ICNL led a participatory process engaging over 100 experts from across Latin America and the Caribbean to develop and propose the twelve principles contained in the Declaration, which is also available in Spanish.

The Declaration of Inter-American Principles on the Legal Framework for the Creation, Operation, Financing, and Dissolution of Non-profit Civil Entities were adopted and subsequently forwarded to the Permanent Council for it's consideration and subsequent submission to the General Assembly.

Briefer summarizes these laws and implementation practices governing civil society organization in the 35 Organization of American States member States.

This document was designed to help participants in this process and other stakeholders understand the Principles, advocate for their adoption, assess country laws and practices against the Principles, and convene multi-sector dialogues to discuss the country’s legal environment as compared to the Principles.

On April 1, 2020, ICNL hosted Regional Virtual Round Tables for civil society partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to address constraints on key civic freedoms in the rapidly evolving context of the coronavirus pandemic. The meetings resulted in a write-up outlining the discussions and examining various issues. The write-up is available in both English and Spanish.

This assessment, produced by ICNL in 2018, presents Jamaica's laws - or lack thereof - that impact civil society organizations and social enterprises within a framework of international legal standards and comparative practice.

INCOME TAX THE INCOME TAX ACT ORDERS (under section 2) The Income Tax (Approved Public Utility) (The Jamaica Telephone L.N. 76170 Company Limited) Order, 1970 […]

Charities Information on how to apply for exempt status under Section 12(h) of the Income Tax Act, as well as the process for becoming an […]

Charitable Donations Information on donations to approved charities being a deductible expense. Making Donations to Approved Charities For the purpose of ascertaining the chargeable income […]

This report on human rights defenders in the Americas, published in 2011 by the Inter‐American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), is a follow up to the body's 2006 report on the same subject.