghana

5530

GHA

04 03 29

Gibraltar [United Kingdom]

8026

GIB

Great Britain

use United Kingdom

04 03 30

Greece

8027

GRC

02 04 33

Greenland [Denmark]

8028

GRL

02 01 34

Grenada

6134

GRD

02 01 35

Guadeloupe [France]

6135

GLP

05 03 16

Guam

9016

GUM

02 02 36

Guatemala

6236

GTM

01 05 33

Guinea

5531

GIN

01 05 34

Guinea-Bissau

5532

GNB

02 03 37

Guyana

6437

GUY

02 01 38

Haiti

6138

HTI

01 04 72

Heard Island and McDonald Islands [Australia]

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: ALPHABETICAL LIST

126

CODE

TERM

1ST ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

04 03 31

Holy See

8052

VAT

02 02 39

Honduras

6239

HND

03 01 22

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of

China

7124

HKG

04 01 32

Hungary

8029

HUN

04 02 33

Iceland

8030

ISL

03 02 23

India

7425

IND

03 04 24

Indonesia

7526

IDN

03 02 25

Iran, Islamic Republic of

7327

IRN

03 05 26

Iraq

7328

IRQ

04 02 34

Ireland

8031

IRL

Islamic Republic of Iran

use Iran, Islamic Republic of

04 02 35

Isle of Man [United Kingdom]

IMY

03 05 27

Israel

7329

ISR

04 03 36

Italy

8033

ITA

Ivory Coast

Use Cote d'Ivoire

02 01 40

Jamaica

6140

JAM

03 01 28

Japan

7130

JPN

03 05 29

Jordan

7331

JOR

Kampuchea, Democratic

use Cambodia

03 02 30

Kazakhstan

7230

KAZ

01 01 35

Kenya

5234

KEN

05 03 17

Kiribati

9017

KIR

03 01 31

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

7121

PRK

03 01 32

Korea, Republic of

7144

KOR

04 03 80

Kosovo

03 05 33

Kuwait

7332

KWT

03 02 34

Kyrgyzstan

7231

KGZ

03 04 35

Lao People's Democratic Republic

7533

LAO

04 02 37

Latvia

8059

LVA

03 05 36

Lebanon

7334

LBN

01 04 36

Lesotho

5435

LSO

01 05 37

Liberia

5536

LBR

01 03 38

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

5337

LBY

04 04 38

Liechtenstein

8034

LIE

04 02 39

Lithuania

8060

LTU

04 04 40

Luxembourg

8035

LUX

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: ALPHABETICAL LIST

127

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

03 01 37

Macao Special Administrative Region of China

7135

MAC

04 03 41

Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of

8074

MKD

01 01 39

Madagascar

5438

MDG

01 01 40

Malawi

5439

MWI

03 04 38

Malaysia

7536

MYS

03 02 39

Maldives

7437

MDV

01 05 41

Mali

5540

MLI

04 03 42

Malta

8036

MLT

05 03 18

Marshall Islands

9071

MHL

02 01 41

Martinique [France]

6142

MTQ

01 05 42

Mauritania

5541

MRT

01 01 43

Mauritius

5442

MUS

01 04 73

Mayotte [France]

5443

05 02

Melanesia

02 02 42

Mexico

6243

MEX

05 03

Micronesia

05 03 19

Micronesia, Federated States of

9072

FSM

01 02

Middle Africa

5100

04 01 43

Moldova, Republic of

8062

MDA

04 04 44

Monaco

8037

MCO

03 01 40

Mongolia

7138

MNG

02 01 43

Montserrat

6144

MSR

01 03 44

Morocco

5344

MAR

01 01 45

Mozambique

5445

MOZ

03 04 41

Myanmar

7516

MMR

01 04 46

Namibia

5446

NAM

05 03 20

Nauru

9019

NRU

03 02 42

Nepal

7439

NPL

04 04 45

Netherlands

8038

NLD

02 01 44

Netherlands Antilles [Netherlands]

6113

ANT

05 02 21

New Caledonia [France]

9020

NCL

05 01 22

New Zealand

9021

NZL

02 02 45

Nicaragua

6245

NIC

01 05 47

Niger

5547

NER

01 05 48

Nigeria

5548

NGA

05 04 23

Niue [New Zealand]

9022

NIU

05 01 24

Norfolk Island [Australia]

9023

NFK

01 03

Northern Africa

5300

02 04

Northern America

6300

04 02

Northern Europe

04 02 81

Northern Ireland [United Kingdom]

8039

05 03 25

Northern Mariana Islands

9073

MNP

04 02 46

Norway

8040

NOR

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: ALPHABETICAL LIST

128

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

Oceania

9000

03 05 43

Oman

7340

OMN

Other

03 02 44

Pakistan

7441

PAK

05 03 26

Palau

9074

PLW

03 05 45

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

7354

PSE

02 02 46

Panama

6246

PAN

05 02 27

Papua New Guinea

9024

PNG

02 03 47

Paraguay

6447

PRY

02 03 48

Peru

6448

PER

03 04 46

Philippines

7542

PHL

05 04 28

Pitcairn

9025

PCN

04 01 47

Poland

8041

POL

05 04

Polynesia

04 03 48

Portugal

8042

PRT

02 01 49

Puerto Rico

6149

PRI

03 05 47

Qatar

7343

QAT

Republic of Korea

use Korea, Republic of

01 01 49

Réunion [France]

5449

REU

04 01 49

Romania

8043

ROM

04 01 50

Russian Federation

8064

RUS

01 01 50

Rwanda

5150

RWA

Saharan Arab Democratic Republic

use Western Sahara

01 04 51

Saint Helena

5452

SHN

02 01 50

Saint Kitts and Nevis

6150

KNA

02 01 51

Saint Lucia

6151

LCA

02 04 52

Saint Pierre and Miquelon [France]

6352

SPM

02 01 53

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

6153

VCT

05 04 29

Samoa

9026

WSM

04 03 51

San Marino

8044

SMR

01 02 52

Sao Tome and Principe

5153

STP

03 05 48

Saudi Arabia

7345

Scotland

use United Kingdom

01 05 53

Senegal

5554

SEN

01 01 54

Seychelles

5455

SYC

01 05 55

Sierra Leone

5556

SLE

03 04 49

Singapore

7546

SGP

04 01 52

Slovakia

8065

SVK

04 03 53

Slovenia

8066

SVN

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: ALPHABETICAL LIST

129

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

05 02 30

Solomon Islands

9027

SLB

01 01 56

Somalia

5257

SOM

01 04 57

South Africa

5458

ZAF

02 03

South America

6400

02 03 70

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

03 02

South-central Asia

7400

03 05

South-eastern Asia

7500

01 04

Southern Africa

5400

04 03

Southern Europe

04 03 54

Spain

8045

ESP

03 02 50

Sri Lanka

7447

LKA

01 03 58

Sudan

5259

SDN

02 03 54

Suriname

6454

SUR

04 02 55

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands [Norway]

SJM

01 04 59

Swaziland

5460

SWZ

04 02 56

Sweden

8046

SWE

04 04 57

Switzerland

8047

CHE

03 05 51

Syrian Arab Republic

7348

SYR

03 01 80

Taiwan

7149

TWN

03 02 52

Tajikistan

7241

TJK

01 01 60

Tanzania, United Republic of

5264

TZA

03 04 53

Thailand

7550

THA

03 01 81

Tibet [China]

7151

01 05 61

Togo

5561

TGO

05 04 31

Tokelau

9028

TKL

05 04 32

Tonga

9029

TON

02 01 55

Trinidad and Tobago

6155

TTO

Tristan da Cunha

use Saint Helena

01 03 62

Tunisia

5362

TUN

03 05 54

Turkey

8048

TUR

03 02 55

Turkmenistan

7248

TKM

02 01 56

Turks and Caicos Islands

6156

TCA

05 04 33

Tuvalu

9031

TUV

01 01 63

Uganda

5263

UGA

04 01 58

Ukraine

8049

UKR

Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (until

December 1991)

use Ukraine

Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (until December

1991)

use USSR

03 05 56

United Arab Emirates

7352

ARE

04 02 59

United Kingdom

8051

GBR

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: ALPHABETICAL LIST

130

CODE

TERM

ED.

CODE

SOURCE

CODE

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland

use United Kingdom

United Republic of Tanzania

use Tanzania, United Republic of

02 04 57

United States

6357

USA

05 04 70

United States Minor Outlying Islands

9018

United States of America

use United States

United States Virgin Islands

use Virgin Islands (United States)

Universal

0000

Unknown

02 03 59

Uruguay

6459

URY

04 01 60

USSR (until December 1991)

8050

03 02 57

Uzbekistan

7250

UZB

05 02 34

Vanuatu

9032

VUT

Vatican City State

use Holy See

02 03 60

Venezuela

6460

VEN

03 04 58

Viet Nam

7553

VNM

02 01 21

Virgin Islands (British)

6121

VGB

02 01 58

Virgin Islands (United States)

6158

VIR

Wales

use United Kingdom

05 04 35

Wallis and Futuna Islands [France]

9033

WLF

West Irian

use Indonesia

01 05

Western Africa

5500

03 05

Western Asia

7300

04 04

Western Europe

8200

01 03 64

Western Sahara

5551

ESH

03 05 59

Yemen

7355

YEM

03 05 60

Yemen, Democratic (until 1990)

7322

04 03 61

Yugoslavia

8053

YUG

01 02 65

Zaire (from 1971 until 1997)

5165

01 01 66

Zambia

5466

ZMB

01 01 67

Zimbabwe

5467

ZWE

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: ALPHABETICAL LIST

131

MICRO-THESAURUS 16

TYPES OF SOURCE MATERIAL

The purpose of this list is to select the type(s) of sources that have been consulted to learn about

the act or event.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on a list included in the HURIDOCS

Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights Violations.

