Use cases
Real projects. Real impact.
Since its launch in 2017, Uwazi has been used by organisations all over the world. Here we feature some examples of how Uwazi is used.
Afghanistan Memory Home
The Afghanistan Memory Home is a tribute to Afghanistan's war victims and survivors.
African Case Law Analyser
The CLA is an online database that provides access to human rights decisions made by regional mechanisms.
CYRILLA
The Cyberrights Research Initiative and Localised Legal Almanac offers its users the lens of digital rights.
Detention Landscapes
An evidence-based platform that documents human rights violations inside detention facilities.
Global Torture Index
A data-driven tool assessing the risk of torture and ill-treatment across 38 countries.
Observatory of Human Rights Defenders in Chiapas
A regional network monitoring attacks against human rights and land defenders in Chiapas, Mexico
Papuans Behind Bars
PBB Documents political prisoners in West Papua facing arbitrary arrests and abuse.
SOS-Defenders
A multilingual database documenting arbitrary detentions of human rights defenders worldwide.
Unmasking Russian Propagandists
Documents calls for genocide, crimes against humanity in Russian media during the war in Ukraine.
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Why use Uwazi?
What can Uwazi be used for?
Uwazi gives you the freedom to shape your data in a flexible and secure way:
Documenting and preserving evidence
Organising datasets for research or monitoring
Managing complaints or cases
Compiling libraries of policies, laws and reports
Investigating a trove of public-interest documents
Building archives of community records
Showcasing multimedia repositories
Sharing open-access educational resources
Cataloguing digitised art pieces or museum objects
Who uses Uwazi?
Who can use Uwazi?
Hundreds of organisations are already using Uwazi. Are you ready to see how Uwazi can transform your data?
Academics and researchers
Journalists and independent media
Think tanks and policy institutes
Human rights defenders
Nonprofit organisations
Academics and researchers
Museum workers and art curators
Librarians and archivists
Educators and educational publishers
Environmental researchers and activists
Open knowledge specialists
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“The platform is more accessible for both civil society organisations, who will not need to translate the information collected before uploading it, and users, who will be able to browse the information in any language supported by SOS-Defenders. This while also reducing workload for the platform administrator.”
Giuseppe Scirocco
World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
“We didn’t know much about the Uwazi platform at the beginning. Learning how to truly take advantage of it and seeing what data visualisation can do was transformative. It motivated us to work more on this topic.”
Elçin Aktoprak
The School of Human Rights
“Detention Landscapes pools together a wide range of resources in the first interactive, open-source database, which illuminates the ingrained and pervasive nature of violence in the Greek immigration detention system. The helpful technical support, as well as the ongoing encouragement and motivation by the HURIDOCS team made the long-term process of building a database an invaluable learning experience.”
Andriani Fili
Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford
“We are amazed by the quality of the platform because it will allow us to collect and store our data in a secure way. This platform will be at the heart of the CNDH’s action.”
Touwendenda Zongo
Commission Nationale Indépendante des Droits de l'Homme du Burundi
