M3
 | Mykola Kostynyan is a digital security expert designing and implementing national and regional programs and projects across Eastern Europe, focusing on systematic assistance and support to civil society and independent media organizations. He also develops and leads regional capacity and network building programs for digital security service providers working with these sectors. |
 | Sasha Delemenchuk is the founder of the Tbilisi Shelter City project, dedicated to protecting human rights defenders. She is a certified security trainer with Frontline Defenders and a trainer for the International Hague Course on Human Rights. As a co-founder of the EuromaidanSOS volunteer initiative, she has been actively involved in human rights advocacy and crisis response. Sasha has extensive experience working in Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, South Sudan, Kenya, Tajikistan, and Nepal. |
 | Angelica Notaristefano is a former Assistant Project Officer at the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) with extensive experience in human rights monitoring. Her work has been focusing on monitoring the situation of human rights defenders in the OSCE region and beyond, as well as developing capacity-building activities for human rights defenders on topics related to human rights monitoring, safety and security and the right to freedom of peaceful assembly. |
 | Marine Constant is a Human Rights Advisor / Capacity Building Coordinator at the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), where she oversees capacity building initiatives for human rights defenders, through the use of innovative technology solutions. She has more than 10 years’ experience in the field of human rights monitoring, advocacy, and capacity building, and worked across the OSCE region and South East Asia. |
Mandatory Resources:
| Personal toolbox: wellbeing and stress-management |
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| Exercise template: The risk management process |
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Recommended Resources:
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Please note that the recommended external resources listed are not managed by FreedomLab. Please exercise caution when reviewing them to avoid any inaccurate or outdated information.
M1
Mandatory Resources:
| Handout: The risk management process |
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| Handout: The risk matrix |
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| Handout: Risk response strategies |
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| Exercise template: The risk management process |
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Recommended Resources:
| 📄 Starlight Stadium: Episode 2, Scene 2 |
| 📄 Workbook on Security: Practical Steps for Human Rights Defenders at Risk |
| 📄 The Security Risk Assessment Tool |
For additional resources on security and safety, feel free to also explore our Repository of Tools.
Please note that the recommended external resources listed are not managed by FreedomLab. Please exercise caution when reviewing them to avoid any inaccurate or outdated information.
Mandatory Resources:
| Handout: Holistic security |
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| Handout: Key concepts |
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Recommended Resources:
For additional resources on security and safety, feel free to also explore our Repository of Tools.
Please note that the recommended external resources listed are not managed by FreedomLab. Please exercise caution when reviewing them to avoid any inaccurate or outdated information.
Introduction module:
Mandatory Resources:
| Handout: Holistic security | |
| Handout: Key concepts | |
Recommended Resources:
For additional resources on security and safety, feel free to also explore our Repository of Tools.
Please note that the recommended external resources listed are not managed by FreedomLab. Please exercise caution when reviewing them.
Module 1:
Mandatory Resources:
| Handout: The risk management process | |
| Handout: The risk matrix | |
| Handout: Risk response strategies | |
| Exercise Template: The Risk Management Process |  |
Recommended Resources:
| 📄Starlight Stadium: Episode 2, Scene 2 |
| 📄Workbook on Security: Practical Steps for Human Rights Defenders at Risk |
| 📄The Security Risk Assessment Tool |
For additional resources on security and safety, feel free to also explore our Repository of Tools.
Please note that the recommended external resources listed are not managed by FreedomLab. Please exercise caution when reviewing them.
Module 3:
Mandatory Resources:
| Personal toolbox: wellbeing and stress-management | |
| Exercise Template: The Risk Management Process | |
Recommended Resources:
For additional resources on security and safety, feel free to also explore our Repository of Tools.
Please note that the recommended external resources listed are not managed by FreedomLab. Please exercise caution when reviewing them.
Mandatory Resources:
Recommended Resources:
For additional resources on security and safety, feel free to also explore our Repository of Tools.