The original codes from

this list are included in the column 1

ed. Code.

This is a long, alphabetical list with one level, as described in Rule No. 2 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2512 Type of Source Material in the Information format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

01 02 19 20 18 01

Abstract

01 16 16 05 01 01

Appeal from human rights group

01 21 04 09 15 01

Audiotape

01 21 20 15 16 01

Autopsy results

03 08 05 13 09 01

Chemical analysis

03 15 21 18 20 01

Court records

09 14 20 05 18 01

Interview

12 05 01 06 12 01

Leaflets, propaganda materials

12 05 20 20 05 01

Letter

14 05 23 19 16 01

Newspaper, magazine or publication write-up

16 08 15 20 15 01

Photograph

16 08 25 19 09 01

Physician's examination

16 15 19 20 05 01

Posters, banners

16 18 05 19 19 01

Press release of government

16 18 05 19 19 02

Press release of human rights organisation

16 18 05 19 19 03

Press release of perpetrator

17 21 05 19 20 01

Questionnaire or survey responses

18 01 04 09 15 01

Radio broadcast

19 09 07 14 05 01

Signed affidavit

20 05 12 05 16 01

Telephone conversation

20 05 12 05 22 01

Television broadcast

20 18 01 14 19 01

Translated documents

22 09 03 20 09 01

Victim testimony

22 09 04 05 15 01

Videotape or film

23 09 20 14 05 01

Witness testimony

Other

Unknown

Dueck, Judith, et al. HURIDOCS Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights

Violations. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 137-138.

132

MICRO-THESAURUS 17

TYPES OF LOCATIONS

The purpose of this list is to select the location at which an act took place.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on "Supporting Document M:

Locations".

The original codes from the Supporting Document are included in the column 1

ed. Code.

This is a hierarchical list with three levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2153 Type of Location in the Act format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Locations related to the victim

01 01

Home

01 01 01

Victim's home

01.1

01 01 02

Home of relative

01.2

01 01 03

Home of colleague or work associate

01.3

01 01 04

Home of friend

01.4

01 01 05

Home of someone working on behalf of the victim

01.5

01 02

Victim's place of employment

01 02 01

Business owned by victim

02.1

01 03

Land owned by victim

01 03 01

Farm owned by victim

03.1

Economic, social, agricultural and service centres

02 01

Service institutions (e.g., telephone, energy, post office)

02 01 01

Government-owned service institution

11.1

02 01 02

Privately owned for profit service institution

11.2

02 01 03

Corporation

11.3

02 01 04

Non-profit institution

11.4

02 02

Finance institution / bank

02 03

Business office or facility

02 03 01

Private business office or facility

13.1

02 03 02

Communal or co-operative business office or facility

13.2

02 03 03

National corporation office or facility

13.3

02 03 04

Multi-national corporation office or facility

13.4

Dueck, Judith, and Aída María Noval. "Supporting Document M: Locations." HURIDOCS Standard

Formats: Supporting Documents. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 128-133.

133

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

02 04

Agricultural land

02 04 01

Individual farm

14.1

02 04 02

Communal or co-operative farm

14.2

02 04 03

Government-owned farm

14.3

02 04 04

Open grazing land

14.4

02 05

Mine; mining site

02 06

Factory or industrial centre

02 07

Shopping centre

02 07 01

Store

17.1

02 08

Social service or professional organisation office

02 08 01

Government-owned social service or professional

organisation office

18.1

02 08 02

Privately-owned social service or professional

organisation office

18.2

02 08 03

Non-profit organisation office

18.3

02 09

Hotels, restaurants and similar establishments

Authorities

03 01

Government or municipal offices

03 01 01

National authorities office

21.1

03 01 02

Regional/provincial/district authorities office

21.2

03 01 03

City authorities office

21.3

03 01 04

Municipal authorities office

21.4

03 01 05

Town authorities office

21.5

03 01 06

Village authorities office

21.6

03 01 07

Community authorities office

21.7

03 02

Military administration of civilian population, office of

03 02 01

Military checkpoint

03 03

Military headquarters

03 03 01

Army headquarters

23.1

03 03 02

Navy headquarters

23.2

03 03 03

Air force headquarters

23.3

03 04

Military base or camp

03 04 01

Army base or camp

24.1

03 04 02

Navy base or camp

24.2

03 04 03

Air force base or camp

24.3

03 05

Police station or post

04 05 01

Police checkpoint

134

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

03 06

Penal institution

03 07

Court

03 07 01

Civilian court

27.1

03 07 02

Military court

27.2

03 07 03

Administrative tribunal

27.3

Education and medical facilities

04 01

Pre-school, nursery or kindergarten

04 02

Primary or elementary school

04 03

Secondary school

04 04

Post secondary institution

04 04 01

University

34.1

04 04 02

College

34.2

04 04 03

Technical-vocational school

34.3

04 05

Hospital

04 06

Medical clinic

04 07

Institutional homes

04 07 01

Institution for orphans

37.1

04 07 02

Institution for the elderly

37.2

04 07 03

Institution for physically handicapped

37.3

04 07 04

Institution for mentally ill, disturbed or mentally

handicapped

37.4

04 07 05

Institution for juvenile delinquents

37.5

04 08

Library

Places for free speech and association

05 01

Indoor meeting place

05 02

Union office

05 03

Political party, office of

05 04

Office of non-governmental organisation

05 04 01

Office of non-governmental human rights organisation

05 05

Leisure centre

05 05 01

Sports centre

45.1

05 05 02

Arts centre

45.2

135

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

05 06

Media office

05 07

Religious institution or holy site

05 07 01

Church

47.1

05 07 02

Mosque

47.2

05 07 03

Synagogue

47.3

05 07 04

Temple

47.4

05 07 05

Religious shrine

47.5

Public or vacant spaces

06 01

Monument

06 02

Open plaza, town square

06 03

Park, playground, playing field

06 04

Graveyard

06 05

Vacant places

06 05 01

Vacant lot

55.1

06 05 02

Vacant building

55.2

06 06

Squatters' area

Transport and connecting sites

07 01

Road; highway

07 02

Bridge

07 03

Transport centre or office

07 03 01

Train station

63.11

07 03 02

Taxi stand

63.21

07 03 03

Airport

63.31

07 03 04

Bus depot

63.41

07 03 05

Subway or monorail station

63.51

07 03 06

Dock or harbour

63.61

07 03 07

Parking lot or parkade

07 04

Transport vehicle

07 04 01

Train

63.1

07 04 02

Taxi

63.2

07 04 03

Aeroplane

63.3

07 04 04

Bus

63.4

07 04 05

Subway or monorail

63.5

07 04 06

Ship, boat, barge

63.6

07 04 07

Car, truck or motorised road vehicle

63.7

136

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

International and protected places

08 01

Office of inter-governmental organisation

08 01 01

Office of United Nations organisation

08 02

Embassy

08 03

Consulate

08 04

Border crossing

Special holding centres and headquarters

09 01

Refugee camp

09 02

Concentration or labour camp

09 03

Guerrilla facility

09 04

Intelligence agency/secret service facility

09 05

Special secret place

09 06

Prisoner of war camp

09 07

Immigration centre

09 08

Reserve

Geographical areas

10 01

Country

10 02

District; region; province

10 03

City

10 04

Municipality

10 05

Town

10 06

Village

10 07

Community

10 07 01

Communally owned area

97.1

10 07 02

Township

Other

Unknown

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: ALPHABETICAL LIST

137

MICRO-THESAURUS 18

DEGREES OF INVOLVEMENT

The purpose of this list is to select how a perpetrator is alleged to be involved in the act.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS.

This is a hierarchical list with two levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2409 Degree of Involvement in the Involvement format.

CODE

TERM

Involvement in violent or coercive acts

01 01

Directly carried out the act

01 02

Gave orders that led to the act

01 03

Passive accomplice in the act

01 04

Confirmed to be present in the execution of the act

01 05

Planned the act

01 06

Suspected of involvement in the act

Involvement in other direct acts of violations

02 01

As perpetrator of exploitation

02 02

As perpetrator of discrimination

02 03

As perpetrator of other direct forms of violations

Involvement in terms of legislation or policy-making

03 01

Authored the violative law or policy

03 02

Supported the passage of the violative law or policy

03 03

Inaction in terms of law- or policy-making

Involvement as implementor of a violative law or policy

Involvement by state agents through failure to offer protection

05 01

Failure to exercise authority over subordinates

05 02

Failure to act upon knowledge that subordinates planned or carried out an

unlawful act

05 03

Failure to take the necessary steps to prevent an unlawful act

Involvement in terms of general political responsibility

Other

Unknown

15. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: ALPHABETICAL LIST

138

MICRO-THESAURUS 19

SOURCE CONNECTION TO INFORMATION

The purpose of this list is to indicate how the source (individual or institution) which provides

information on an act or event is involved in it, or how the source is related to participants in the

act or event.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS.

