We held an Impact Data Chat focused on Law & Policy Reform at the end of September.

Below is a list of resources from the conversation. Please feel free to share other tools we should add and we will continue to update this.

Databases

• Huridocs shares many different human rights databases for different countries, regions, and globally. https://huridocs.org/database-topic/human-rights-law-policy-and-jurisprudence/
• Uwazi is an open-source web-based database application designed for human rights defenders to manage collections of information launched in 2017. 
• Languageofpeace.org is an innovative tool to peace instruments. It provides easy access to compare and collate language on key issues across 75,000+ provisions of around 1,200 instruments.
• Global Health and Human Rights Database is an online database of health and human rights laws. 
• Law Atlas. Searchable database of US laws. https://lawatlas.org/explore-topics
• The Indigenous Navigator is a framework and set of tools created by and for Indigenous peoples to systematically monitor the implementation of their rights. 
• The Universal Human Rights Index (UHRI) is a searchable database with observations and recommendations issued by United Nations (UN) treaty bodies, Universal Periodic Review and special procedures. https://uhri.ohchr.org/en 
• The Climate Rights Database contains domestic, regional and international case-law related to human rights and climate change. https://climaterightsdatabase.com/database/. 
• PA-X Peace Agreements Database. https://peacerep.org/peacetech-tools/

Data visualization initiatives

• The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) accessible data visualization site displaying human rights scores for nearly every country in the world.
• Women’s Human Rights app. https://womenshumanrights.ch/ Supports easy access to international legal instruments as well as agreed language contained in over 670 documents on women’s human rights and gender equality adopted by United Nations (UN) bodies like the General Assembly, the Human Rights Council or the Economic and Social Council.
• Environmental Justice Tracker. Tracks US federal agencies' rules, policies, orders, and guidance related to environmental justice with national scope https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/tracker-type/environmental-justice-tracker/
• Climate change litigation cases, US and global. https://climatecasechart.com/
• The Global Environmental Justice Atlas (EJAtlas) documents and catalogues social conflicts around environmental issues. https://ejatlas.org/
• EJ Screen. https://ejscreen.epa.gov/mapper/

Research and News Reports

• Water Witness https://waterwitness.org/research-and-reports
• Society of Exploration Geophysicists - Uganda Project https://seg.org/gwb_projects/uganda/
• Society of Exploration Geophysicists - Peru Project https://seg.org/gwb_projects/peru-3/ 

• In Bangladesh, new policies for early warning systems help prevent storm casualties https://theworld.org/segments/2024/09/25/in-bangladesh-warning-systems-help-prevent-storm-casualties

Resources and case studies on successful law reform efforts

• Spotlight Compendium. The Law and Policy Reform chapter has many case studies on successful law and policy reforms to end violence against women and girls. Produced by the ImpactMapper team. https://www.spotlightinitiative.org/publications/compendium-innovative-and-good-practices-and-lessons-learned

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