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.
Digital First Aid Kit
The Digital First Aid Kit is a free resource to help rapid responders, digital security trainers, and tech-savvy activists to better protect themselves and the communities they support against the...
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Online Toolkits
Topics
Digital Security
Emergency services
Forensically
Forensically is a set of free tools for digital image forensics. It includes clone detection, error level analysis, meta data extraction, magnifying functions, noise analysis, level sweep. This tool...
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Online Toolkits
Topics
Information Verification and Analysis
KnightLab
Northwestern University Knight Lab is a community of designers, developers, students, and educators working on experiments designed to push journalism into new spaces. The Lab provides an open,...
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Online Toolkits
Topics
Advocacy
Information Visualization and Design
A DIY Guide to Feminist Cybersecurity
A DIY Guide to Feminist Cybersecurity is an online guide which is intended to be a comprehensive and accessible introduction to some of the most valuable cybersecurity tools available. The guide is...
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Online Toolkits
Topics
Digital Security
Secure communication
WebDesign Guidelines for Low Bandwidth
These guidelines explain in detail how to make websites accessible to users with low bandwidth Internet connections, which includes most of those who live and work in developing countries. The...
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Online Toolkits
Topics
Digital Security
Information Visualization and Design
Open Foris
Open Foris is a set of free and open-source software tools that facilitates flexible and efficient data collection, analysis and reporting with regards to environmental monitoring. This tools allow...
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Online Toolkits
Topics
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Digital Content Verification Handbook for Emergency Coverage
Verification Handbook is a definitive guide to verifying digital content for emergency coverage. This book laid the foundations for the process of digital content verification and opened a necessary...
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Handbooks, Manuals and other publications
Online Toolkits
Topics
Emergency services
Information Verification and Analysis
School of Data
School of Data is a global network committed to advancing data literacy in civil society. Information that directly impact people’s lives is increasingly accessible but civil society is falling...
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E-learning courses
Online Toolkits
Topics
Advocacy
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design