The Holistic Security Manual is founded on the understanding that 'security' is a deeply personal, subjective and gendered concept. When we work to bring about positive social change, we can face persistent threats and attacks which impact upon our physical and psychological integrity, and often affect our friends and families. However, taking an organised approach to security can help us to sustain ourselves and our work.
This manual is the first to adopt an explicitly 'holistic' approach to security and protection strategies for human rights defendershumanrightsdefender. 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.
It is designed to guide a process of establishing or improving security strategies for individuals, collectives or organisations.
The The Holistic Security Manual is created by a long list individuals and organizations around the world committed to the creation of safe, joyful online spaces. For credits please see here.