Network Resources

Resources for human rights defenders in exile

This is a collection of existing resources that are particularly useful for exiled human rights defenders. This list has been curated by the Center for Victims of Torture. While the intended audience for this list are those in exile, this list contains resources on topics that are applicable to any human rights defender, including: well-being and resilience, safety and security, emergency support, protection networks and legal support.

The Holistic Security Protocol for Human Rights Defenders

This page uses the Holistic Security Protocol for Human Rights Defenders (the Defender’s Protocol) by Open Briefing as a framework to organize existing security and resilience resources. Within the Holistic Security Protocol for Human Rights Defenders, Open Briefing provides an infographic, the Holistic Security Handbook, and a series of exercises and resources. As of May 2023, the Protocol and Handbook is available in 21 languages: AR, AZ, EN, ES, FA, FR, KO, LO, MS, MY, PS, PT, RU, TK, TL, TR, UK, UZ, VI, ZH, ZH-HK.

Security resources organized by topic

This is a collection of existing resources that are related to physical, digital and holistic security. This list has been curated by the Center for Victims of Torture. Topics include: ways to securely store and share files, ways to protect yourself from spyware, ways to deal with online threats and harassment, etc.

Resources organized by language

français (French)

عربى (Arabic)

ဗမာဘာသာစကား (Burmese)

Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

español (Spanish)