This is a hierarchical list with three levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2509 Source Connection to Information in the

Information format.

CODE

TERM

Involved in the event

01 01

Victim him/herself

01 02

Witness

01 03

Perpetrator

Related to participants in the event

02 01

Related to the victim

02 01 01

Relative of victim

02 01 02

Colleague at work of victim

02 01 03

Member of the same organisation as victim

02 02

Related to the perpetrator

02 02 01

Relative of perpetrator

02 02 02

Colleague at work of perpetrator

02 02 03

Member of the same organisation as perpetrator

Third party (relayed information from witnesses or participants in the

event)

03 01

Reporter

Provided a service to the victim or to other actors in the event, such as a

witness

04 01

Lawyer

04 02

Provider of medical service

04 03

Provider of financial service

04 04

Non-governmental organisation

04 04 01

Non-governmental human rights organisation

Unknown

139

MICRO-THESAURUS 20

TYPES OF INTERVENTION

The purpose of this list is to select the different types of interventions that an individual, a human

rights organisation or other organisations can undertake on behalf of a victim or a group of

victims, or in relation to an event.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on a list included in the previous edition

of the HURIDOCS Standard Formats.

The original codes from this list are included in the

column 1

ed. Code.

This is a hierarchical list with two levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2609 Type of Intervention in the Intervention format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Intervention on behalf of an individual victim or

group of victims

01 01

Financial assistance

01 02

Legal aid

01 03

Medical aid

01 04

Publicity about the victim

01 05

Use of confidential contacts to obtain relief

01 06

Request to others for assistance

Intervention in relation to an event

02 01

Demand for investigation

02 02

Petition to overturn a decision

02 03

Publicity about the event

Other

Dueck, Judith, et al. HURIDOCS Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights

Violations. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 149.

140

MICRO-THESAURUS 21

TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS

The purpose of this list is to select three types of relationships: individual relations (family, social

etc.), membership of individuals in groups and "group to group" or organisational relationships.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on a list included in the previous edition

of the HURIDOCS Standard Formats.

The original codes from this list are included in the

column 1

ed. Code.

This is a hierarchical list with three levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2309 Type of Relationship in the Biographic Data format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Individual-to-individual relationships

01 01

Family/Intimate relations

01 01 01

Spouse

01 01 02

Sibling

01 01 03

Parent

01 01 04

Child

01 01 05

Other relative

01 01 06

Partner

01 01 07

Fiancé

01 02

Social relations

01 02 01

Friend

01 02 02

Co-student

01 02 03

Teacher

01 02 04

Student

01 03

Relationships based on locale

01 03 01

Person living in the same house or building

01 03 02

Neighbour

01 03 03

Person living in the same community

01 04

Relationships in terms of employment

01 04 01

Co-worker

01 04 02

Employer / Superior

01 04 03

Employee / Subordinate

Dueck, Judith, et al. HURIDOCS Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights

Violations. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 136-137.

21. TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS

141

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

01 05

Relationships in terms of affiliation

01 05 01

Colleague in an organisation

01 06

Relationships in terms of service

01 06 01

Client / recipient of service

01 06 02

Provider of service

01 06 02 01

Lawyer

01 90

Other types of inter-individual relationships

Individual-to-group relationships

11 01

Member of group/organisation

11 02

Officer of organisation

11 90

Other types of individual-to-group relationships

Group-to-group relationships

21 01

Branch; smaller division

21 02

Head office

21 03

Member organisation (in cases of federations)

21 04

Ally/partner organisation

21 90

Other types of group-to-group relationships

Other

Unknown

142

MICRO-THESAURUS 22

TYPES OF CHAIN OF EVENTS

The purpose of this list is to select how an event is related to other events.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2209 Type of Chain of Events in the Chain of Event

format.

CODE

TERM

Event which precedes another related event

Event which encompasses a number of smaller events

Event which causes another event

Event happening in parallel with another event

Smaller event within a bigger event

Event which follows a related event

Event which is a consequence of another event

143

MICRO-THESAURUS 23

RELEVANT CHARACTERISTICS

The purpose of this list is to select what the organisation recording the information considers to

be the cause for the victimisation of a particular victim.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on "Supporting Document E: List of

Sample Victim Characteristics".

The original codes from this list are included in the column 1

ed. Code.

This is a hierarchical list with three levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for fields 944 General Characteristics in the Person format and

2152 Victim Characteristics of the Act format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Characteristics in terms of affiliation

01 01

Political party or group

04.1

01 02

Armed opposition

01 02 01

Actual member of armed opposition

01 02 02

Suspected member of armed opposition

01 03

Special interest groups

01 03 01

Disarmament group

04.2

01 03 02

Environmental concerns group

04.3

01 03 03

Human rights group

04.4

01 03 04

Peace group

04.5

01 03 05

Union

04.6

01 03 06

Co-operative

04.7

01 03 07

Religious group

04.8

01 03 08

Social group

04.9

01 03 09

Press; media

05.1

01 03 10

Community

05.2

01 03 11

Women’s group

05.3

Status perceived as inferior or exploitable

02 01

Women

19.1

02 01 01

Pregnant women

19.11

02 01 02

Mothers

19.12

Dueck, Judith, and Aída María Noval. "Supporting Document E: List of Sample Victim

Characteristics." HURIDOCS Standard Formats: Supporting Documents. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993.

68-71.

23. RELEVANT CHARACTERISTICS

144

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

02 02

Children

02 02 01

Orphans

11.1

02 02 02

Children born out of wedlock

11.2

02 02 03

Street children

11.3

02 02 04

Abandoned children

11.4

02 02 05

Adopted children

11.5

02 02 06

Children in temporary care

11.6

02 02 07

Children in institutions

11.7

02 02 08

Children at other forms of risk

11.8

02 03

Workers

02 04

Indigenous peoples

02 05

Disabled or handicapped persons

02 05 01

Physically disabled

12.1

02 05 02

Mentally disabled

12.2

02 06

Elderly

Specific group characteristics not tolerated by

perpetrators

03 01

Ethnic minority

40.1

03 02

Religious minority

40.4

03 03

Linguistic minority

40.2

03 04

Homosexual

Other types of groups in vulnerable situations

04 01

Migrants

04 01 01

Migrant workers

04 02

Emigrants

04 03

Immigrants

04 03 01

Illegal immigrants

24.1

04 04

Displaced persons

04 05

Refugees

04 06

Prisoners

23. RELEVANT CHARACTERISTICS

145

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

04 07

Ill or wounded persons

04 07 01

Persons with AIDS

16.11

04 07 02

Mentally ill

16.2

04 08

Nomads

04 09

Border crossers

04 10

Asylum seekers

04 11

Exiles

Other causes of vulnerability

05 01

Vulnerability due to affinity/association

05 01 01

Relatives of persons targeted for repression

05 01 02

Friends/colleagues of persons targeted for

repression

05 02

Involvement in some human rights-related cases

05 02 01

Witnesses

05 02 02

Persons undertaking campaigns

05 03

Vulnerability due to locale

05 03 01

Persons living in a particular place

01.1

05 03 02

Persons present in a particular place

01.2

05 03 03

Persons working in a particular place

01.3

Victimisation in the context of protest actions

06 01

Demonstrators

06 02

Bystanders

Victimisation due to armed conflict in general

07 01

Combatants

07 02

Civilians in the crossfire

Other

146

MICRO-THESAURUS 24

TYPES OF PERPETRATORS

The purpose of this list is to select the type of institution to which an individual alleged

perpetrator is affiliated, or which type of institution as a whole is considered to be the

perpetrator.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on a list included in the previous edition

of the HURIDOCS Standard Formats.

The original codes from this list are included in the

column 1

ed. Code.

This is a hierarchical list with three levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2412 Type of Perpetrator in the Involvement format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Governmental entities

01 01

Executive

01 01 01

National-level officials

01 01 02

Local government officials

01 01 03

Armed forces

01 01 04

Police

31.1

01 01 05

Prison officials

01 01 06

Intelligence agency; secret service

01 02

Legislative

01 03

Judiciary

Non-governmental forces

02 01

Pro-government forces

02 01 01

Paramilitary forces

02 01 02

Vigilante groups; death squads

22.11

02 02

Opposition forces

02 02 01

Guerrilla armies

22.22

02 03

Warlords, private armies

02 04

Private security guards

02 05

Civilian crowd or mob

CODE

TERM 1

ED. CODE

Dueck, Judith, et al. HURIDOCS Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights

Violations. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 109-110.

