With over 8’000 documents ranging from 1948 to present, explore our database to find the language you need to advance your advocacy and policy priorities in a few simple clicks.
Without a single location to access all international policy documentation, policy influencers and advocates invest vast time and resources piecing together key information for policy development, including for the advancement of girls’ rights. They are not able to apply an intersectional lens to their analysis of policy, nor are they able to gain a big picture view of girls’ rights within this space.
In order to close this gap, Plan International built its Human Rights Policy Database as a tool to facilitate policy research and language development for advocates at all levels. With over 8’000 documents ranging from 1948 to present, the Database brings in international policy from over 52 producing bodies, including:
Our Database is curated to contain both full documents, and their individual paragraphs, which can be easily and quickly filtered by categories such as topic, persons affected, producing body, year and more. It is regularly updated to include the most recent international documents available.
I’m not a girls’ rights campaigner. Should I still use this database?
Yes! The Human Rights Policy Database contains international law and policy documents that touch on dozens and dozens of human rights issues, not just girls’ rights.
Why does the database contain entries for individual paragraphs and full documents?
Policy makers often use existing language as a starting point when negotiating new recommendations or conventions. It’s for this reason that the primary purpose of the Human Rights Policy Database is to facilitate access to specific language used in international law and policy to safeguard a right. Because one document can deal with many different rights, it’s useful to break down the documents into their individual paragraphs as this aids searching and helps people find exactly what language they're looking for.
I’m not sure how to navigate or search the database. Where can I find some guidance?
Check out the Help Centre for detailed information about how to use the database and its various features.
I’ve noticed an error or something missing in the database. How can I notify the Girls’ Rights Platform team?
Please use the Contact Form to let us know about an error or any content that seems to be missing. We very much appreciate the heads-up!
