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.
Dashlane
Dashlane is a password manager that includes 2-Factor Authentication, military-grade 256-bit AES encryption, and zero-trust architecture. All the data is encrypted using user’s master password as a...
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Mobile Applications
Password managers
Software
Topics
Digital Security
Marine Traffic
Marine Traffic provides real-time information on the movements of ships and the current location of ships in harbours and ports. A database of information on the vessels includes for example details...
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Online maps & registries
Topics
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
YouTube Blur
YouTube Blur is a tool for video editing and increased anonymity. The simple-to-use tool allows users to draw a box over what they want to blur in the video, lock on the item, and have it blurred...
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Other tools
Software
Topics
Information Visualization and Design
Bayanat
Bayanat is an open source data management solution for processing huge amounts of data relevant to human rights abuses and war crimes, developed and maintained by Syrian talents at the Syria Justice...
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Databases
Software
Topics
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
ATLAS.ti
Atlasi, was released in 1993 as a tool used for qualitative data analysis. Users can code or mark data sources and assign them to specific categories to be able to analyze how/when/how many times a...
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Software
Topics
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design
Project Management
Natalia Project
Natalia Project is the world’s first security alarm system for human rights defenders at risk. Natalia Project is a GPS based alarm system, and the initiative was launched in 2013 by Civil Rights...
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Other tools
Topics
Emergency services
Physical Security
Defenders’ Database
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....
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Databases
Topics
Information Collection and Documentation
Tor Browser
Tor Browser allows a user to browse in safety and anonymity. It blocks trackers, defends against surveillance, resists fingerprinting and includes multi-layered encryption. It automatically clears...
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Web browsers & search engines
Topics
Digital Security