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.
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
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
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
Advocacy Assembly Training center
Advocacy Assembly is a free digital learning website featuring courses for journalists and activists. The website was launched in 2015 by Small Media, who maintain the platform and it’s security....
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E-learning courses
Topics
Advocacy
Digital Security
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Toolkit “For Human Rights beyond Borders: How to Hold States Accountable for Extraterritorial Violations”
This Toolkit contains three practical tools that can support civil society and social movements in the documentation, analysis and advocacy around concrete cases of human rights violations involving...
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Online Toolkits
Topics
Advocacy
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
SOMO
SOMO is a source of information and tools to file complaints against a company, business or multinational corporation in order to prevent, stop and seek justice for negative impacts caused by their...
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Online Toolkits
Topics
Advocacy
Data analysis
Data collection and documentation
SOMO: Human Rights and Grievance Mechanisms
SOMO is a source of information and tools to file complaints against a company, business or multinational corporation in order to prevent, stop and seek justice for negative impacts caused by their...
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Online Toolkits
Topics
Advocacy
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Toolkit for Civil Society Organizations: Advocacy in Restricted Spaces
This toolkit aims to provide a “menu of options” of various tactics that can be used in a difficult or restrictive contexts. This guide includes inspiring case studies and concrete examples of...
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Handbooks, Manuals and other publications
Online Toolkits
Topics
Advocacy
Digital Security
Physical Security
Gendering Documentation. A Manual For and About Women Human Rights Defenders
A manual for women human rights defenders (WHRDs) provides a unique tool for capturing the specific nature of violations against WHRDs. The discussions that follow are grounded in a gender analysis...
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Handbooks, Manuals and other publications
Topics
Advocacy
Digital Security
Information Collection and Documentation