ANNEX I: UN HUMAN RIGHTS’ THEORY OF CHANGE AND RESULTS FRAMEWORK Combating impunity and strengthening accountability and the rule of law RIGHTS-HOLDERS CLAIM THEIR RIGHTS [EA5] uu Increased use of national protection system by rights-holders, especially through strategic litigation on economic, social and cultural rights DUTY-BEARERS COMPLY WITH THEIR OBLIGATIONS [EA1] uu National justice systems, encompassing customary justice systems, established and functioning in accordance with international human rights norms and standards and increasingly applying them, including economic, social and cultural rights uu Increased compliance of national legislation, policies, programmes and institutions with international human rights norms and standards relating to the deprivation of liberty and the prohibition and prevention of torture and ill-treatment uu Increased number of States that have abolished the death penalty and/or, pending abolition, increasingly comply with relevant international human rights obligations uu Counter-terrorism legal frameworks, policies, strategies and institutions increasingly aligned with international human rights norms and standards uu Increased use of anti-discrimination and equality standards by judges and prosecutors uu Legal frameworks, public policies and institutions are in place and functioning to combat sexual and gender-based violence, trafficking and related exploitation [EA2] uu Increased ratification of international human rights instruments and review of reservations [EA3] uu Transitional justice mechanisms established and increasingly operating in accordance with international human rights norms, standards and good practices uu Protection systems and accountability mechanisms are established and functioning in compliance with international human rights norms and standards to monitor, investigate and redress acts of torture and ill-treatment and violations of the rights of persons deprived of their liberty uu National mechanisms provide for effective implementation of business and human rights standards by States and the private sector, including remedies for human rights abuses [EA6] uu Increased compliance and engagement of Member States with international human rights mechanisms [EA8] uu Progressive development of international and regional human rights law in areas relevant to the thematic priorities uu Civil society, in particular youth and women, increasingly advocate and claim their rights and protect themselves more effectively from reprisals [EA7] uu Increased number and diversity of rights-holders, and of NHRIs and civil society actors acting on their behalf, making use of UN and regional human rights mechanisms and bodies [EA10] uu Increased responsiveness of the international community in ensuring accountability for gross human rights violations [EA11] uu Enhanced coherence and effectiveness of the UN in supporting the rule of law and human rights-compliant counter-terrorism policies 150 UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2017