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.
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap is community driven project aimed at creating and distributing free geographical data for anyone to use.
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Databases
Online maps & registries
Topics
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design
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
Digital Security
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design
Visualizing Data for Human Rights Advocacy Guidebook
The Visualizing Data for Human Rights Advocacy guidebook was launched by a group of the New York University (NYU) academics. The guidebook provides accessible information on collecting, compiling and...
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Online Toolkits
Topics
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design
Tableau
Tableau Software is a tool that helps make Big Data small, and small data insightful and actionable. The main use of tableau software is to help people see and understand their data. Tableau is...
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Software
Topics
Information Visualization and Design
Project Management
YouTube Blur
YouTube Blur is a tool for video editing and increased anonymity. The simple-to-use tool allows users to draw a box over what they want to blur in the video, lock on the item, and have it blurred...
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Other tools
Software
Topics
Information Visualization and Design
ATLAS.ti
Atlasi, was released in 1993 as a tool used for qualitative data analysis. Users can code or mark data sources and assign them to specific categories to be able to analyze how/when/how many times a...
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Software
Topics
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design
Project Management
Kinemaster
KineMaster is a full-featured video editor for Android and iOS devices. This tool makes it easy to edit videos with lots of powerful tools and downloadable content. It includes downloadable...
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Mobile Applications
Software
Topics
Information Visualization and Design
GIMP
GIMP is a cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows and more operating systems. It is free software, you can change its source code and distribute your changes. GIMP...
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Software
Topics
Information Visualization and Design