24. TYPES OF PERPETRATORS

147

02 90

Other non-governmental forces involved in conflicts

Occupying forces

Private individuals/groups in a position of relative

power

11 01

Private individuals/groups in a position of relative

power in the family/domestic sphere

11 01 01

Spouses

11 02

Private individuals/groups in a position of relative

power in the community

11 03

Private individuals/groups in a position of relative

power in the workplace

11 03 01

Employers

11 03 02

Supervisors

11 04

Private individuals/groups in a position of relative

power in the school

11 04 01

School administrators

11 04 02

Teachers

11 05

Professionals performing activities in abuse of their

profession

Commercial establishments

21 01

Corporations

21 01 01

Local or national corporations

21 01 02

Transnational corporations

21 02

Landowners, ranchers

International financial institutions

Others

Unknown

148

MICRO-THESAURUS 25

STATUS AS VICTIM

The purpose of this list is to indicate what is known about the latest or present status of the

victim.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on a list included in the previous edition

of the HURIDOCS Standard Formats.

The original codes from this list are included in the

column 1

ed. Code.

This is a hierarchical list with three levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2123 Status at End of Act in the Act format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Status in terms of life/integrity of the person

01 01

Dead

01 02

Wounded; injured

01 02 01

Still suffering wound or injury

01 02 02

Wounded/injured and healed, with slight effects

51.1

01 02 03

Wounded/injured and healed, with permanent effects

51.2

01 03

Still missing

01 04

Discovered, after missing for some time

01 04 01

Discovered alive and free, after missing for some time

01 04 02

Discovered alive and held in prison, after missing for

some time

Status in terms of liberty

02 01

Arrested and released or escaped

02 01 01

Arrested and released - undergoing investigation

02 01 02

Arrested and released - undergoing trial

02 01 03

Arrested and released - underwent investigation/trial

and procedures stopped

02 01 04

Arrested and released - underwent trial and acquitted

02 01 05

Arrested and released - underwent trial and served

sentence

Dueck, Judith, et al. HURIDOCS Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights

Violations. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 128-130.

149

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

02 01 09

Arrested and escaped

02 02

Arrested and currently held

02 02 01

Arrested and currently held - undergoing investigation

02 02 02

Arrested and currently held - undergoing trial

02 02 03

Arrested and currently held - underwent

investigation/trial and serving sentence

02 02 04

Arrested and currently held arbitrarily

02 03

Fugitive

Status in terms of freedom of movement

03 01

Restricted in movement

03 02

Exiled; deported

03 03

Displaced or is a refugee still in flight

03 04

Displaced or is/was a refugee, stopped fleeing

03 04 01

Resettled in the same country

42.2

03 04 02

Resettled in another country

42.1

03 04 03

Returned to home area

03 04 04

Moved to a temporary refugee or evacuation centre

Status with respect to right to work / workers' rights

20 01

Unemployed

20 02

Dismissed from employment

20 03

Locked out

20 04

Forbidden access to workplace

20 05

Reintegrated employment

Other

Unknown

150

MICRO-THESAURUS 26

STATUS AS PERPETRATOR

The purpose of this list is to select what is known about the latest or present status of the alleged

perpetrator.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS.

This is a hierarchical list with three levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2422 Latest Status as Perpetrator in the Act in the

Involvement format.

CODE

TERM

Still holding post

01 01 Uncharged

01 02

Currently facing charges

01 02 01

Currently facing charges but free

01 02 02

Currently facing charges and detained

01 02 03

Currently facing charges and a fugitive

01 03

Faced charges

01 03 01

Faced charges but unpunished

01 03 02

Faced charges but punished minimally

01 03 03

Faced charges, punished and currently imprisoned

01 03 04

Faced charges, punished and served sentence

Dismissed from work or demoted

02 01 Uncharged

02 02

Currently facing charges

02 02 01

Currently facing charges but free

01 02 02

Currently facing charges and detained

01 02 03

Currently facing charges and a fugitive

02 03

Faced charges

02 03 01

Faced charges but unpunished

02 03 02

Faced charges but punished minimally

02 03 03

Faced charges, punished and currently imprisoned

02 03 04

Faced charges, punished and served sentence

99 Unknown

151

MICRO-THESAURUS 27

TYPES OF RESPONSES

The purpose of this list is to select what activities were undertaken or promised by the

organisation intervening in the case.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on a list included in the previous edition

of the HURIDOCS Standard Formats.

The original codes from this list are included in the

column 1

ed. Code.

This is a hierarchical list with three levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2613 Response in the Intervention format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Responded to request, with favourable results

01 01

Provided assistance

01 01 01

Provided financial assistance

102

01 01 02

Provided legal assistance

103

01 01 03

Provided medical assistance

104

01 02

Bore greater pressure on authorities

01 03

Enhanced publicity

01 04

Gave more force to campaign

Pledged commitment

02 01

Pledged commitment to provide assistance to victims

02 02

Pledged commitment to work for enactment of better laws

02 03

Pledged commitment to work for change in the treatment of

victims

02 04

Pledged commitment to work for the punishment of

perpetrators

02 05

Pledged commitment to seek relief for victims

02 06

Pledged commitment to further publicise the event

02 07

Pledged commitment to help in ongoing campaign

Response meant to counter the intervention

03 01

Denied the event

03 02

Took steps to inhibit the progress of the intervention

Request for more information

107

Token response

No response

108

Other

Dueck, Judith, et al. HURIDOCS Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights

Violations. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 152-153.

152

MICRO-THESAURUS 28

ATTRIBUTION

The purpose of this list is to select the credit or attribution of an act declared by a group in regard

of a violation.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS.

This is a hierarchical list with two levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2115 Attribution in the Act format.

CODE

TERM

Declaration from officials

01 01

Officials acknowledge or state circumstances of the act

01 02

Officials deny act

01 03

Officials acknowledge act but deny responsibility

01 04

Officials acknowledge act but give alternative explanation

01 05

Officials acknowledge circumstances of act and accept responsibility

Declaration from non-state actors

02 01

Non-state actors acknowledge or state circumstances of act

02 02

Non-state actors deny act

02 03

Non-state actors acknowledge act but deny responsibility

02 04

Non-state actors acknowledge act but give alternative explanation

02 05

Non-state actors acknowledge act and accept or claim responsibility

Other

Unknown

153

MICRO-THESAURUS 29

TYPES OF DETENTION

The purpose of this list is to select under which type of detention a victim is being held.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on "Supporting Document J: Type of

Event".

The original codes from this Supporting Document are included in the column 1

ed.

Code.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 3112 Type of Detention in the Additional Details: Arrest,

Detention or Legal Proceedings format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Held under administrative detention

04.07

Held under emergency, state of siege or special law suspending

individual rights

04.08

Held and charged for free speech or non-violent political crimes

04.09

Held and charged under ordinary law for non-grave violations

where sentence is disproportionate

04.10

Held and charged with a specific crime against persons or

property

04.11

Held and charged with non-violent crimes against the state

04.12

Held and charged with violent crimes against the state

04.13

Other

Unknown

Dueck, Judith, and Aída María Noval. "Supporting Document J: Type of Event." HURIDOCS

Standard Formats: Supporting Documents. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 97-112.

154

MICRO-THESAURUS 30

WHEREABOUTS AND OUTSIDE CONTACT DURING DETENTION

This list is for selecting which communication channels exist between a detained victim and the

outside world.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on "Supporting Document J: Type of

Event".

The original codes from this Supporting Document are included in the column 1

ed.

Code.

This is a hierarchical list with four levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 3114 Whereabouts and Outside Contact during

Detention in the Additional Details: Arrest, Detention or Legal Proceedings format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Capture is acknowledged

01 01

Location is disclosed

01 01 01

Outside contact is permitted

01 01 01 01

Contact with family is permitted

01 01 01 02

Contact with legal counsel is permitted

01 01 01 03

Contact with humanitarian organisation is permitted

01 01 01 04

Contact with human rights organisation is permitted

01 01 02

Outside contact is not permitted

01 01 01 01

Contact with family is not permitted

01 01 01 02

Contact with legal counsel is not permitted

01 01 01 03

Contact with humanitarian organisation is not

permitted

01 01 01 04

Contact with human rights organisation is not

permitted

01 02

Location is not disclosed

Capture is denied

Other

Unknown

Dueck, Judith, and Aída María Noval. "Supporting Document J: Type of Event." HURIDOCS

Standard Formats: Supporting Documents. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 97-112.

155

MICRO-THESAURUS 31

LEGAL COUNSEL

The purpose of this list is to select which type of legal assistance the victim was allowed to

receive.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 3115 Legal Counsel in the Additional Details: Arrest,

Detention or Legal Proceedings format.

CODE

TERM

No legal counsel permitted

No legal counsel requested

Legal counsel provided before indictment

Legal counsel provided after the indictment but before the trial

Legal counsel provided during interrogation

Legal counsel provided before signing a statement

Legal counsel provided after signing a statement

Legal counsel present at trial and permitted to defend the victim

Legal counsel present at trial, but not permitted to defend the victim

Private consultation with legal counsel permitted

Consultation with legal counsel permitted with others present

No consultation with legal counsel permitted

Accused not present during trial

Accused not kept informed

Accused compelled to testify against her/himself

Examination of witnesses not permitted

Counsel appointed by the state

Counsel provided by voluntary or human rights organisation

Counsel chosen by client

Counsel paid for by client

Other

Unknown

156

MICRO-THESAURUS 32

TYPES OF COURTS

The purpose of this list is to select in which type of court the trial took place.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on a list included in the previous edition

of the HURIDOCS Standard Formats.

