These tools help nonprofit organizations in Costa Rica understand and meet their legal obligations under the country’s current regulatory framework.

From 2020 to 2024, ICNL worked with FORUM-ASIA, Media Defence and over a dozen local civil society organizations to address authoritarian measures enacted throughout the Indo-Pacific region in response to COVID-19.

This three-part Guide, developed by Clifford Chance LLP, is designed to help democratic exiles, with special reference to Russian and Belarusian activists, human rights defenders, and civil society organization (CSO) representatives who consider residing in the Czech Republic.

This practical guide helps civil society organizations in Zimbabwe navigate recent changes to the Private Voluntary Organizations (PVO) Act.

This ICNL brief analyzes key provisions in a proposed amendment to Georgia’s Law on Grants.

This ICNL brief highlights key differences between the Georgian FARA and the US FARA and Georgia’s international law obligations with respect to Georgian FARA.

In this report from Pesh Framjee, the complexities of charity structures are discussed, along with permissible organizational setups.

ICNL commissioned two studies to examine the relationship between civil society contributions and the SDGs.

There is growing concern about state attorneys general engaging in politically motivated investigations of nonprofit organizations. Attorneys general should enforce the law impartially and not target organizations because they are engaged in lawful speech or conduct with which authorities simply disagree.

In September 2024, the Georgian Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) issued decisions designating the status of a “person with a declared electoral goal” to two prominent, pro-EU civil society organizations (CSOs), a designation that effectively reclassifies CSOs as similar to political parties, and imposes restrictions on the activities of and funding opportunities available to CSOs.