Taraaz Information

Taraaz is a research and advocacy organization working at the intersection of technology and human rights. We work with civil society organizations, academic institutions, technology companies, and government agencies to carry out projects including: conducting human rights impacts assessments informed by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights’ methodology and other human-centric design principles; developing educational material and guiding tools to audit and mitigate potential adverse human rights impacts; producing cross-disciplinary research papers and policy reports on topics including but not limited to human rights implications of technical designs, the digital divide between and within countries, discriminatory outcomes of algorithmic decision making systems on vulnerable groups, and more.