ironcove.net

This project contains some good background information on the need for secure communications (email, fax, phone). The latest update was January 2004 - i am endeavouring to get some information to see if this is still an active project as it appears to be a very focused initative.

Human rights workers, medical aid workers, war crimes investigators and field journalists, are guardians of the public’s interests. Because their work exposes human rights violations, they are challenged by unique dangers when using mass communication networks. Social justice professionals collect sensitive information and communicate it over public networks (e.g. the Internet). They therefore require privacy to protect their data from interception and tampering and they must be able to verify the sender and the contents of electronic source material. The current telecommunications infrastructure (e-mail, phone, fax, etc.) is extremely insecure and could result in e-mail containing evidence being intercepted and altered by those responsible for an atrocity.

CRF: Project HighFire | Overview