98 Human Rights Indicators Outcome Process Structural Table 11 Public hearing by competent and independent courts Presumption of innocence and guarantees in the determination of criminal charges Special protection for children Review by a higher court • Time frame and coverage of national policy on judicial services, including on strengthening courts, against extortion, bribery or corruption • Date of entry into force and coverage of regulatory bodies for judicial and legal profession • Identified/prescribed time limits to guide pretrial and trial stages in the determination of charges against a person • Time frame and coverage of national policy on the provision of legal aid to specific population groups • Date of entry into force and coverage of juvenile court • Date of entry into force and coverage of rehabilitation systems for children involved in crime • Legal age of criminal responsibility • Date of entry into force and coverage of the right to appeal to a higher court and full review of legal and material aspects of person’s conviction and sentence • Proportion of total hearings opened to general public • Proportion of adjudicated cases for which at least one irregularity in the pretrial determination of charges was noted by the courts • Conviction rates for indigent defendants provided with legal representation as a proportion of conviction rates for defendants with lawyer of their own choice • Proportion of crimes (e.g., rape, physical assaults) brought before judicial authorities • Proportion of convictions obtained in absentia (in whole or in part) • Reported cases of presumption of guilt and prejudgement by a court or public authorities (e.g., adverse public statements) • Proportion of cases where the time for arrested persons before receiving notice of the charge (in a legal sense and in language they understand) exceeded statutory or mandated limit • Proportion of public attendees at court who rate services and court as highly accessible in their own language (court user survey) • Proportion of defendants with access to adequate facilities, a lawyer or legal aid for their defence • Proportion of pending cases and average duration of criminal trials • Proportion of cases where time between arrest and trial exceeded statutory or mandated limit • Reported cases of killing, assault, threat and arbitrary dismissal of persons with judicial functions • Number of children arrested/ detained per 100,000 child population • Recidivism rates of juveniles • Proportion of prosecutors and defence lawyers working on juvenile cases with specialized training in juvenile justice • Proportion of juvenile detainees provided with free legal assistance within 24 hours of the start of custody • Proportion of juveniles in custody receiving education/vocational training by trained teachers for same hours as students that age at liberty • Proportion of courts adapted to handling juvenile cases • Proportion of convicted juveniles sentenced to imprisonment • Proportion of juveniles accessing rehabilitation services after release All indicators should be disaggregated by prohibited grounds of discrimination, as applicable and reflected in metadata sheets • Conviction rates by type of adjudicated crime (e.g., rape, homicide, physical assaults) and characteristics of victims and perpetrators (e.g., sex, juvenile) • Reported cases of arbitrary detention in the reporting period • Reported cases of miscarriage of justice and proportion of victims who received compensation within a reasonable time • Proportion of persons with judicial functions (e.g., judges and prosecutors) formally investigated for breach of duty, irregularity, abuse (e.g., corruption) • Proportion of formal investigations of persons with judicial functions resulting in disciplinary action or prosecution • Number/proportion of civilians tried by military courts or special courts • Average number of cases assigned/ completed by person with judicial functions at different levels of judiciary • Share of public expenditure on courts and prosecution system • Average salary of persons with judicial functions as percentage of regulated minimum wages • Proportion of population within X hour(s) of a fully functioning court or number of persons with judicial functions per 100,000 population • Proportion of requests for legal assistance and free interpreters being met (criminal and civil proceedings) annually • Number/proportion of cases referred to alternative dispute resolution • Proportion of crimes (e.g., rape, physical assaults, domestic violence) reported to the police (victimization survey) • Proportion of crime victims in cases sent to court by police who confirm charges or appear at proceedings with the court or prosecutors • Proportion of criminal convictions in which sentence was reduced or a criminal conviction vacated or returned for retrial or resentencing • Proportion of convictions for serious offences in which the person convicted received legal assistance to consider seeking review by higher court/tribunal • Proportion of cases appealed by defendants or by prosecutors • Proportion of cases where the right to appeal is excluded or restricted to specific issues of law • Proportion of received complaints concerning the right to a fair trial investigated and adjudicated by the national human rights institution, human rights ombudsperson or other mechanisms and proportion of these responded to effectively by the Government • Number of communications from the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers and proportion responded to effectively by the Government • Proportion of judges, prosecutors and lawyers trained on human rights and related standards for the administration of justice • Date of entry into force and coverage of legislation guaranteeing nondiscriminatory access to courts (e.g., for unaccompanied women, children and migrants), including provision of legal aid • Date of entry into force and periodicity of review of civil and criminal procedure codes • International human rights treaties relevant to the right to a fair trial ratified by the State • Date of entry into force and coverage of the right to a fair trial in the constitution or other forms of superior law • Date of entry into force and coverage of domestic laws for implementing the right to a fair trial, including on procedures for the appointment, remuneration, dismissal of persons exercising judicial functions • Number of registered and/or active NGOs (per 100,000 persons) involved in the promotion and protection of the right to a fair trial Access to and equality before courts and tribunals Illustrative indicators on the right to a fair trial (Universal Declaration of Human Rights, arts. 10-11) IV. >> Illustrating the Framework - Indicators for Some Rights

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