Tools for HRDs

Defenders’ Database

Topic: Information Collection and Documentation Tool: Databases

Defenders’ Database is an easy-to-use tool for human rights defenders to register, analyse and share information about human rights violations developed by the Swedish NGO Civil Rights Defenders. It permits …

Kinemaster

Topic: Information Visualization and Design Tool: Mobile Applications, Software

KineMaster is a full-featured video editor for Android and iOS devices. This tool makes it easy to edit videos with lots of powerful tools and downloadable content. It includes downloadable …

GIMP

Topic: Information Visualization and Design Tool: Software

GIMP is a cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows and more operating systems. GIMP provides the tools needed for high quality image manipulation. GIMP is used for producing …

Inkscape

Topic: Information Visualization and Design Tool: Software

Inkscape is a free and open source vector graphics editor for GNU/Linux, Windows and MacOS X. It offers a rich set of features and is widely used for both artistic …

ShortHand

Topic: Advocacy, Information Visualization and Design Tool: Software

Shorthand is the platform that brands, publishers, non-profits, universities and others use to create engaging stories, annual reports, case studies and other content. It allows to build digital stories that …

GIPHY

Topic: Information Visualization and Design Tool: Web Browsers & Search Engines

GIPHY is an online database and search engine that allows users to search for and share short looping videos, GIF files, animated stickers and other types of video clips content. …

KnightLab

Topic: Advocacy, Information Visualization and Design Tool: Online Toolkits

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, collaborative environment …

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