8.3.1 FORMATS TO COVER WHAT HAPPENED: EVENT
Examples:
Reproductive rights
156 Other Thesaurus
Definition:
A term or terms reflecting the main subjects of this event as selected from a thesaurus chosen
by the user.
Guidelines:
This is a repeatable, coded field. It does not allow clarifying notes. Use terms from the chosen
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thesaurus. For a sample see Micro-thesaurus 68: Other Thesaurus.
Use field 155 Local Index for a locally designed thesaurus or other index.
Entry:
Codes or terms from the chosen thesaurus.
Examples:
08 05 or Collective bargaining and agreements12
160 Date Received
Definition:
The date when the organisation was notified of the event.
Guidelines:
A clarifying note may be added to indicate how the organisation received the information. Use
the Entry principles, section 10: The format of dates found at the beginning of this chapter for
further guidance. This field is not repeatable.
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Thesauri which may be useful include:
Aitchison, Jean and International Refugee Documentation Network. International Thesaurus of Refugee
Terminology, 2nd ed. New York and Geneva: United Nations, 1996. xxviii, 560 p.
Caccia, Iva. Human Rights Thesaurus. Ottawa: Human Rights Research and Education Centre and
Human Rights Internet, 1993.
Hansen, Stephen A., Thesaurus of Economic, Social & Cultural Rights: Terminology and Potential
Violations. Washington D.C.: American Association for the Advancement of Science and HURIDOCS,
2000.
Human Rights Internet. "Subject Indexing Terms". Master List of Human Rights Organizations and
Serial Publications. Supplement to Human Rights Internet Reporter 14 (1990-1991): 86-110. Ottawa:
Human Rights Internet, 1991.
Stormorken, Bjørn and Leo Zwaak, Human Rights Terminology in International Law: A Thesaurus.
Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers and Council of Europe, 1988.
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Term and code taken from Hansen, Stephen A., Thesaurus of Economic, Social & Cultural Rights:
Terminology and Potential Violations. Washington D.C.: American Association for the Advancement
of Science and HURIDOCS, 2000.
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