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
Data collection and documentation
Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations
The Berkeley Protocol is designed as a teaching tool and a reference guide for open source investigators. It provides guidelines, on international standards for conducting online research into...
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Handbooks, Manuals and other publications
Topics
Data collection and documentation
Data verification
Data visualization
Digital Security
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
Data collection and documentation
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
Data collection and documentation
Digital Security
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
Data collection and documentation
Data verification
The Corruption Fighters’ Toolkit
The Corruption Fighters’ Toolkit is a compendium of practical civil society anti-corruption experiences described in concrete terms and accessible language. It presents innovative anti-corruption...
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Online Toolkits
Topics
Data collection and documentation
Witness
Witness is an extensive library of free resources on a wide range of topics for video activists, trainers and their allies. Topics include climate justice, data, ethics, forced evictions,...
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Databases
Online Toolkits
Topics
Advocacy
Data collection and documentation
Data verification
Data visualization
Digital Security
Graphic design
Physical Security
Project Management
Secure communication
Video editing
Well-being
Bellingcat Online Investigation Toolkit
This online open-source investigation toolkit includes guidance on satellite and mapping services, tools for verifying photos and videos, websites to archive web pages, and much more.
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Databases
Online Toolkits
Topics
Data collection and documentation
Data verification