A/HRC/31/31 (b) Distinguish and assess elements of economic, social and cultural rights that are subject to progressive realization, as well as obligations of immediate effect and core obligations; (c) Include an analysis of the prioritization and use of maximum available resources by the State; (d) Inform State decision-making processes and initiate adjustments, if necessary, to ongoing policies and programmes; (e) Allow for accountability of duty bearers and recourse for rights holders; (f) Be transparent, subject to public scrutiny and accessible to all; (g) Allow for an analysis of deprivation, gaps in equality and nondiscrimination based on disaggregated data; (h) Be based on the principle of indivisibility and interdependence of human rights and allow establishing linkages between various rights; (i) Involve individual, community and other stakeholders in consultations and participation at all stages of the process, including design, collection and analysis of data and all subsequent decision-making processes; (j) Be guided by safeguards, including confidentiality, and human rights, ethical and statistical standards; (k) Stay independent, free from interference, political pressure and corruption, to ensure reliability and trust in the measurement itself and the consequent adjustments that the authorities will make. 64. In the light of their human rights obligations, all States should implement as soon as possible transparent, participatory and accountable human rights measurement systems, including specific indicators and benchmarks for individuals and communities on their territory or under their jurisdiction. In this context, human rights indicators are essential tools for bridging the gap between development, governance and the human rights frameworks. 65. The use of socioeconomic statistics alone is not enough to measure the realization of human rights, especially if they are not properly compiled and analysed in the light of human rights standards. There is a need to move from mere statistics that are not properly contextualized and interpreted to indicators and, more specifically, to human rights indicators. The information brought by the indicators must systematically be anchored in human rights standards and used effectively for the promotion and measurement of human rights. 66. The call for a data revolution for sustainable development in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development constitutes an unprecedented opportunity for the measurement of the realization of economic, social and cultural rights. Yet it could also pose challenges to human rights if it does not integrate a human rightsbased approach to data and statistics. The elements for such an approach, as discussed in the present report, should include meaningful participation, disaggregation and collection of data by population groups, self-identification, privacy, transparency and accountability.49 49 18 OHCHR has developed a guidance note on a human rights-based approach to data, see www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/HRIndicators/GuidanceNoteonApproachtoData.pdf.