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China FAQ Charity Law
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FAQ: China’s 2016 Charity Law

Last updated: June 27, 2023

The 2016 Charity Law is the first law to regulate domestic charitable organizations and their activities in the People’s Republic of China.
Report on The Regulation of Foreign Funding of Nonprofits in a Democracy
Article

UN Special Rapporteur report on the human rights challenges of states of emergency in the context of countering terrorism

Last updated: June 27, 2023

UN Special Rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin's 2018 report to the Human Rights Council, which analyzes international law pertaining to state use of emergency measures and its impact on human rights.
Report on The Regulation of Foreign Funding of Nonprofits in a Democracy
Article

Understanding the Drivers of De-Risking and the Impact on Civil Society Organizations

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This report by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law and the Human Security Collective addresses how bank de-risking and financial access issues – inordinate delays in cash transfers, onerous due-diligence requirements, inability to open bank accounts and arbitrary closure of bank accounts – affects CSOs.
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Reinforcing Marginalization

Last updated: June 27, 2023

Civil society advocates have helped propel the global response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Features
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Workshop Report: Closing Space for Civil Society and Media in East Africa

Last updated: June 27, 2023

The East Africa region is vibrant with civic activity driven by diverse civil society formations. However, the region has not been spared from the closing civic space phenomenon that increasingly restricts people’s rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, of association and of expression in many countries across the globe.
Assessment & monitoring
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Legal and Regulatory Challenges Facing Civil Society Organizations in the United States

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This briefing, released in February 2018, explores how select recent changes, or proposed changes, in laws or regulations in the United States affect domestic civil society organizations (CSOs), international CSOs working inside the U.S., and U.S. CSOs working internationally.
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Globalization Without a Safety Net

Last updated: June 27, 2023

In this article in the Minnesota Law Review, Lloyd H. Mayer explores restrictions on cross-border funding of nonprofits and the possibility of using international investment treaties to protect such funding.
Tools
Article

How Can Civil Society Effectively Engage in Counter-Terrorism Processes?

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This paper from ECNL and Human Security Collective provides entry points for CSOs wishing to engage in the Financial Action Task Force country evaluation process.
Ethiopia (photo credit: Julio Garcia)
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Ethiopia Philanthropy Law

Last updated: June 27, 2023

The earliest forms of civil society in Ethiopia were traditional community-based organizations including idir, iqub, and other informal self-help organizations.
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South Africa Philanthropy Law

Last updated: June 27, 2023

Philanthropy is important in the South African context. The African concept of ubuntu, which is founded on the principle of caring for one another, is central to South African society.
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Saudi Arabia Philanthropy Law

Last updated: June 27, 2023

The nonprofit sector in Saudi Arabia is governed by a combination of codified regulations and Shari’a, or Islamic law.
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Article

Qatar Philanthropy Law

Last updated: June 27, 2023

Philanthropy is embedded in Qatari culture and predates the discovery of oil in the twentieth century.
Assessment & monitoring
Article

Monitoring the Right to Free Assembly in 9 European Countries – 2017

Last updated: June 27, 2023

Recent years have seen an increased number and intensity of protests in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership region.
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Kuwait Philanthropy Law

Last updated: June 27, 2023

The culture of philanthropy is well rooted in Kuwaiti society. However, with the discovery of oil in the twentieth century, the government started to develop a welfare system, substantially increasing dependence on the state.
Assessment & monitoring
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ICNL’s Written Submission to the 2017 IACHR Hearing on the Right to Peaceful Assembly in the United States

Last updated: June 27, 2023

The United States is a longstanding democracy that prides itself on setting an international standard for the protection of civil liberties, including the right to peaceful assembly.
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Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa

Last updated: June 27, 2023

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has officially published new guidelines on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association – a landmark document designed to strengthen the promotion and protection of these rights across the continent.
Assessment & monitoring
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Assessment of NGO Laws in Azerbaijan

Last updated: June 27, 2023

In this publication, the ICNL Alliance compares laws pertaining to NGOs in Azerbaijan to international standards and best practices.
Tools
Article

ECNL Need to Know Briefing: Council of Europe Guidelines for Civil Participation in Political Decision-Making

Last updated: June 27, 2023

On 27 September 2017, the Council of Europe’s 47 member states agreed upon comprehensive guidelines that include both overarching principles and practical suggestions on how to broaden opportunities for civil participation in decision-making processes.
Tools
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Council of Europe Guidelines for Civil Participation in Political Decision-Making

Last updated: June 27, 2023

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted these new Guidelines in September 2017 to broaden opportunities for civil participation in decision-making processes and develop a culture of effective participation.
Report on The Regulation of Foreign Funding of Nonprofits in a Democracy
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The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Complex

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This 2017 report by the International Federation for Human Rights describes the structure of the UN’s counterterrorism bureaucracy and analyzes how this structure and the support it receives from states influences the effectiveness of these bodies and their approach to civil liberties.
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Analysis of Ukrainian Draft Laws on Reporting for Civil Society Organizations

Last updated: June 27, 2023

ICNL has prepared an analysis of the Draft Laws posted to the Ukrainian Parliament's website on July 10, 2017.
Report on The Regulation of Foreign Funding of Nonprofits in a Democracy
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Mandate Vision Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association (A/72/135)

Last updated: June 27, 2023

In this report to the UN General Assembly (A/72/135), Special Rapporteur Annalisa Ciampi outlines her vision of the mandate established by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 15/21, building on the work of the previous mandate holder, Maina Kiai.
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Assessment of the Legal Environment for Civil Society and Media in Nepal

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This assessment examines the legal environment for civil society and the media in Nepal from May 2016 to March 2017.
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ECNL Submission to OHCHR on the preparation of draft guidelines on the right to participate in public affairs

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This 2017 submission by ECNL to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights elaborates the scope and definitions of the right to participate in public affairs, general principles, prerequisites for participation, and the framework for participation.
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