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.
The Scoring Society
This video looks at scoring applied to everyone’s lives, from credit and social media scoring and terrorist scoring. It demonstrates how our data is used to analyse each person’s score, and where...
Tool
Media Content
Topics
Digital Security
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Confessions of a Data Broker
This video introduces the topic of the 'black box' of the multi-million-dollar industry that revolves around the trading of our data. It looks at the data broker market and which techniques...
Tool
Media Content
Topics
Digital Security
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
ICWatch
This video gives an overview of "ICWatch", a project by Transparency Toolkit. The project collects and analyses the public resumes of people working in the intelligence community.
Tool
Media Content
Topics
Information Collection and Documentation
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap is community driven project aimed at creating and distributing free geographical data for anyone to use.
Tool
Databases
Online maps & registries
Topics
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design
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,...
Tool
Handbooks, Manuals and other publications
Topics
Advocacy
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
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...
Tool
Handbooks, Manuals and other publications
Topics
Digital Security
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design
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
Report: Technology tools in human rights
This report is intended to detail available technologies that are designed for human rights documentation. It demonstrates various perspectives on the challenges human rights documentation...
Tool
Handbooks, Manuals and other publications
Topics
Digital Security
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis