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    Elections and Civic Space: Lessons from Africa

    July 24, 2024

    Special Rapporteur, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, addresses the trends, developments and challenges threatening civil society’s access to financial resources, including laws, policies and practices that impede such access in this report, submitted to the UN Human Rights Council in accordance with resolution 41/12.

    Civic Space and the Summit for Democracy

    March 20, 2023

    The United States, along with the governments of Costa Rica, the Netherlands, Republic of Korea, and Republic of Zambia, will host the second Summit for Democracy from March 29-30, 2023.

    FATF Standards and Their Misuse in Africa

    October 8, 2021

    This ECNL and ICNL briefer, gives an introduction to FATF, why its standards matter for civil society in Africa, and how nonprofits can take action to address over-regulations that the governments justify on the basis of addressing money laundering/terrorism financing threats.

    Latest ICNL Publication Explores Civil Society Challenges in Africa

    January 12, 2015

    PUBLISHED: JANUARY 12, 2015 What impact has a foreign funding cap had on HIV/AIDS groups in Ethiopia? How can the right to peaceful assembly be […]

    Toward an Autonomous Civil Society: Rethinking State-Civil Society Relations in Zambia

    December 1, 2014

    For optimal readability, we highly recommend downloading the document PDF, which you can do below.

    The Companies (Certificates Validation) Act

    September 11, 2012

    REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA THE COMPANIES (CERTIFICATES VALIDATION) ACT CHAPTER 414 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA CHAPTER 414 THE COMPANIES (CERTIFICATES VALIDATION) ACTCHAPTER 414 THE COMPANIES […]

    The Co-operative Societies Act

    September 11, 2012

    THE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1998 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement 2. Interpretation PART II DEVELOPMENT OF CO-OPERATIVES, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES […]

    Companies (Certificate Validation) Act

    December 1, 2011

    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 […]

    Constitution

    December 1, 2011

    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 […]

    Co-operative Societies Act

    December 1, 2011

    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 […]

    The Zambia Development Agencies Bill

    December 1, 2011

    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 […]

    Organizations (Control of Assistance) Act

    December 1, 2011

    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 […]

    Societies Act

    December 1, 2011

    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 […]

    The Legal Framework for Volunteering in Emergencies

    June 1, 2011

    The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies conducted this study on the legal environment for volunteers in emergencies.