What Data Cívica does

Data Cívica is a Mexican feminist civil association (asociación civil) founded in 2015 and headquartered in Mexico City, with a team of 18 employees. The organization uses data analysis and technology tools to advance human-rights defense in Mexico, focusing on three strategic pillars: advocacy (Incidencia) through research and data journalism, technology development (Desarrollo), and capacity building (Capacitación). Its portfolio includes the Plataforma Ciudadana de Fosas for tracking clandestine graves, Votar Entre Balas for documenting political-criminal violence in elections, the Foro de Acceso a la Justicia (FORTAJUS) for visualizing criminal justice obstacles, and the annual Compendio 'A Quienes Nos Faltan' analyzing disappearance patterns in Mexico — where official registries show 115,000+ registered missing persons as of July 2024 and a 49x increase in disappearance records between 2006 and 2023.

Underlying technology comprises proprietary geoespatial analysis methodologies (notably a model for clandestine grave detection co-developed with Amnesty International's Crisis Evidence Lab and published in June 2022), a feminicide-rate calculation methodology, and cross-registry reconciliation techniques. The organization serves families of missing persons, journalists and media outlets, human-rights CSOs, and policy actors, distributing all research, data, and tools freely as a nonprofit.

Data Cívica's business model is project-based grants and donations from external funders; it displays funder acknowledgments on its website and lists no commercial pricing. Its go-to-market is community-led, building strategic alliances with national and international organizations, governments, collectives, media, activists, and journalists to drive social mobilization, complemented by direct digital content distribution, social media engagement, and co-publishing partnerships with outlets such as Nexos and Este País. Recognition includes the 2025 Sigma Awards for 'Votar entre Balas', and the organization continues to expand into adjacent verticals such as labor rights via the Observatorio de Trabajo Digno.

Name

Data Cívica

Legal name

Data Cívica

Website

https://datacivica.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Data Cívica is a Mexican feminist nonprofit founded in 2015 that uses data analysis and technology tools — including geoespatial platforms and annual research compendiums — to defend human rights, serving families of missing persons, journalists, civil society organizations, and policy actors in Mexico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mexico City

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Project-based Grants and Donations: Data Cívica operates as a nonprofit civil association funded through project-specific grants and donations from various funders. The organization displays acknowledgment of funders on their website, indicating a reliance on external funding for projects related to human rights, data analysis, and technology development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Data Cívica is a feminist non-profit civil association that uses data and technology as tools for human rights defense. It develops and operates standalone data platforms (Plataforma Ciudadana de Fosas for clandestine graves, Votar Entre Balas for electoral violence, FORTAJUS for justice obstacles, Lupa search platform), publishes research compendiums and annual reports on disappearances and feminicide, and applies proprietary methodologies including a geospatial analysis model for grave detection co-developed with Amnesty International.

Product overview

Data Civica is a feminist civil association that uses data and technology as tools for human rights defense. Rather than a single unified product, they offer a portfolio of interconnected data platforms, research publications, and analytical tools. Their core offerings include the Plataforma Ciudadana de Fosas (for documenting clandestine graves and searching for disappeared persons), Votar Entre Balas (for tracking political-criminal violence in elections), FORTAJUS (for visualizing justice system obstacles), and the Lupa search platform. These are complemented by data compendiums like 'A Quienes Nos Faltan' and annual activity reports. All offerings are oriented toward advocacy, journalism, and data analysis for the defense of human rights in Mexico, supported by three strategic pillars: Incidencia (research and advocacy), Desarrollo (technological tool development), and Capacitacion (capacity building).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plataforma Ciudadana de Fosas A citizen platform focused on documenting and tracking clandestine graves in Mexico, providing data and tools for searching missing persons and generating evidence for human rights advocacy. For families of missing persons, civil society organizations, and journalists.
• Votar Entre Balas An analytical platform documenting the impact of political-criminal violence on electoral participation and public administration in Mexico. For journalists, researchers, civil society, and election monitors.
• Foro de Acceso a la Justicia (FORTAJUS) An interactive visualization tool documenting obstacles faced by victims and defendants in Mexico's criminal justice system. For victims, defendants, legal advocates, journalists, and policymakers.
• Lupa A search platform that allows users to search elements of Data Cívica's strategies, functioning as an internal discovery tool for their research and advocacy materials.
• Compendio: A Quienes Nos Faltan Annual data compendium analyzing disappeared persons in Mexico, tracking patterns and variations over time with interactive data visualizations. For journalists, researchers, civil society, and policymakers.
• Informe de Actividades Annual activity reports documenting organizational work, accomplishments, and strategic initiatives for the year.

