Defending Human Rights: A Resource Book for Human

Annex 3
Resources for Human Rights Defenders
Protection and Security for Human
Rights Defenders
New Protection Manual for Human Rights
Defenders
Protection International (2009)
The purpose of this new manual is to provide human
rights defenders with additional knowledge and
some tools that may be useful for improving their
understanding of security and protection. It is hoped
that the manual will support training on security
and protection and will help defenders to undertake
their own risk assessments and define security rules
and procedures which suit their particular situation.
This manual is the result of over 25 years combined
experience of Protection International-PI- members
in working with human rights and humanitarian law
and in the protection of HRD and other vulnerable
groups. PI members experience originates from
their former involvement and participation in Peace
Brigades International – PBI-field missions and
structure. We have had the opportunity to learn
from and share experiences and knowledge with
hundreds of defenders in the field, as well as in
workshops, meetings and discussions about security.
Most of the manual’s contents have already been
applied in practice, either in protection work or in
training workshops with defenders. This manual
is the fruit of all these exchanges, and we owe the
defenders involved a huge thanks for their input.
Link: http://www.protectionline.org/New-
Protection-Manual-for-Human
Workbook on security: Practical steps for
human rights defenders at risk
Front Line (2011)
The Workbook on Security is designed to raise
awareness about security issues and to help human
rights defenders consider how to mitigate threats.
The workbook takes human rights defenders
through the steps to producing a security plan -
for individuals and for organisations. It follows a
systematic approach for assessing their security
situation and developing risk and vulnerability
reduction strategies and tactics.
Security in a Box
Front Line & Tactical Technology Collective (2011)
Security in-a-box is a collaborative effort of the
Tactical Technology Collective and Front Line. It was
created to meet the digital security and privacy
needs of advocates and human rights defenders.
Security in-a-box includes a How-to Booklet, which
addresses a number of important digital security
issues. It also provides a collection of Hands-on
Guides, each of which includes a particular freeware
or open source software tool, as well as instructions
on how you can use that tool to secure your
computer, protect your information or maintain the
privacy of your Internet communication.
Official Link: http://security.ngoinabox.org/
English: https://security.ngoinabox.org/en
French: https://security.ngoinabox.org/fr
Arabic: https://security.ngoinabox.org/ar
A Practical Guide to Protecting Your Identity
and Security Online and When Using Mobile
Phones (2011)
This guide is written for citizens in the Middle East
and North Africa, who want to use technology
safely to communicate, organize, and share data
(news reports, information, media etc ), but it can
be used by anyone online anywhere who wants to
protect their privacy and security. It is written for a
wide audience with average computer literacy who
would like to know what steps they can take to be
safer online and when using mobile devices. This
guide has tips and tools for reducing surveillance
and monitoring, protecting privacy, and dealing with
censorship. It covers: secure use of email and chat,
good password habits, how to keep your computer
free of viruses and spyware, how to get around
censorship online while remaining anonymous,
tactics for using mobile phones safely, and has links
to more in-depth resources.
Link: http://www.protectionline.org/IMG/pdf/
fcea379753a53a03bf_ofm6bnld6.pdf
Link: http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/files/
Workbook_ENG.pdf
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