EHRC 1920-18 Human Rights Tracker - phase 2 development

In our 2018/19 Business Plan, we committed to developing a searchable online database to track progress on the implementation of the recommendations made to the UK by the United Nations (UN) in order to increase transparency, aid scrutiny and hold the UK and Welsh governments to account on their international human rights obligations. The aim is to trigger increased government action to comply with its international human rights obligations.

The tool is fully searchable by responsible government, theme, protected characteristic, treaty body, and also links to the Sustainable Development Goals. It will be a 'one stop shop' for information on treaty monitoring, setting out information on how to engage with the UN, reporting and monitoring cycles. By doing this, we not only aim to enhance the capacity of officials, parliamentarians and Assembly members to engage with UN human rights processes and make use of UN recommendations in their work, but also that of civil society.

Phase 1 in the development of this tool is now complete. A demo version of the tool is available to view at http: http://35.176.31.172/. We are now looking to add further content and new features to the tool. This includes finding ways to present information relating to the steps taken by the responsible government to implement the recommendations, and the Commission's assessment of the degree to which this has happened (Phase 2).