Safeguarding the Frontlines: A Digital Security Toolkit for Activists and Human Rights Defenders

Safeguarding the Frontlines: A Digital Security Toolkit for Activists and Human Rights Defenders aims to equip activists, human rights defenders, and public interest lawyers with the tools, knowledge, and support they need to guard against, navigate and respond to online harassment and abuse.

Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) play a crucial role in exposing injustice, protecting vulnerable populations, holding power to account, and defending fundamental freedoms. Yet, those who speak out, particularly online, often become targets of coordinated attacks, harassment, intimidation, and suppression.

This toolkit aims to prepare HRDs for safer digital engagement.

It is published by Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and drafted by Sophie Smit and Christy Chitengu from Power Law Africa.