The original codes from this list are included in the

column 1

ed. Code.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 3116 Type of Court in the Additional Details: Arrest,

Detention or Legal Proceedings format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Civilian court

Military court

Administrative tribunal

Other

Unknown

Dueck, Judith, et al. HURIDOCS Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights

Violations. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 177.

157

MICRO-THESAURUS 33

TYPES OF LANGUAGE USED IN COURT

The purpose of this list is to select which possibilities the victim had with regard to the use of

language during a trial.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 3117 Type of Language in the Details: Arrest, Detention

or Legal Proceedings format.

CODE

TERM

Victim’s mother tongue

Victim can speak, read, write and understand the language

Victim has some understanding of the language and translation was

provided

Victim has some understanding of the language but no translation was

provided

Victim has little or no understanding of the language, and translation was

provided

Victim has little or no understanding of the language, but no translation

was provided

Unknown

158

MICRO-THESAURUS 34

AUTOPSY RESULTS

The purpose of this list is to select what kind of autopsy if any was carried out after a death or

killing.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 3212 Autopsy Results in the Additional Details: Deaths

and Killings format.

CODE

TERM

Autopsy was performed by medical professionals

Informal examination of the body was performed

No autopsy or examination was performed

Unknown

159

MICRO-THESAURUS 35

DEATH CERTIFICATE

The purpose of this list is to select whether a death certificate is available after a death or killing.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 3213 Death Certificate in the Additional Details: Deaths

and Killings format.

CODE

TERM

No death certificate can be located and does not seem to exist

A death certificate apparently exists but does not seem to be available

A death certificate exists and has been seen by reliable witnesses

A death certificate is available

Unknown

160

MICRO-THESAURUS 36

STATEMENTS SIGNED

The purpose of this list is to select whether the victim signed a statement, and if he or she did so

voluntarily or under coercion.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on a list included in the HURIDOCS

Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights Violations.

The original codes from

this list are included in the column 1

ed. Code.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 3311 Statement Signed in the Additional Details: Torture

format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Forced to sign

Not requested or forced to sign anything

Requested to sign but refused

Signed a statement voluntarily with full understanding

Signed a statement voluntarily but without

understanding it

Unknown

Dueck, Judith, et al. HURIDOCS Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights

Violations. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 191-192.

161

MICRO-THESAURUS 37

MEDICAL ATTENTION

The purpose of this list is to select the kind of medical assistance provided to a victim who was

tortured.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on a list included in the HURIDOCS

Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights Violations.

The original codes from

this list are included in the column 1

ed. Code.

This is a hierarchical list with two levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 3312 Medical Attention in the Additional Details: Torture

format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Participation of medical officer in torture

01 01

No medical officer was present at any time

01 02

Medical officer was present before torture

01 03

Medical officer was present during torture

01 04

Medical officer participated in torture

01 05

Medical officer was present after torture

Medical attention

02 01

No medical attention was needed, according to the

victim

02 02

Medical attention was requested by the victim

02 03

No medical attention was provided

02 04

Limited medical attention was provided

02 05

Adequate medical attention was provided

02 06

Excellent medical attention was provided

Unknown

Dueck, Judith, et al. HURIDOCS Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights

Violations. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 192.

162

MICRO-THESAURUS 38

INTENT

The purpose of this list is to select the intentions that the alleged perpetrator(s) had in torturing

the victim(s).

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on a list included in the HURIDOCS

Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights Violations.

The original codes from

this list are included in the column 1

ed. Code.

This is a hierarchical list with two levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 3351 Intent in the Additional Details: Torture format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Extraction of information

Intimidation

02 01

Intimidation against the victim

02 02

Sowing fear or creating pressure on others

Punishment

Destruction of personality

Destruction of the opposition

Sadism

Extortion

Other

Unknown

Dueck, Judith, et al. HURIDOCS Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights

Violations. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 194.

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SEX

The purpose of this list is to select the sex of the person.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 915 Sex in the Person format.

CODE

TERM

Male

Female

Unknown

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TYPES OF ADDRESSES

The purpose of this list is to select which type of address is available for a person.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 910 Address/Address Type in the Person format.

CODE

TERM

Home address

Work address

Alternative address

Previous address

Temporary address

Other

Unknown

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VIOLATIONS STATUS

The purpose of this list is to indicate what the person/organisation recording the information

considers to be the likelihood that a violation of human rights was committed during this event.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on a list included in the HURIDOCS

Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights Violations.

The original codes from

this list are included in the column 1

ed. Code.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 151 Violation Status in the Event format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Confirmed

01 01 Confirmed as a violation

01 02 Confirmed as act similar to a violation

01 03 Confirmed as not a violation

Likely

Possible

Unlikely

Unknown

Dueck, Judith, et al. HURIDOCS Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights

Violations. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 121.

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RELIABILITY

The purpose of this list is to select the level of reliability of persons and sources of information.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on a list included in the previous edition

of the HURIDOCS Standard Formats.

The original codes from this list are included in the

column 1

ed. Code.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for:

• field 953 Reliability as Source in the Person format,

• field 954 Reliability as Intervening Party in the Person format, and

• field 2553 Reliability of Information in the Information format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Highly reliable

Likely reliable

Unsure

Likely unreliable

Highly unreliable

Unknown

Dueck, Judith, et al. HURIDOCS Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights

Violations. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 142.

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MONITORING STATUS

The purpose of this list is to select whether the organisation recording the information is

continuing to monitor this event.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 172 Monitoring Status in the Event format.

CODE

TERM

Active

Pending

Not active

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IMPACT ON THE SITUATION

The purpose of this list is to indicate what the organisation recording the information considers to

be the impact of its intervention.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on a list included in the previous edition

of the HURIDOCS Standard Formats.

The original codes from this list are included in the

column 1

ed. Code.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2614 Impact on the Situation in the Intervention format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Strong positive impact

Moderate positive impact

Minor impact

No discernible impact

Moderate negative impact

Strong negative impact

Unknown

Dueck, Judith, et al. HURIDOCS Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights

Violations. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 153.

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INTERVENTION STATUS

The purpose of this list is to select the present status of the intervention on this event.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS. It is based on a list included in the previous edition

of the HURIDOCS Standard Formats.

The original codes from this list are included in the

column 1

ed. Code.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2651 Intervention Status in the Intervention format.

CODE

TERM

ED. CODE

Significant action taken and continuing

Some action taken and continuing

Token action taken

Action taken but not continuing

Action pending

No action taken

Intervention closed

Dueck, Judith, et al. HURIDOCS Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights

Violations. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 155.

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PRIORITY

The purpose of this list is to select the priority that the recording organisation gives to the

intervention on this particular event.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2652 Priority in the Intervention format.

CODE

TERM

Urgent

High priority

Priority

Low priority

Case rejected

171

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COMPENSATION

The purpose of this list is to select the kind of compensation provided to the victim(s) in this

event.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 3412 Compensation in the Additional Details:

Destruction and Loss of Property format.

CODE

TERM

Full compensation provided

Substantial compensation provided

Partial compensation provided

No compensation provided

Unknown

172

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TYPES OF DATES

The purpose of this list is to indicate what is not certain about the date on which a particular

event occurred.

This list has been developed by HURIDOCS.

This is a short list with one level, as described in Rule No. 1 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for:

• field 113 Initial Date and field 114 Final Date in the Event format

• field 911 Date of Birth and field 928 Date Deceased in the Person format

• field 2111 Initial Date and field 2121 Final Date in the Act format

• field 2310 Initial Date and field 2311 Final Date in the Biographic Details format.

CODE

TERM

Estimate

Unknown day

Unknown month and day

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LOCAL MICRO-THESAURI

While HURIDOCS promotes international standards for the purpose of information exchange, it

recognises that some thesauri may not meet the exact needs of organisations. Thus, the Events

Standard Formats allow for fields with locally developed terminologies.

Thus, for instance, the ILO list of occupations

is promoted as a reference for a specific field in

the Events Standard Formats, but in addition, there is a field called Local Term for Occupations.

The following are the various subject matters for which it is recommended to develop local lists:

Local Index Local Languages

National Legislation Sexual Orientation

Local Geographical Area Other Thesaurus

Local Term for Occupations Judicial Districts

Origins (such as tribe or clan)

HOW TO DEVELOP LOCAL MICRO-THESAURI

Local users can study the various Micro-thesauri in this book, which serve as models in thesaurus

construction. As for the content of the lists, it would help to gather lists from their own countries

or regions. Official agencies can be of help. For instance, constructing a list of geographical areas

can be aided by lists established by the postal services.

Consultations among human rights practitioners would be invaluable, especially since the field of

human rights involves many disciplines and interests like law, counselling, advocacy, etc.

One can then proceed to compiling various terms. The list of terms can be controlled by:

• Choosing the preferred term, if two terms are equivalent. For instance, when drawing up the list

of occupations, one may have to choose between the terms farmer and peasant.

