Nearly every country's constitution recognizes the right to peaceful assembly. But since 2020, more than 150 governments have restricted this right while responding to COVID-19. ICNL works alongside partners to create a more enabling environment for peaceful assembly by promoting international norms, improving legal frameworks, and monitoring violations of assembly rights at protests.

In Defending the Right to Protest: Resisting Government Crackdowns on Nonviolent Demonstrators, ICNL provides an overview of critical threats to peaceful protest worldwide and shares important tools that civil society can use to defend and advance the right to protest. 

This page provides information on Middle Eastern and North African government responses to the coronavirus, using information from the COVID-19 Civic Freedom Tracker.

In an article for Just Security, ICNL President Douglas Rutzen and Legal Advisor Nikhil Dutta discuss government overreach during pandemics and list recommendations on how states can promote rights-respecting governmental measures during a public health emergency.

The coronavirus is a significant threat to public health; it does not need to be a significant threat to civic freedom. In this article, ICNL explores this tension and how governments can move quickly while upholding human rights in their response to a public health crisis.

After the war with ISIS in 2014, Kurdistan’s regional government began to increase restrictions on civil society organizations (CSOs) – ostensibly for security purposes.

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Iraq_Second-Amendment-of-Regulations.docx

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Iraq_Parliaments-Implementing-Guide-No-1.pdf

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1 In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful In the name of the people The Parliament of Kurdistan , Iraq Decision […]

COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY ORDER NUMBER 19 FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY Pursuant to my authority as Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), and under the laws […]

In recent years, the Arab region has seen a steady increase in the number of foundations and witnessed increased engagement of corporate philanthropy in support of social/economic initiatives.

The Arab region witnessed tremendous changes between 2011-2013 as the result of popular uprisings in response to decades of lack of democracy and freedom, economic and social deprivations and inequalities, and a rise in unemployment, particularly among youth, poverty and social marginalization.

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Proposed law on the National Fund to Support NGOs in Development Projects: In the name of People Republic Presidency In accordance with what is passed […]

Page 1 of 9 Source: United Nations Development Program Iraqi Legal Database ﺔﻟﺍﺪﻌﻟﺍﻭ ﺔﻟءﺎﺴﻤﻠﻟ ﺎﻴﻠﻌﻟﺍ ﺔﻴﻨﻁﻮﻟﺍ ﺔﺌﻴﻬﻟﺍ ﻥﻮﻧﺎﻗ ﺓﺩﻣﻟﺍ ﻲﺿﻣﻟﻭ ﺭﻭﺗﺳﺩﻟﺍ ﻥﻣ ﻥﻳﺗﺳﻟﺍﻭ ﺔﻳﺩﺎﺣﻟﺍ ﺓﺩﺎﻣﻟﺍ […]

Unofficial Translation of Iraq’s Accountability and Justice Law as passed on 20080117 by the International Center for Transitional Justice. Please send comments/corrections to msissons@ictj.org – […]

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This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

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1-4 In accordance with the provisions of Article (35) of NGO L aw number (12) of 2010, the following directions were hereby issued: – No. […]

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This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

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This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

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PUBLISHED: APRIL 6, 2011 The Law on Non-Governmental Organizations in the Kurdistan Region was approved by the Parliament of Kurdistan on April 6, 2011 and sent to […]

Global Trends in NGO Law, Volume 2, Issue 3 (December 2010) Global Trends was established to track and provide news on legal developments affecting NGOs, […]

Recent Developments in Venezuela, Ecuador, Honduras, Iran, Bahrain, and Cambodia Global Trends in NGO Law, Volume 2, Issue 2 (December 2010) Between November 22 and […]

ICNL is pleased to announce the passage earlier today of a new Law on Non-Governmental Organizations for the Republic of Iraq.

  The International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law Volume 10, Issue 4, August 2008 Hoshyar Salam Malo1 I. Introduction In this article, I make a comparative […]

PUBLISHED: APRIL 10, 2006 ICNL is pleased to release to the public our quarterly report detailing a number of our activities throughout the world. During the period […]