Who can use Uwazi? CO L L ECT IO N S 300+ Uwazi collections and growing! At the moment, more than 150 human rights organisations across the globe are using Uwazi as a database tool – some for more than one collection. That brings the total to more than 300 public and private Uwazi databases. Read about our projects > What is Uwazi used for? To date, Uwazi has been used by for the following purposes: • Preserving evidence related to an ongoing situation • Managing complaints or cases for strategic litigation • Compiling libraries of law, jurisprudence, reports or academic works • Investigating a trove of public-interest documents • Building an archive that preserves collective memory • Monitoring and recording progress around policy implementation • Collecting and sharing open-access educational resources • Showcasing digitised art pieces or museum objects • Cataloguing a collection of campaign or advocacy materials Uwazi can be customised for a variety of needs and users. The following groups of people are already using Uwazi in a number of ways: • • • • • • • • Human rights defenders Journalists Academics and researchers Museum workers and art curators Librarians and archivists Educators Lawyers Open knowledge activists PROJECT SPOT L IGHT Case management and monitoring of violations against migrants, refugees and asylum seekers “Uwazi is helping us to improve case management, supervision and reporting, as we have detailed control based on the structure of our data collection and documentation tools. It also allows us to focus our documentation on the persons, which is an essential aspect of our psycho-legal accompaniment model. The management of the content, the use of filters, downloading, analysis and generation of indicators, contribute to strengthening our documentation model.” – Mavi Cruz Reyes Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Matías de Córdoba (FrayMa), who works on issues affecting the human rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Central America US E C AS ES Making human rights recommendations more accessible UPR Info Database > Database of torture-related information and a space for experts to exchange insights Atlas of Torture > Interested in Uwazi? Who creates Uwazi? Uwazi is developed by an in-house team of software engineers at HURIDOCS, a global NGO, and we’re adding new features on a regular basis. Get in touch! Want to know how we can work together? Get in touch with us at hello@huridocs.org Support our work Want to support a community-driven open-source tool to preserve truth and pursue justice? Get in touch with us at fundraising@huridocs.org HURIDOCS Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems 3 rue de Varembé, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland www.huridocs.org/uwazi