U.S. Current Trend: State Attorney General Investigations Targeting Nonprofits

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.

Protesting in an Age of Government Surveillance

This briefer examines how new types of technology used by the government to surveil protests can lead to abuse and deter demonstrators from exercising their First Amendment rights. It then outlines how both courts and lawmakers can respond to this threat.

U.S. Current Trend: Bills Provide Immunity to Drivers Who Hit Protesters

Following a swell of racial justice protests that have taken to the streets, politically charged bills are being introduced across the United States which give immunity to drivers who injure protestors.

Analysis of US Anti-Protest Bills

Since 2017, ICNL has tracked introduced anti-protest legislation in the United States. This page uses data from ICNL's US Protest Law Tracker to analyze major themes in legislation impacting the freedom of peaceful assembly in the US. Whether it was the struggles of the founding fathers or movements for women’s suffrage and racial justice, the right to protest is critical to ensuring everyone’s voice is heard, and progress is made.

Update on Enactment of the Georgian Foreign Agents Registration Act

An update on Georgia's Foreign Agents Registration Act since going into effect at the end of May.

Guatemala: NGO Guide to Complying with Money Laundering, Anti-terrorist Financing and Tax Obligations

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

Guide to Legal Obligations for Non-Profit Organizations in Costa Rica

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

Checklist of Legal Obligations for Non-profit Organizations in Honduras

This simple checklist helps nonprofit organizations in Honduras meet their legal obligations under the country's current regulatory framework.

Checklist of Legal Obligations for Non-profit Organizations in El Salvador

This checklist helps nonprofit organizations in El Salvador meet their legal obligations under the country's current regulatory framework.

Checklist of Legal Obligations for Non-profit Organizations in Paraguay

This checklist helps nonprofit organizations in Paraguay meet their legal obligations under the country's current regulatory framework.

Resources

Grants

Renewable Energy & Civic Space

The immediacy of the climate crisis cannot be overstated, and an energy transition is both critical and overdue. However, the urgency to switch to renewable technologies cannot bypass civil society and grassroots actors. Renewable technologies have their own environmental and social impacts, which require input from civil society to lessen potential harm. Likewise, the transition itself may pose risks and be less likely to succeed if it excludes civil society and grassroots actors.

Venezuela’s New Banking Risk Management Rules Contravene International Standards

Venezuela has implemented new risk management rules for banking institutions, which could negatively impact the right to freedom of association for NPOs in the country.

ICNL helps Malawi CSOs Launch New Coalition to Monitor FATF Implementation

Over 20 civil society organizations in Malawi have formed a new coalition to monitor implementation of FATF measures, thanks in part to help from ICNL.

10 Key Issues in 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Legal Compliance: A Resource Roadmap for Public Charities

Nonprofits are confronting an environment of heightened legal risks. This roadmap highlights ten legal issues that government and private actors have recently cited to justify heightened scrutiny of certain organizations, and identifies tools to help strengthen organizations’ legal compliance.

ICNL Helps Inform Oversight Board Decision on Peru

The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s decision to leave up content targeting a human rights defender from Peru, citing ICNL’s public comment in their decision.

Five Things to Know: Zambia’s Cyber Crimes Act and Cyber Security Act

Two recently enacted bills in Zambia have the potential to undermine the right to freedom of expression online.

ICNL Comments on ACHPR Study of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Africa

Read ICNL's comments on a new draft study from the ACHPR related to artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.

The State of Access to Digital Tools, Usage of ICT and Digital Threats to CSOs in Uganda: A Baseline Study

This report documents the findings of a baseline study on access to and use of digital tools by civil society organizations and activists in Uganda.

Tanzania Practical Guide: Compliance with the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Act, 2019 

This guide aims to help organizations understand and comply with new obligations under Tanzania's amended NGO Act and Societies Act.

Algeria

Resource Diversification

Practical Guide: Zimbabwe’s Maintenance of Peace and Order Act

On November 15, 2019, the Maintenance of Peace and Order Act (the Act), which repeals and replaces the Public Order and Security Act of 2002 [Chapter 11:17 (POSA) went into effect. The Act governs gatherings, processions, and public demonstrations and thus impacts the freedoms of assembly and expression in Zimbabwe. This Practical Guide highlights key steps and considerations for organizers (or “conveners”) of assemblies.