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.
Salama
Salama is a free and open source risk assessment tool which helps journalists and bloggers assess their risk level by answering a series of questions about their physical and online security...
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Online Toolkits
Topics
Digital Security
Physical Security
LevelUp
LevelUp is a training resource intended to provide support to, and enable creation of resources and sharing of knowledge within a growing network of individuals providing needed digital safety...
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Training curricula
Topics
Digital Security
Umbrella
Umbrella is a secure, encrypted app released by the team at Security First which allows users to access open-source, up-to-date security information in one place. It provides simple and practical...
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Mobile Applications
Software
Topics
Digital Security
Physical Security
Surveillance Self-Defense
Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD) is a guide to protecting yourself from electronic surveillance for people all over the world. Some aspects of this guide will be useful to people with very little...
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Online Toolkits
Topics
Digital Security
Totem
Totem is an online platform that provides online courses on various digital security themes and helps journalists and activists use digital security and privacy tools and tactics more effectively in...
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E-learning courses
Topics
Digital Security
Riseup
Riseup provides online communication tools for people and groups working on liberatory social change. The project aims to create democratic alternatives and practice self-determination by...
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Software
Topics
Digital Security
Project Management
Phishing Quiz
Jigsaw Phishing Quiz is a quiz that test users' abilities to identify phishing emails. The quiz tests you on a series of emails to see if you can distinguish telltale signs of phishing. The quiz...
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Other tools
Topics
Digital Security
Knapsack for Hope
Knapsack satellite file-casting technology allows digital content to be delivered to locations otherwise disconnected due to remote geography, censorship, frequent internet shutdowns, or high...
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Other tools
Software
Topics
Digital Security
Information Collection and Documentation