Supported by HURIDOCS, the project offers a database of torture-related information and a space for experts to exchange insights.
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How Global Legal Action Network is documenting digital evidence of airstrikes against civilians in Yemen
An integration between Digital Evidence Vault and Uwazi allows users to capture, organize and analyze online content in a streamlined way.
Who are we hanging? Justice Project Pakistan launches database on the death penalty
Justice Project Pakistan and HURIDOCS partnered to create a database that shows who is sitting on one of the world’s largest death rows—individuals with disabilities, juveniles and other vulnerable people.
Nigeria Court Digitisation Project is using Uwazi
The CLEEN Foundation has launched the Nigeria Court Digitisation Project – an initiative that leverages Uwazi to bring transparency into the monitoring of key jurisprudence. Corruption in Nigeria Nigerians have a lot to be optimistic about. As of 2015, Nigeria is the world’s 20th largest economy. It is considered a regional power and by some, […]
Mapping digital rights law: a preview of the CYRILLA database being developed by HURIDOCS and SMEX
When it comes to holding powerful governments accountable for constricting online spaces, knowledge and understanding of legal frameworks in which digital networks operate is crucial. However, the laws that affect human rights in digital environment are widely scattered across legal frameworks. As a result, even lawyers sometimes struggle to understand the effects that specific laws […]
Hamsa: documenting labour migrant rights in Asia to improve evidence-based advocacy
The Hamsa database and accompanying mobile application is a comprehensive solution for recording, managing, analysing, and sharing information on labour migration rights. The system was created by HURIDOCS and Migrant Forum Asia (MFA), a network of more than 50 local organisations in Asia and the Gulf. In Sanskrit, Hamsa means migratory bird and is a […]
Memoria y Ciudadanía: usando Uwazi para contar la historia de la corrupción en Perú
This post is also available in English. En HURIDOCS, son las organizaciones con quienes trabajamos las que impulsan nuestro desarrollo tecnológico. Uwazi fue construido en función de las necesidades de los grupos de derechos humanos en África, para organizar y publicar documentos sobre derechos humanos. Nosotrxs solxs, no podemos imaginar todas las formas en que […]
Memoria y Ciudadanía: using Uwazi to tell the story of corruption in Peru
Este post está disponible también en español. At HURIDOCS, our partners drive our technology development. We built Uwazi based on the needs of human rights groups in Africa – to organise and publish human rights documents. But alone, we can’t imagine all the ways that human rights groups will want to use Uwazi – we […]
CEJIL uses Uwazi to improve access to documents of the Inter-American Human Rights System
We’re proud to announce the launch of CEJIL’s (Center for Justice and International Law) new online database to improve access to the decisions of the organs of the Inter-American Human Rights System. This is an open, interactive, online tool that holds over 1500 decisions belonging to more than 270 causes, in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. […]
Centre for Human Rights launches African court jurisprudence database built on Uwazi!
We’re happy to announce that the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria has launched an online database of jurisprudence and commentary for the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights! Access the Centre for Human Rights’ AfCHPR database >> This database is built on Uwazi – our web-based, open-source platform for organising, […]
RADAR: Putting Asian states’ Human Rights Council records on the map
We’re proud to announce the launch RADAR with our partner, FORUM-ASIA. RADAR, which stands for Review of Asian Diplomacy and Rights, is a platform for analysis and a tool for research on Asian states’ performance at the UN Human Rights Council. The UN Human Rights Council plays an important role in the protection of human […]
Improving access to case-law on child rights in Africa
We’re thrilled to share news about the launch of the online African Child Rights Case Law Database! This online database (available in English and French) was commissioned by African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and was created in collaboration with the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa […]