Measuring Human Rights: Principles, Practice and Policy, authored by Anand Kumar Sharma, addresses the importance of assessing the protection and promotion of human rights through systematic frameworks and practical approaches. The subject explores how human rights principles can be translated into measurable indicators to evaluate the performance of institutions, the effectiveness of public policies, and the extent to which individuals enjoy their fundamental rights.

The book’s central theme concerns the relationship between human rights standards, empirical assessment, and policy implementation. It highlights the role of indicators, data collection, monitoring mechanisms, and evaluation methods in identifying human rights violations, assessing progress, and strengthening accountability.

It is intended to be useful for students, researchers, human rights practitioners, policymakers, and social science scholars interested in human rights assessment, governance, social justice, and public administration.