For communication purposes, the data models you will see are illustrated in a simple way,
and we intentionally avoided details that could interfere either with your understanding or
our partners’ privacy.
Events centered data models based on the event standard
format: who did that to whom?
The model is meant to register events and provide clear understanding about them by
describing three basic entities and the relationships between them: events, victims and
perpetrators.The model helps to systematically record incidents enhancing consistency and
enabling analysis, such as discovering trends and also patterns in large amounts of data.
The events standards format that you can read in this document was first launched in 1993
by the HURIDOCS’ Task Force. It was designed to capture all the relevant information about
events which might constitute human rights violations (normally for civil and political
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