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.
School of Data
School of Data is a global network committed to advancing data literacy in civil society. Information that directly impact people’s lives is increasingly accessible but civil society is falling...
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E-learning courses
Online Toolkits
Topics
Advocacy
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design
Data Detox
The Data Detox Kit is a guide to increase your online privacy, digital security and wellbeing. It offers simple steps you can take towards a more balanced and in-control online self. It takes a...
Tool
Online Toolkits
Topics
Digital Security
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design
Well-being
Uwazi
Uwazi is a free, open-source solution for organizing, analyzing and publishing your documents. In Swahili, Uwazi means “openness.” HURIDOCS designed Uwazi to make human rights information more...
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Databases
Software
Topics
Digital Security
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design
Project Management
Investigative Dashboard
Investigative Dashboard is a service that helps investigative journalists in the OCCRP network conduct research quickly and effectively. A team of expert researchers and data specialists is...
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Databases
Web browsers & search engines
Topics
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Citizen Evidence Lab
The Citizen Evidence Lab is intended to support human rights organizations, practitioners and others to take better advantage of the digital data-streams critical for modern fact-finding. It is an...
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Databases
Online Toolkits
Software
Topics
Digital Security
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Well-being
KoBoToolbox
KoBoToolbox is a free and open source suite of tools for field data collection and analysis in humanitarian emergencies and other challenging environments. The platform is free and open source. Most...
Tool
Online Toolkits
Topics
Emergency services
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Ushahidi
The Ushahidi Platform is an open-source and integrated crowdsourcing and mapping tool that allows people to rapidly collect, manage and analyze crowdsourced information from their communities. Its...
Tool
Databases
Mobile Applications
Software
Topics
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design
Factr
Factr is a new kind of social network that gives members unequaled control of their information, and enhances their ability to discover, organize, and share knowledge—maximizing both privacy and...
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Media Content
Online Toolkits
Other tools
Topics
Advocacy
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis