Latin America and the Caribbean Program
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ICNL supports the efforts of local partners throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to promote a legal environment that strengthens civil society, advances freedom of association, fosters philanthropy, and enables public participation. We collaborate with leaders of civil society organizations (CSOs), government officials, legislators, academics, and others to develop reform proposals that meet local needs. ICNL has recently carried out activities in Bolivia, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
To learn more about our programs in Latin America and the Caribbean or request assistance, please contact Jocelyn Nieva, Legal Advisor for Latin America, at jnieva@icnl.org.
Resources
Country Reports
ICNL has collaborated with partners to produce reports on the legal environment for CSOs in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, and Peru.
Online Library
ICNL’s Spanish language resources include laws, regulations, and analysis from 25 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
NGO Law Monitor
ICNL produces country profile reports that provide an overview of key issues relating to the freedom of association and the NGO legal framework, with a focus on legal barriers affecting civil society. NGO Law Monitor reports are available for Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela, and the Organization of American States.
Professors Unite to Promote Teaching CSO Law
Many civil society organizations (CSOs) across the Americas struggle to understand legal requirements that are confusing or even hostile to the sector. The CSOs’ challenge is greater because they typically lack access to lawyers trained to meet their special legal needs. ICNL and the University of San Pedro Sula in Honduras brought together professors from 15 countries to address this deficit in the July 2013 Regional Conference on Teaching Civil Society Law. Click
here for more information on this initiative, including a video on the Conference and a Spanish language publication on lessons in teaching CSO Law,
Promoviendo la Enseñanza del Derecho de las Organizaciones de Sociedad Civil en América Latina: Aportes de Expertos Regionales.
Profesores se Unen para Promover Enseñanza del Derecho de las OSC
Es una lucha para muchas organizaciones de sociedad civil (OSC) en las Américas entender requisitos legales que son confusos o inclusive hostiles para el sector. El reto de las OSC es mayor porque típicamente carecen de acceso a abogados capacitados para atender sus necesidades particulares. Este déficit motivó a ICNL y la Universidad de San Pedro Sula de Honduras a convocar en julio de 2013 a profesores de 15 países en la Conferencia Regional sobre la Enseñanza del Derecho de la Sociedad Civil. Busque
aquí para ver un video de la Conferencia y
Promoviendo la Enseñanza del Derecho de las Organizaciones de Sociedad Civil en América Latina: Aportes de Expertos Regionales.