Please note that the recommended external resources listed are not managed by FreedomLab. Please exercise caution when reviewing them.
version 1
Mandatory Resources:
Recommended Resources:
| 📄 Security in a Toolbox – A comprehensive toolkit for digital security. |
| 📄 Guide: Surveillance Self-Defense – Tips and tools to protect against surveillance. |
| 📄 Security Planner – Personalized security recommendations. |
| 📄 Workbook: Overcoming Compassion Fatigue: A Practical Resilience Workbook by Martha Teater and John Ludgate – Practical exercises for resilience. |
| 📄 Guidebook: Compassion Fatigue, Burnout and Vicarious Trauma by A Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT) – Strategies to manage compassion fatigue. |
| 📄 Guidebook on Vicarious Trauma: Recommended Solutions for Anti-Violence Workers – Solutions for anti-violence workers. |
| 📄 Online Training (Module 4): Understanding & Addressing Vicarious Trauma by Dr. Laurie Anne Pearlman & Lisa McKay – Training on addressing vicarious trauma. |
| 📄 Guide to Safer Travel – Tips for safer travel. |
For additional resources on security and safety, feel free to also explore our Repository of Tools.
Please note that the recommended external resources listed are not managed by FreedomLab. Please exercise caution when reviewing them to avoid any inaccurate or outdated information.
verion 2
Mandatory Resources:
Recommended Resources:
| 📄 Security in a Toolbox – A comprehensive toolkit for digital security. |
| 📄 Guide: Surveillance Self-Defense – Tips and tools to protect against surveillance. |
| 📄 Security Planner – Personalized security recommendations. |
| 📄 Workbook: Overcoming Compassion Fatigue: A Practical Resilience Workbook by Martha Teater and John Ludgate – Practical exercises for resilience. |
| 📄 Guidebook: Compassion Fatigue, Burnout and Vicarious Trauma by A Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT) – Strategies to manage compassion fatigue. |
| 📄 Guidebook on Vicarious Trauma: Recommended Solutions for Anti-Violence Workers – Solutions for anti-violence workers. |
| 📄 Online Training (Module 4): Understanding & Addressing Vicarious Trauma by Dr. Laurie Anne Pearlman & Lisa McKay – Training on addressing vicarious trauma. |
| 📄 Guide to Safer Travel – Tips for safer travel. |
For additional resources on security and safety, feel free to also explore our Repository of Tools.
Please note that the recommended external resources listed are not managed by FreedomLab. Please exercise caution when reviewing them to avoid any inaccurate or outdated information.
version 3
Mandatory Resources:
Recommended Resources:
| 📄 Security in a Toolbox – A comprehensive toolkit for digital security. |
| 📄 Guide: Surveillance Self-Defense – Tips and tools to protect against surveillance. |
| 📄 Security Planner – Personalized security recommendations. |
| 📄 Workbook: Overcoming Compassion Fatigue: A Practical Resilience Workbook by Martha Teater and John Ludgate – Practical exercises for resilience. |
| 📄 Guidebook: Compassion Fatigue, Burnout and Vicarious Trauma by A Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT) – Strategies to manage compassion fatigue. |
| 📄 Guidebook on Vicarious Trauma: Recommended Solutions for Anti-Violence Workers – Solutions for anti-violence workers. |
| 📄 Online Training (Module 4): Understanding & Addressing Vicarious Trauma by Dr. Laurie Anne Pearlman & Lisa McKay – Training on addressing vicarious trauma. |
| 📄 Guide to Safer Travel – Tips for safer travel. |
For additional resources on security and safety, feel free to also explore our Repository of Tools.
Please note that the recommended external resources listed are not managed by FreedomLab. Please exercise caution when reviewing them to avoid any inaccurate or outdated information.
version 4
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Recommended Resources:
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📄 Online Training: Understanding & Addressing Vicarious Trauma | 📄 |
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Please note that the recommended external resources listed are not managed by FreedomLab. Please exercise caution when reviewing them to avoid any inaccurate or outdated information.
version 5
Mandatory Resources:
Recommended Resources:
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version 6
Mandatory Resources:
Recommended Resources:
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