Front Line Defenders’ Resources for Human Rights Defenders – Handbooks, Training Manuals & Workbooks

“This manual is the first to adopt an explicitly ‘holistic’ approach to security and protection strategies for human rights defenders. This means that rather than looking separately at the importance of our digital security, psycho-social well-being and organisational security processes, it attempts to integrate them and highlight their interrelatedness.”

“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.”

“Transparency International – Greece (TI-G) has put forward eight practical recommendations against corruption”

OECD Resources for fighting corruption in the public sector. “‌‌Corruption in the public sector hampers the efficiency of public services, undermines confidence in public institutions and increases the cost of public transactions. Integrity is essential for building strong institutions resistant to corruption.”

A collection of resources and tools on anti-corruption from the OECD.

“The Open Up Guide provides practical help for governments wanting to use open data to combat corruption. The guide has been developed by Transparency International-Mexico, Open Contracting Partnership and the Open Data Charter, with support from OD4D, building on input from government officials, open data experts, civil society and journalists.”

“The Investigative Dashboard is operated by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, a not-for-profit network of award-winning investigative reporting teams. We help journalists anywhere to trace people,
companies and assets across the globe.”

“The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is at the forefront of the news revolution. Our programs empower journalists and engage citizens with new technologies and best practices. ICFJ’s networks of reporters and media entrepreneurs are transforming the field. We believe that better journalism leads to better lives.”

“Knight Fellow Paul Radu created a digital handbook designed to help investigative journalists track corruption across borders. The handbook provides an array of tools for investigative journalists that will help them give the public a better understanding of regional and global criminal networks. The manual includes techniques in cross-border investigative journalism and lists of websites and databases with information about commercial enterprises worldwide.”

“The Data Journalism Handbook is produced by the European Journalism Centre and Google News Lab, with support from the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.”

“The below guides focus on investigative journalism and provide case studies and examples from around the world. Most are available for free, unless indicated otherwise.”