External Resources

For DRG practitioners around the world

  • International IDEA – Democracy Tools: A library of comparative data and guides for designing electoral systems, political finance laws, constitutions, and accountability frameworks.
    🌍 Languages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic
    🏷️ Type: Toolkit, Database
    🎯 Audience: Policymakers, election bodies, researchers
    📍 Region: Global

  • OGP Toolbox (OGP): A global repository of civic tech tools and open government case studies. Helps reformers discover and deploy digital tools for citizen engagement and transparency.

    🌍 Languages: Multilingual (English, French, Spanish, etc.)
    🏷️ Type: Platform, Toolkit, Database
    🎯 Audience: Government officials, civil society, policy labs
    📍 Region: Global

    Participedia: Crowd-sourced platform featuring 3,000+ case studies, tools, and participation methods from around the world. Multilingual and academic-friendly.
    🌍 Languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, more
    🏷️ Type: Platform, Database
    🎯 Audience: Researchers, educators, civic designers
    📍 Region: Global
    🛠 Format: Website

    🗳️ People Powered Resources Hub: A comprehensive toolkit repository for participatory budgeting, citizens’ assemblies, and inclusive democracy practices.
    🌍 Languages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Portuguese
    🏷️ Type: Toolkit, Platform
    🎯 Audience: Local officials, CSOs, funders
    📍 Region: Global

    🗳️ Community of Democracies Resource Hub: Policy resources and publications promoting youth and women’s participation, democratic reform, and civil society resilience.
    🌍 Languages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic
    🏷️ Type: Toolkit, Policy Resource
    🎯 Audience: Government actors, women's orgs, youth programs
    📍 Region: Global

  • Universal Human Rights Index (OHCHR): Searchable access to country-specific UN human rights recommendations, useful for shaping reform strategies and legal accountability.
    🌍 Languages: English, Arabic, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian
    🏷️ Type: Database
    🎯 Audience: Legal researchers, CSOs, treaty monitors
    📍 Region: Global

    Security in a Box: Digital security how-tos for activists working in hostile environments. Covers passwords, surveillance prevention, mobile safety, and more.
    🌍 Languages: 17+ (English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Portuguese, etc.)
    🏷️ Type: Toolkit, Guide
    🎯 Audience: Journalists, HRDs, grassroots NGOs
    📍 Region: Global

    Uwazi (by HURIDOCS): A secure, open-source database for human rights groups to store and search evidence, testimonies, and legal documents.
    🌍 Languages: 180+ (multilingual interface)
    🏷️ Type: Platform, Database
    🎯 Audience: Legal teams, fact-finders, CSOs
    📍 Region: Global

    Tella App: Mobile app for collecting encrypted, offline evidence of abuses in the field. Designed with safety and stealth in mind.
    🌍 Languages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic
    🏷️ Type: Mobile App, Documentation Tool
    🎯 Audience: Investigators, journalists, defenders
    📍 Region: Global

    The Advocates for Human Rights Toolkit: Step-by-step PDF toolkit for launching rights-based campaigns, documenting abuses, and accessing international mechanisms.
    🌍 Languages: English
    🏷️ Type: Toolkit, Guide
    🎯 Audience: Legal advocates, educators, grassroots orgs
    📍 Region: Global

    Amnesty Human Rights Academy: Free self-paced courses on protest rights, climate justice, youth activism, and more. Offers multilingual certificates.
    🌍 Languages: 30+ (English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Portuguese, etc.)
    🏷️ Type: Training, Course Platform
    🎯 Audience: Activists, youth leaders, educators
    📍 Region: Global

    New Tactics in Human Rights: Tactical mapping tools, campaign planning resources, and global case studies for strategic nonviolent activism.
    🌍 Languages: English, Arabic, Spanish
    🏷️ Type: Toolkit, Community Platform
    🎯 Audience: Campaigners, CSOs, advocacy educators
    📍 Region: Global

  • CIVICUS: Alliance supporting citizen participation, civic space protection, and emergency advocacy. Offers tools like the CIVICUS Monitor.
    🌍 Languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese
    🏷️ Type: Network, Resource Hub
    🎯 Audience: CSOs, activists, regional networks
    📍 Region: Global

    FIDH: Global network of human rights organizations providing legal action, fact-finding missions, and thematic reporting on violations.
    🌍 Languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic
    🏷️ Type: Network, Legal Resource
    🎯 Audience: Legal orgs, HRDs, regional NGOs
    📍 Region: Global

    IFEX: International network defending freedom of expression. Publishes alerts, campaigns, and regional press freedom updates.
    🌍 Languages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic
    🏷️ Type: Network, Advocacy Resource
    🎯 Audience: Journalists, media watchdogs, regional media NGOs
    📍 Region: Global

    World Movement for Democracy: Connects global reformers to exchange resources and strengthen civic space through events, toolkits, and peer learning.
    🌍 Languages: English
    🏷️ Type: Network, Resource Hub
    🎯 Audience: Activists, funders, civic organizers
    📍 Region: Global

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