V. >> F ramework in Practice - Implementing and Monitoring Rights >> Using indicators for human rights Fig. XIII Ratification of international human rights instruments,* July 2012 Definition and metadata: See annex I. Source: D  atabase of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (OLA), 31 July 2012 http://untreaty.un.org/ola. Number of instruments Note: For the application of the treaty to overseas, non-self governing and other territories, see http://untreaty.un.org/ola. *Eighteen international human rights treaties and optional protocols http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CoreInstruments.aspx. 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-18 Note: The boundaries and the names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. The dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties. One of the most widely recognized and used human rights indicator is the status of ratification of international human rights treaties (fig. XIII). This information is often reflected in monitoring 114 Human Rights Indicators frameworks seeking to highlight the human rights dimension. This structural indicator reflects a certain acceptance and commitment of the State to undertake steps that help in the realization of rights.