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Tools for HRDs

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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.
Re:log
This animation shows the movements of attendees of the 2013 Re:publica conference by capturing approximate locations of their devices when they were connected to local Wi-Fi hotspots.
Tool
Media Content
Topics
Digital Security
Last Modified: August 11, 2022
Life of Balthasar
This animated video shows an interactive visualisation of "The Life of Balthazar Glättli Under Surveillance" by Open Data City, the experiment that demonstrated the effect of the Swiss...
Tool
Media Content
Topics
Digital Security
Last Modified: August 11, 2022
Serious Profiling: Have you been profiled yet?
This animation video by the international NGO Tactical Tech looks at the ways in which our online identities are created based on our actions online and offline.
Tool
Media Content
Topics
Digital Security
Last Modified: August 11, 2022
Data dealer
Data Dealer is a video game about collecting and selling personal data created as a nonprofit project by a group of digital rights activists and game designers in Austria. It aims to raise awareness...
Tool
Media Content
Topics
Digital Security
Last Modified: October 19, 2022
How to Use Your Senses to Get Grounded and Feel Calm Quickly
In this video Dr. Rebecca Dempster, clinical psychologist, shows how to do a simple grounding exercise that can help to get grounded quickly when you feel stressed or disconnected, maximize the...
Tool
Media Content
Topics
Well-being
Last Modified: June 3, 2022
How to Self Soothe
In this video Yesim Arikut-Treece, counseling psychologist, explains how to identify what self-soothing activities will work for you, incorporate self-soothing into your day-to-day activities, and,...
Tool
Media Content
Topics
Well-being
Last Modified: June 3, 2022
How to Disconnect from Work
In this video Dr. Rebecca Dempster, clinical psychologist, explains how to take advantage of technology to set boundaries around work time, identify activities that make it easier to disconnect from...
Tool
Media Content
Topics
Well-being
Last Modified: June 3, 2022
How to Stop
In this video Yesim Arikut-Treece, counseling psychologist, demonstrates how to use the STOP technique and teach how to stop spiralling emotions and thoughts when overwhelmed, think calmly and...
Tool
Media Content
Topics
Well-being
Last Modified: June 3, 2022
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