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.
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
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
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
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
Digital Security
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design
Physical Security
Project Management
Well-being
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...
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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...
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Databases
Mobile Applications
Software
Topics
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design
Corroborator
Corroborator is designed to process massive amounts of metadata related to particular events and people. The system analyst can easily navigate thousands of records and create a corroborated...
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Software
Topics
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design