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.
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...
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Media Content
Topics
Well-being
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...
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Media Content
Topics
Well-being
What is the Window of Tolerance?
In this video Yesim Arikut-Treece, counseling psychologist, explains the concept of Window of Tolerance and teaches how to make sense of our emotional reactions and how to better control them.
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Media Content
Topics
Well-being
How to Get What You Want
In this video Yesim Arikut-Treece, counseling psychologist, explains how to use DEAR MAN technique. Learning this skill will help you prepare for difficult conversations, to mindfully ask for what...
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Media Content
Topics
Well-being
What’s the Difference Between Stress, Trauma, Vicarious Trauma, and Burnout
In this recorded conversation Yesim Arikut-Treece, counseling psychologist, and Gail Theisen-Womersley, Senior Staff Counsellor for UNHCR, talk about the difference between stress, trauma, vicarious...
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Media Content
Topics
Well-being
TunnelBear
TunnelBear is a public VPN service based in Toronto, Canada. A freeware TunnelBear client is available on Android, Windows, macOS and iOS. It also has browser extensions for Google Chrome and Opera....
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Mobile Applications
Software
VPNs
Topics
Digital Security
Handbook “For Human Rights beyond Borders: How to Hold States Accountable for Extraterritorial Violations”
The intention of this handbook is to make the Maastricht Principles more accessible and relevant to civil society by illustrating, with concrete examples, how they relate to specific policy fields,...
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Handbooks, Manuals and other publications
Topics
Advocacy
Data collection and documentation
Coded bias: Activist toolkit
This guide sets you up with some basic information and tools to get you started on a path of advocacy. Everyone from concerned citizens to tech professionals can find recommendations on ways to start...
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Handbooks, Manuals and other publications
Topics
Advocacy