Quantifiable outcome

• Identified 11,000 erased names between different official disappearance registries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Amnesty International Crisis Evidence LabflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022Collaboration on developing a geoespatial analysis model for locating clandestine graves in Mexico. Results published in June 2022. The partnership combines Data Cívica's data expertise with Amnesty International's crisis response capabilities.
• Collectives of Families of Missing PersonscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration with family collectives searching for disappeared persons. Data Cívica provides data analysis and technological tools to support their search efforts, including the Plataforma Ciudadana de Fosas initiative.
• National and International Civil Society OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliances with various civil society organizations for advocacy, research collaboration, and social mobilization on human rights issues in Mexico.
• Media Outlets (Nexos, Este País)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnerships with established media outlets for publishing investigations, data analyses, and special reports on violence, feminicide, and human rights in Mexico.
• Mexican Government InstitutionsminorOthersTarget of advocacy and accountability efforts. Data Cívica monitors government transparency, analyzes policy reforms, and advocates for access to information, though this is an adversarial rather than collaborative relationship.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tactical Tech: Tactical Tech is an international non-profit that works on the intersection of technology, data, and human rights, building tools and capacity for civil society. It is comparable to Data Cívica in its mission to enable data and technology use by human rights defenders and activists globally.
• SocialTIC: SocialTIC is a Mexican non-profit that uses data and technology for social impact, including civic technology, digital rights, and capacity building for civil society. It shares Data Cívica's focus on building data and tech tools for human rights and social justice in Mexico.
• Civio: Civio is a Spanish non-profit foundation that uses data journalism and analysis to promote government transparency and accountability. It is directly comparable as a data-driven civic accountability organization working on transparency, justice, and human rights through investigative analysis and interactive tools.
• Article 19 (Mexico & Central America): Article 19 is an international human rights organization that focuses on freedom of expression and information rights, including data-driven advocacy and monitoring government transparency in Mexico. It is directly comparable to Data Cívica in its mix of advocacy, data analysis, and journalism support for civil society in the same geography.
• DataKind: DataKind is a non-profit that harnesses data science in the service of humanitarian and human rights causes, partnering with civil society organizations. It shares Data Cívica's model of applying data analysis and technology for social impact through pro bono and project-based engagements.
• Fundar (Centro de Análisis e Investigación): Fundar is a Mexican civil society organization that works on transparency, accountability, and access to information through research and data analysis. It is directly comparable to Data Cívica as a Mexico-based non-profit using data-driven research for human rights, transparency, and government accountability.

Broad incumbents

• Amnesty International: Amnesty International is a global human rights organization that operates Crisis Evidence Labs to analyze evidence of human rights violations, including the geoespatial grave-detection model co-developed with Data Cívica in 2022. It is a broader incumbent that partners with Data Cívica and overlaps in evidence-based human rights research and crisis response.

Emerging players

• Witness: Witness is an international non-profit that uses video and technology to support human rights defenders and document abuses. It is comparable to Data Cívica as an organization that develops technology tools and methodologies for human rights documentation and advocacy, though with a different medium.

Others

• Hivos: Hivos is an international development organization that funds and supports civil society initiatives, including human rights and digital rights programs in Latin America. It is relevant as a potential funder and peer organization that funds similar data-for-rights work in the region.

Regional players

• Code for All (Code for Mexico): Code for All is a global network of civic technology organizations, with Code for Mexico as the local chapter building digital tools for civic engagement and accountability. It is comparable in its focus on civic technology tools for transparency and citizen empowerment in Mexico.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/datacivica
• Facebookfacebook.com/datacivica
• Instagraminstagram.com/datacivica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/data-c%C3%ADvica

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