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.
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
Kinemaster
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...
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Mobile Applications
Software
Topics
Information Visualization and Design
GIMP
GIMP is a cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows and more operating systems. It is free software, you can change its source code and distribute your changes. GIMP...
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Software
Topics
Information Visualization and Design
Inkscape
Languages: English, German, French, Croatian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Czech, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean.
Inkscape is a free and open source vector graphics...
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Software
Topics
Information Visualization and Design
ShortHand
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...
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Software
Topics
Advocacy
Information Visualization and Design
GIPHY
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.
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Web browsers & search engines
Topics
Information Visualization and Design
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