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.