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 Defender’s Protocol
The Holistic Security Protocol for Human Rights Defenders (the Defender’s Protocol) is a tool to advance physical safety, digital security, well-being and resilience of human rights defenders...
Tool
Online Toolkits
Topics
Digital Security
Physical Security
Well-being
The Human Rights Defenders Podcast
“The Human Rights Defender” is a podcast series that explores the work and lives of brave individuals standing up for our human rights. Available on all major podcast platforms, including Spotify...
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Media Content
Topics
Advocacy
Digital Security
Physical Security
Project Management
Well-being
Holistic Security: A Strategy Manual for Human Rights Defenders
This Manual is the first to explicitly adopt a ‘holistic’ approach to security and protection strategies for human rights defenders. In short, this means that rather than looking separately at...
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Handbooks, Manuals and other publications
Topics
Digital Security
Physical Security
Well-being
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...
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Online Toolkits
Topics
Digital Security
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design
Well-being
Gendersec Curricula
The Gendersec Curricula is a resource that introduces a holistic, feminist perspective to privacy and digital security trainings, informed by years of working with women and trans activists around...
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Training curricula
Topics
Digital Security
Physical Security
Well-being
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
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