FreedomLab’s Tool Library compiles all online tools and resources that can be relevant for human rights defenders, spanning a wide variety of topics. Use the filters below to find relevant resources - tools can be filtered by Topic, Type, and Target Group. Please note that tools included in this library do not belong to FreedomLab and, whilst the Library is regularly updated and maintained by the FreedomLab team, users should be aware of the risks that arise by clicking on external links. If you know of a tool that could be added to this library, fill out this form.
Haven
Haven is for people who need a way to protect their personal areas and possessions without compromising their privacy. It is an Android application that leverages on-device sensors to provide...
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Mobile Applications
Topics
Digital Security
Physical Security
Umbrella
Umbrella is a secure, encrypted app released by the team at Security First which allows users to access open-source, up-to-date security information in one place. It provides simple and practical...
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Mobile Applications
Software
Topics
Digital Security
Physical Security
Signal
Signal is a messaging app with features like one-to-one messages, groups, stickers, photos, file transfers, voice calls, and even video calls anywhere in the world without SMS or MMS fees. Signal...
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Mobile Applications
Software
Topics
Digital Security
Pixelknot
Pixelknot is an Android application that allows users to hide short text-based messages in photographs and share them across trusted channels. In this case, only your friends with the secret password...
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Mobile Applications
Topics
Digital Security
Orfox
Orfox is privacy-focused web browser for use with a free proxy app Orbot with Tor, which has a few minor modifications to the privacy enhancing features to make them compatible with Firefox for...
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Mobile Applications
Software
Web browsers & search engines
Topics
Digital Security
Orbot
Orbot is a free proxy app that empowers other apps to use the internet more securely. Orbot uses Tor to encrypt your Internet traffic and then hides it by bouncing through a series of computers...
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Mobile Applications
VPNs
Topics
Digital Security
Ushahidi
The Ushahidi Platform is an open-source and integrated crowdsourcing and mapping tool that allows people to rapidly collect, manage and analyze crowdsourced information from their communities. Its...
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Databases
Mobile Applications
Software
Topics
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design
Emalsys
Emalsys is a talent and emergency response management platform. It allows you to create an online database for fast deployments, deployment tracking as well as communication and roster management...
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Mobile Applications
Software
Topics
Emergency services
Project Management