CYRILLA

CYRILLA is an online database that compiles legislation, jurisprudence and analysis that touch on human rights in digitally networked spaces. It was developed with support from HURIDOCS by the CYRILLA Collaborative, an initiative of several organisations spearheaded by SMEX. 

The system learns over time, increasing the accuracy of its recommendations and opening the door to future features that can extract and classify new types of information.

You can filter your searches by type of content, country, and a long list of several dozen keywords, such as: 

• freedom of expression

• telecommunication

• penal code

• intellectual property

• defamation

• national security

• hate speech

Entries are also linked to each other, so if a judicial decision cites a certain law, you’ll see the relationship spelled out.

“Our partnership with HURIDOCS strengthens CYRILLA with a powerful metadata extraction tool that improves document processing, reduces errors, and ensures continuous learning. This partnership reinforces CYRILLA as a robust, actionable legal resource worldwide.”
— Ibrahim Sabra, Project Coordinator, CYRILLA