• Looking for a precise term. A term should be brief, but should represent the whole idea. By way

of example, while one could use the phrase killing of several persons at the same time in the

same place, the term massacre is more precise and should be used instead.

•

Ensuring mutual exclusivity, meaning that the scope of one term should not overlap with the

scope of another. This is especially necessary for fields that are used to generate statistics,

such as in counting cases.

Once the terms have been finalised, codes can be assigned to represent them.

The rules which HURIDOCS followed in producing its Micro-thesauri are included in the

Introduction of this publication. It is strongly recommended that you study these rules when

developing local Micro-thesauri. Look in particular at the different options for assigning

codes when you are creating local Micro-thesauri in a computerised database programme.

International Labour Office. Bureau of Statistics. International Standard Classification of

Occupations: ISCO-88. Geneva: International Labour Office. Bureau of Statistics, 1990.

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LOCAL INDEX

The purpose of this list is to allow organisations which work mainly on particular types of human

rights to index the main subject(s) of an event according to a list of terms which are most

relevant in this field.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 155 Local Index in the Event format.

Example

An organisation working against racial discrimination may want to include the following terms

that deal particularly with this topic:

CODE TERM

01 03 03 05 19 01 Access to Occupation and Employment

01 03 03 05 19 02 Access to Public Places

01 03 03 05 19 03 Access to Training and Vocational Guidance

01 03 20 09 22 01 Activists

01 04 13 09 14 01 Administering Power

01 04 13 09 14 02 Administration of Justice

01 06 06 09 18 01 Affirmative Action

01 07 00 00 00 01 Age

01 14 20 09 04 01 Anti-discrimination Legislation

01 14 20 09 18 01 Anti-racism

01 14 20 09 18 02 Anti-racist Activities

01 14 20 09 18 03 Anti-racist Organisations

01 14 20 09 19 01 Anti-semitism

01 16 01 18 20 01 Apartheid

The terms are extracted from: Verstappen, Bert. Thesaurus on Racial Discrimination. Geneva, Anti-

Racism Information Service, 2000.

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NATIONAL LEGISLATION

The purpose of this list is to indicate which national legislation is relevant to the events dealt

with by the organisation that records information.

All legislation with an impact on the human rights situation should be included, such as national

law, provincial or state law, municipal law, military regulations, state of siege decrees and

martial law.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 2154 National Legislation in the Act format.

Example

CODE TERM

01 01 Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900

01 02 Judiciary Act 1903

01 03 Migration Act 1958

01 04 Family Law Act 1975

01 05 Racial Discrimination Act 1975

01 06 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

01 07 Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

01 08 Freedom of Information Act 1982

01 09 Sex Discrimination Act 1984

01 10 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986

01 11 Privacy Act 1988

01 12 Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991

01 13 Social Security Act 1991

01 14 Disability Discrimination Act 1992

01 15 Migration Reform Act 1992

01 16 Native Title Act 1993

01 17 Evidence Act 1995

01 18 Workplace Relations Act 1996

01 19 National Firearms Program Implementation Act 1997

01 20 National Firearms Program Implementation Act 1998

States & Territories - Australian Capital Territory

02 01 Crimes Act 1900

02 02 Insane Persons and Inebriates (Committal and Detention) Act 1936

02 03 Education Act 1937

The terms are extracted from: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission of Australia.

"Section 5: Human Rights in Australia." Human Rights Explained. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity

Commission of Australia, 6 Dec. 2000. <http://www.hreoc.gov.au/hr_explained/ australia/#5.3>

176

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LOCAL GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

The purpose of this list is to give an indication of the district, sub-region or local area where the

event occurred.

Groups recording information will need to compile a list of provinces, districts, areas, towns,

cities, etc., so that entries are consistent. Organisations can use official maps and lists with the

administrative division of the country concerned to compile this list. They may want to co-

operate with other organisations in their country or region in order to standardise this local

Micro-thesaurus.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 112 Local Geographical Area in the Event format.

Example

CODE TERM

01 Kigali Ville

01 01 Kigali Ville - Kacyiru

01 01 01 Kigali Ville - Kacyiru - Gisozi

01 01 02 Kigali Ville - Kacyiru - Kacyiru

01 01 03 Kigali Ville - Kacyiru - Kagugu

01 01 04 Kigali Ville - Kacyiru - Kimihurura

01 01 05 Kigali Ville - Kacyiru - Remera

01 02 Kigali Ville - Kicukiro

01 02 01 Kigali Ville - Kicukiro - Gikondo

01 02 02 Kigali Ville - Kicukiro - Kagarama

01 02 03 Kigali Ville - Kicukiro - Kicukiro

01 02 04 Kigali Ville - Kicukiro - Kimisange

01 03 Kigali Ville - Nyarugenge

01 03 01 Kigali Ville - Nyarugenge - Bilyogo

01 03 02 Kigali Ville - Nyarugenge - Cyahali

01 03 03 Kigali Ville - Nyarugenge - Gatsata

01 03 04 Kigali Ville - Nyarugenge - Gitega

01 03 05 Kigali Ville - Nyarugenge - Kimisagara

01 03 06 Kigali Ville - Nyarugenge - Muhima

01 03 07 Kigali Ville - Nyarugenge - Nyakabanda

01 03 08 Kigali Ville - Nyarugenge - Nyamirambo

01 03 09 Kigali Ville - Nyarugenge - Nyarugenge

01 03 10 Kigali Ville - Nyarugenge - Rugenge

02 Kigali Rural

The terms and codes are extracted from Genosys, a database programme developed by HURIDOCS

together with Rwandan human rights organisations CLADHO and IBUKA for documenting cases related

to the genocide in Rwanda. A map published by the authorities was used as the source for compiling the

list.

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LOCAL TERMS FOR OCCUPATIONS

The purpose of this list is to allow for recording relevant occupations that do not occur in Micro-

thesaurus 10. Occupations (ILO Classification).

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 923 Local Term for Occupation in the Person format.

Example

Organisations working on child labour may want to have a list of hazardous occupations in

which children should never work.

CODE TERM

01 Agriculture

01 01 Agriculture - working with machinery

01 02 Agriculture - working with agrochemicals

01 03 Agriculture - working with animals

01 04 Agriculture - picking crops

01 05 Agriculture - loading

02 Brickmaking

03 Carpet weaving

04 Construction work

04 01 Construction work - digging earth

04 02 Construction work -carrying loads

04 03 Construction work - breaking stones or rocks

04 04 Construction work - shovelling sand and cement

04 05 Construction work - metal work

05 Glass factory

05 01 Glass factory - drawing molten glass

05 02 Glass factory - carrying molten loams

06 Mining

06 01 Mining - underground digging

06 02 Mining - carrying heavy loads

The terms are extracted from: International Labour Organization. Child Labour in Hazardous

Occupations and Sectors. International Labour Organization. Washington Branch Office. 6 Dec. 2000.

<http://us.ilo.org/news/pkits/worstform/hazardous.pdf>.

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ORIGINS

The purpose of this list is to record the tribe, caste, family line or regional grouping from which

the person comes. While Micro-thesaurus 13: Ethnic Groups, contains a list of major ethnic

groups world-wide, organisations which work mainly on one country or region may want to

compile a list of tribes, castes, family line or regional groupings of relevance for their work, so

that entries are consistent.

It is recommended that organisations check whether there are official lists of groups, and verify

whether these lists are correct and relevant for their work.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 943 Other Background in the Person format.

Example

In its Human Rights Yearbook 2000, the Nepali human rights organisation INSEC refers to a list

of ethnic groups developed by the government of Nepal,

which include, among others:

CODE TERM

01 Baghgaule

02 Bankariya

03 Baramo

04 Bhote

05 Bhujel/Gharti

06 Bote

07 Chepang

08 Chhantyal

09 Chherautan

10 Chitman

The terms are extracted from: Bhandari, Lekh Nath. "Chapter 3.2 His Majesty's Government and

Human Rights" Human Rights Yearbook 2000. Informal Sector Service Centre. 6 December 2000.

<http://www.insec-nepal.com/ HRYB2000/ Chap3_2.html>.

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LOCAL LANGUAGES

The purpose of this list is to record which local languages are spoken by a person.

Organisations will need to establish a list of local languages in order to complete this field

consistently.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for field 946 Local Language in the Person format and for field

2513 Local Language of Source Material in the Information format.

Example

Human rights groups in South Africa may want to use the following list of languages:

CODE TERM

01 English

02 Afrikaans

03 Zulu

04 Xhosa

05 Northern Soto

06 Southern Soto

07 Tswana

08 Shangaan

09 Ndebele

10 Swazi

11 Venda

The terms are extracted from: Minority Rights Group (ed.). World Directory of Minorities. London:

Minority Rights Group International, 1997. 510.

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SEXUAL ORIENTATION

The purpose of this field is to indicate the sexual orientation of the person.

Use caution in compiling this list, because perceptions of sexual orientation may vary.

This list has is used for field 916 Sexual Orientation in the Person format.

Example

CODE TERM

01 Heterosexual male

02 Heterosexual female

03 Lesbian

04 Gay

05 Bisexual

06 Transgender

06 01 Transsexual

From an unpublished list developed by the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women-Asia Pacific

(CATW-AP) for documenting cases of violence against women.

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OTHER THESAURUS

The purpose of this field is to record information from a thesaurus that is relevant to the work of

the recording organisation.

This list is used for field 156 Other Thesaurus in the Event format.

Example

From the Categorical Index of the Thesaurus of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights:

CODE TERM

07 Working conditions, just and favourable

07 01 Remuneration

07 01 01 Wages, fair

07 01 01 01 Minimum wage

07 01 01 01 01 Minimum wage guarantees not applying to certain groups

07 01 01 01 02 Minimum wage too low

07 01 01 01 03 Minimum wage exemptions for certain types of businesses

07 01 01 01 04 Minimum wage laws not enforced

07 01 02 Remuneration, equal

07 01 02 01 Payscales, disparity in

07 01 02 02 Inadequate remuneration for persons with disabilities

07 01 03 Wage payment

07 01 03 01 Wages, non-payment of

07 01 03 02 Forced spending on goods and services

07 02 Workplace regulations

07 02 01 Workplace regulations, certain businesses exempted from

07 02 02 Workplace standards not applied to or enforced

07 02 03 International safety standards, non-compliance with

07 02 04 Workplace discrimination

07 03 Labour relations

07 03 01 Workplace complaints, procedures

07 03 01 01 Workplace complaints, no formal procedures for

07 03 01 02 Workplace complaints, not addressed

07 04 Occupational safety

07 04 01 Occupational safety hazards

07 04 01 01 Workplace, toxic substances and agents

07 04 01 01 01 Chemicals, hazardous exposure to

From the Categorical Index of Hansen, Stephen A., Thesaurus of Economic, Social, and Cultural

Rights: Terminology and Potential Violations. Washington DC: American Association for the

Advancement of Science and HURIDOCS, 2000. 106.

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JUDICIAL DISTRICTS

The purpose of this field is to record information about the names of the legal districts were legal

proceedings took place.

This list is used for field 3120 Judicial District in the Additional Details: Arrest, Detention or

Legal Proceedings format.

Example:

CODE TERM

01 Adams County

02 Asotin Columbia Garfield Counties

03 Benton Franklin Counties

04 Chelan County

05 Clallam County

06 Clark County

07 Cowlitz County

08 Douglas County

09 Ferry Pend Oreille Stevens County

10 Grant County

The terms are extracted from: Washington State Courts. Washington Court Directory: Judicial

Districts Reference List. Washington State Courts. 15 Jan. 2001. <http://www.courts.wa.gov/

directory/jdistrict.cfm>.

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INDEX

A. List by Micro-thesaurus Number

Micro-thesaurus

number and title

Field

No.

Field Name Format Kind of

entry

Repea-

Table

Clarif.

Notes

Page Nos.

Field

01 / HURIDOCS Index

Terms

154 HURIDOCS Index Event Code/term

from MT

Yes No 8 94

02 / Violations Typology

152 Violation Index Event Code/term

from MT

Yes No 16 93

03 / Rights Typology 153 Rights Affected Event Code/term

from MT

Yes No 20 94

04 / Types of Acts 2109 Type of Act Act Code/term

from MT

No No 26 103

05 / Methods of

Violence

2114 Method of Violence

Act Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 45 105

06 / International

Instruments

2155 International

Instruments

Act Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 50 111

07 / Counting Units 902 Counting Unit Person Code/term

from MT

No No 64 138

08 / Civil Status 918 Civil Status Person Code/term

from MT

No Yes 65 144

09 / Education 920 Formal Education Person Code/term

from MT

No Yes 66 146

09 / Education 2320 Education and

Training

Biogr. Details Code/term

from MT

No Yes 66 166

10 / Occupations (ILO

Categories)

922 Occupation (ILO

Categories)

Person Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 67 147

11 / Physical

Descriptors

926 Physical

Description

Person Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 75 149

12 / Religions 940 Religion Person Code/term

from MT

No Yes 84 151

13 / Ethnic Groups 942 Ethnic Background Person Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 86 152

14 / Languages 945 Language Person Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 102 153

14 / Languages 2510 Language of

Source Material

Information Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 102 181

15 / Geographical

Terms

111 Geographical Term

Event Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 113 89

15 / Geographical

Terms

912 Place of Birth Person Code/term

from MT

No Yes 113 142

15 / Geographical

Terms

941 Citizenship Person Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 113 152

15 / Geographical

Terms

947 National Origin Person Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 113 154

16 / Types of Source

Material

2512 Type of Source

Material

Information Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 130 181

17 / Types of Locations 2153 Type of Location Act Code/term

from MT

No Yes 131 110

18 / Degrees of

Involvement

2409 Degree of

Involvement

Involvement Code/term

from MT

No Yes 136 174

19 / Source Connection

to Information

2509 Source Connection

to Information

Information Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 137 180

Abbreviations used:

- AD for Additional Details

- Arrest etc. for Arrest, Detention or Legal Proceedings

- Biogr. Details for Biographic Details

- Deaths etc. for Deaths and Killings

- Code/term from MT for Code or term from Micro-thesaurus

INDEX

187

Micro-thesaurus

number and title

Field

No.

Field Name Format Kind of

entry

Repea-

table

Clarif.

Notes

Page Nos.

Field

20 / Types of

Intervention

2609 Type of

Intervention

Intervention Code/term

from MT

No Yes 138 189

21 / Types of

Relationships

2309 Type of

Relationship

Biogr. Details Code/term

from MT

No Yes 139 165

22 / Types of Chain of

Events

2209 Type of Chain of

Events

Chain of

Events

Code/term

from MT

No No 141 132

23 / Relevant

Characteristics

2152 Relevant

Characteristics

Act Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 142 110

23 / Relevant

Characteristics

944 General

Characteristics

Person Code/term

from MT

Yes No 142 153

24 / Types of

Perpetrators

2412 Type of Perpetrator

Involvement Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 145 175

25 / Latest Status as

Victim

2123 Status at End of

Act

Act Code/term

from MT

No Yes 147 109

26 / Latest Status as

Perpetrator

2422 Latest Status as

Perpetrator in the

Act

Involvement Code/term

from MT

No Yes 149 175

27 / Types of

Responses

2613 Response Intervention Code/term

from MT

No Yes 150 190

28 / Attribution 2115 Attribution Act Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 151 105

29 / Types of Detention 3112 Type of Detention AD Arrest etc.

Code/term

from MT

No Yes 152 117

30 / Whereabouts and

Outside Contact during

Detention

3114 Whereabouts and

Outside Contact

during Detention

AD Arrest etc.

Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 153 118

31 / Legal Counsel 3115 Legal Counsel AD Arrest etc.

Code/term

from MT

No Yes 154 119

32 / Types of Courts 3116 Type of Court AD Arrest etc.

Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 155 119

33 / Types of Language

Used in Court

3117 Type of Language AD Arrest etc.

Code/term

from MT

No Yes 156 120

34 / Autopsy Results 3212 Autopsy Results AD Deaths

etc.

Code/term

from MT

No Yes 157 122

35 / Death Certificate 3213 Death Certificate AD Deaths

etc.

Code/term

from MT

No Yes 158 123

36 / Statements Signed 3311 Statement Signed AD Torture Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 159 124

37 / Medical Attention 3312 Medical Attention AD Torture Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 160 125

38 / Intent 3351 Intent AD Torture Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 161 126

39 / Sex 915 Sex Person Code/term

from MT

No No 162 143

40 / Types of

Addresses

910 Address/Address

Type

Person Table Yes No 163 140

41 / Violations Status 151 Violation Status Event Code/term

from MT

No Yes 164 93

42 / Reliability 953 Reliability as

Source

Person Code/term

from MT

No Yes 165 155

42 / Reliability 954 Reliability as

Intervening Party

Person Code/term

from MT

No Yes 165 156

42 / Reliability 2553 Reliability of

Information

Information Code/term

from MT

No Yes 165 183

43 / Monitoring Status 172 Monitoring Status Event Code/term

from MT

No Yes 166 99

44 / Impact on the

Situation

2614 Impact on the

Situation

Intervention Code/term

from MT

No Yes 167 190

45 / Intervention Status 2651 Intervention Status Intervention Code/term

from MT

No Yes 168 192

46 / Priority 2652 Priority Intervention Code/term

from MT

No No 169 192

INDEX

188

Micro-thesaurus

number and title

Field

No.

Field Name Format Kind of

entry

Repea-

table

Clarif.

Notes

Page Nos.

Field

47 / Compensation 3412 Compensation AD Property Code/term

from MT

No Yes 170 128

48 / Types of Dates 113 Initial Date Event Date No Yes 171 90

48 / Types of Dates 114 Final Date Event Date No Yes 171 90

48 / Types of Dates 2111 Initial Date Act Date No No 171 104

48 / Types of Dates 2121 Final Date Act Date No No 171 108

48 / Types of Dates 911 Date of Birth Person Date No No 171 141

48 / Types of Dates 928 Date Deceased Person Date No No 171 150

48 / Types of Dates 2310 Initial Date Biographic

Details

Date No Yes 171 165

48 / Types of Dates 2311 Final Date Biographic

Details

Date No Yes 171 166

61 / Local Index 155 Local Index Event Code or

term from

local list

Yes No 173 94

62 / National

Legislation

2154 National Legislation

Act Code or

term from

local list

Yes Yes 174 111

63 / Local Geographical

Area

112 Local Geographical

Area

Event Code or

term from

local list

Yes Yes 175 89

63 / Local Geographical

Area

913 Locality of Birth Person Code or

term from

local list

No Yes 175 142

64 / Local Terms for

Occupations

923 Local Term for

Occupation

Person Code or

term from

local list

Yes Yes 176 147

65 / Origins 943 Other Background Person Code or

term from

local list

Yes Yes 177 152

66 / Local Languages 946 Local Language Person Code or

term from

local list

Yes Yes 178 154

66 / Local Languages 2513 Local Language of

Source Material

Information Code or

term from

local list

Yes Yes 178 182

67 / Sexual Orientation 916 Sexual Orientation Person Code or

term from

local list

No Yes 179 143

68 / Other Thesaurus 156 Other Thesaurus Event Code or

term from

local list

Yes No 180 95

69 / Judicial Districts 3120 Judicial District AD Arrest etc.

Code or

term from

local list

No Yes 181 121

INDEX

189

B. List by Format and Field Number

Format Field

No.

Field Name Kind of

entry

Repea-

Table

Clarif.

Notes

Micro-thesaurus

number and title

Page

Nos.

Page

Nos.

Field

Event 111 Geographical Term Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 15 / Geographical

Terms

113 89

Event 112 Local Geographical Area

Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 63 / Local

Geographical

Area

176 89

Event 113 Initial Date Date No Yes 48 / Types of

Dates

171 90

Event 114 Final Date Date No Yes 48 / Types of

Dates

171 90

Event 151 Violation Status Code/term

from MT

No Yes 41 / Violations

Status

164 93

Event 152 Violation Index Code/term

from MT

Yes No 02 / Violations

Typology

16 93

Event 153 Rights Affected Code/term

from MT

Yes No 03 / Rights

Typology

20 94

Event 154 HURIDOCS Index Code/term

from MT

Yes No 01 / HURIDOCS

Index Terms

8 94

Event 155 Local Index Code or

term from

local list

Yes No 61 / Local Index 174 94

Event 156 Other Thesaurus Code or

term from

local list

Yes No 68 / Other

Thesaurus

181 95

Event 172 Monitoring Status Code/term

from MT

No Yes 43 / Monitoring

Status

166 99

Act 2109 Type of Act Code/term

from MT

No No 04 / Types of Acts

26 103

Act 2111 Initial Date Date No No 48 / Types of

Dates

171 104

Act 2114 Method of Violence Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 05 / Methods of

Violence

45 105

Act 2115 Attribution Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 28 / Attribution 151 105

Act 2121 Final Date Date No No 48 / Types of

Dates

171 108

Act 2123 Status at End of Act Code/term

from MT

No Yes 25 / Latest Status

as Victim

147 109

Act 2152 Relevant Characteristics Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 23 / Relevant

Characteristics

142 110

Act 2153 Type of Location Code/term

from MT

No Yes 17 / Types of

Locations

131 110

Act 2154 National Legislation Code or

term from

local list

Yes Yes 62 / National

Legislation

175 111

Act 2155 International Instruments

Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 06 / International

Instruments

50 111

AD Arrest

etc.

3112 Type of Detention Code/term

from MT

No Yes 29 / Types of

Detention

152 117

Abbreviations used:

- AD for Additional Details

- Arrest etc. for Arrest, Detention or Legal Proceedings

- Biogr. Details for Biographic Details

- Deaths etc. for Deaths and Killings

- Code/term from MT for Code or term from Micro-thesaurus

INDEX

190

Format Field

No.

Field Name Kind of

Entry

Repea-

Table

Clarif.

Notes

Micro-thesaurus

number and title

Page

Nos.

Page

Nos.

Field

AD Arrest

etc.

3114 Whereabouts and

Outside Contact during

Detention

Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 30 / Whereabouts

and Outside

Contact during

Detention

153 118

AD Arrest

etc.

3115 Legal Counsel Code/term

from MT

No Yes 31 / Legal

Counsel

154 119

AD Arrest

etc.

3116 Type of Court Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 32 / Types of

Courts

155 119

AD Arrest

etc.

3117 Type of Language Code/term

from MT

No Yes 33 / Types of

Language Used

in Court

156 120

AD Arrest

etc.

3120 Judicial District Code or

term from

local list

No Yes 69 / Judicial

Districts

182 121

AD Deaths

etc.

3212 Autopsy Results Code/term

from MT

No Yes 34 / Autopsy

Results

157 122

AD Deaths

etc.

3213 Death Certificate Code/term

from MT

No Yes 35 / Death

Certificate

158 123

AD Torture 3311 Statement Signed Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 36 / Statements

Signed

159 124

AD Torture 3312 Medical Attention Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 37 / Medical

Attention

160 125

AD Torture 3351 Intent Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 38 / Intent 161 126

AD Property 3412 Compensation Code/term

from MT

No Yes 47 /

Compensation

170 128

Chain of

Events

2209 Type of Chain of Events Code/term

from MT

No No 22 / Types of

Chain of Events

141 132

Person 902 Counting Unit Code/term

from MT

No No 07 / Counting

Units

64 138

Person 910 Address/Address Type Table Yes No 40 / Types of

Addresses

163 140

Person 911 Date of Birth Date No No 48 / Types of

Dates

171 141

Person 912 Place of Birth Code/term

from MT

No Yes 15 / Geographical

Terms

113 142

Person 913 Locality of Birth Code or

term from

local list

No Yes 63 / Local

Geographical

Area

176 142

Person 915 Sex Code/term

from MT

No No 39 / Sex 162 143

Person 916 Sexual Orientation Code or

term from

local list

No Yes 67 / Sexual

Orientation

180 143

Person 918 Civil Status Code/term

from MT

No Yes 08 / Civil Status 65 144

Person 920 Formal Education Code/term

from MT

No Yes 09 / Education 66 146

Person 922 Occupation (ILO

Categories)

Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 10 / Occupations

(ILO Categories)

67 147

Person 923 Local Term for

Occupation

Code or

term from

local list

Yes Yes 64 / Local Terms

for Occupations

177 147

Person 926 Physical Description Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 11 / Physical

Descriptors

75 149

Person 928 Date Deceased Date No No 48 / Types of

Dates

171 150

Person 940 Religion Code/term

from MT

No Yes 12 / Religions 84 151

Person 941 Citizenship Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 15 / Geographical

Terms

113 152

INDEX

191

Format Field

No.

Field Name Kind of

Entry

Repea-

Table

Clarif.

Notes

Micro-thesaurus

number and title

Page

Nos.

Page

Nos.

Field

Person 942 Ethnic Background Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 13 / Ethnic

Groups

86 152

Person 943 Other Background Code or

term from

local list

Yes Yes 65 / Origins 178 152

Person 944 General Characteristics Code/term

from MT

Yes No 23 / Relevant

Characteristics

142 153

Person 945 Language Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 14 / Languages 102 153

Person 946 Local Language Code or

term from

local list

Yes Yes 66 / Local

Languages

179 154

Person 947 National Origin Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 15 / Geographical

Terms

113 154

Person 953 Reliability as Source Code/term

from MT

No Yes 42 / Reliability 165 155

Person 954 Reliability as Intervening

Party

Code/term

from MT

No Yes 42 / Reliability 165 156

Biogr. Details

2309 Type of Relationship Code/term

from MT

No Yes 21 / Types of

Relationships

139 165

Biographic

Details

2310 Initial Date Date No Yes 48 / Types of

Dates

171 165

Biographic

Details

2311 Final Date Date No Yes 48 / Types of

Dates

171 166

Biogr. Details

2320 Education and Training Code/term

from MT

No Yes 09 / Education 66 166

Involvement 2409 Degree of Involvement Code/term

from MT

No Yes 18 / Degrees of

Involvement

136 174

Involvement 2412 Type of Perpetrator Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 24 / Types of

Perpetrators

145 175

Involvement 2422 Latest Status as

Perpetrator in the Act

Code/term

from MT

No Yes 26 / Latest Status

as Perpetrator

149 175

Information 2509 Source Connection to

Information

Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 19 / Source

Connection to

Information

137 180

Information 2510 Language of Source

Material

Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 14 / Languages 102 181

Information 2512 Type of Source Material Code/term

from MT

Yes Yes 16 / Types of

Source Material

130 181

Information 2513 Local Language of

Source Material

Code or

term from

local list

Yes Yes 66 / Local

Languages

179 182

Information 2553 Reliability of Information Code/term

from MT

No Yes 42 / Reliability 165 183

Intervention 2609 Type of Intervention Code/term

from MT

No Yes 20 / Types of

Intervention

138 189

Intervention 2613 Response Code/term

from MT

No Yes 27 / Types of

Responses

150 190

Intervention 2614 Impact on the Situation Code/term

from MT

No Yes 44 / Impact on the

Situation

167 190

Intervention 2651 Intervention Status Code/term

from MT

No Yes 45 / Intervention

Status

168 192

Intervention 2652 Priority Code/term

from MT

No No 46 / Priority 169 192