Guide on Registration of LLCs and Individual Entrepreneurs in Kyrgyzstan

With many Kyrgyzstani noncommercial organizations (NCOs) concerned about potential legal restriction on their activities, ICNL developed a guide on the registration of limited liability companies (LLCs) and individual entrepreneurs (IEs) in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Assessment of Myanmar Civic Space

This updated monitoring assessment from a working group of local Myanmar civil society organizations (CSOs) and networks explores the challenges and threats encountered by both registered and non-registered CSOs in the post-coup period.

Trends in Digital Laws in Asia and the Pacific

This updated monitoring assessment from a working group of local Myanmar civil society organizations (CSOs) and networks explores the challenges and threats encountered by both registered and non-registered CSOs in the post-coup period.

Pandemic Governance & Civic Freedoms

Japan stands out among the Asian nations for it's response to COVID-19 for adeptly utilizing its legal framework without compromising fundamental rights. This ICNL report looks at both successes and areas for improvement in pandemic governance.

Social Entrepreneurship in Tajikistan

To support the government in improving the standard of living, the work of organizations and individuals providing needed services, and Tajikistan’s most vulnerable citizens, the USAID Legal Support Activity, implemented by ICNL, prepared a comprehensive report of the legal framework for SE in Tajikistan.

National Relief Funds in Asia During COVID-19

This paper explores government-run relief funds established for the purpose of COVID-19 pandemic response, and how these funds impacted civil society in countries in Asia.

Bilateral Investment Treaties in the Kyrgyz Republic

This ICNL analysis reviews how bilateral investment treaties in the Kyrgyz Repbulic for the protection of the rights and interests of foreign non-profit organizations. The full report is available in Russian.

Guide on Liquidation of NCOs and representative/branch offices of foreign NCOs in the Kyrgyz Republic

This ICNL guide includes step-by-step instructions on the liquidation process, including procedures for annulling tax registration and depositing documents in state archives, as well as offering templates for all necessary documents during the liquidation process.

A Textbook for Civil Society Organizations Laws in Kyrgyzstan

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the legal regulation of civil society organizations and other institutions of civic participation in Kyrgyzstan. In addition to analyzing current legislation, it presents historical and theoretical knowledge, as well as international best practices.

Pandemic Governance in South Korea

This groundbreaking paper explores examples of South Korea’s enabling, cooperative approach to civil society in emergency response, drawn partly from its learning around effective approaches in past public health crises.

Thailand’s COVID Emergency Decree

2021 saw an unprecedented numbers of protests in Thailand, resulting in hundreds of prosecutions of protesters. A majority of those arrested have been accused of violating Regulations issued under the Emergency Decree.

Digital Fundraising in the Middle East and North Africa

In this report, we aim to consider the availability of digital mechanisms in three countries, namely Lebanon, Morocco, and Palestine.

Bridging Commerce and Rights Advocacy

This groundbreaking paper examines the International Business Associations (IBAs) in Asia and their efforts to protect rights during the pandemic.

2024 Georgia Draft Law on Foreign Influence Transparency

On April 3, 2024, the Georgian Dream party registered in the parliament the draft Law of Georgia on Foreign Influence Transparency (“the Georgian draft law”).

Analysis of the Kyrgyz Republic Law on Foreign Representatives

The draft law on foreign representatives, initiated on November 21, 2022, would establish new burdensome requirements for all noncommercial organizations (NCOs), including foreign NCOs, if enacted.

Reporting Requirements in the Kyrgyz Republic

This guide has been developed to provide information on reporting requirements in the Kyrgyz Republic for noncommercial organizations (NCOs), branches/representative offices of foreign NCOs, limited liability companies, and individual entrepreneurs.

Taiwan’s Laws Regulating Civil Society

In this report, author Shawn Shih-hung Shieh, Ph.D., writes that Taiwan’s Civil Association Law should be reformed.

Taxation of Charities in the Kyrgyz Republic

ICNL, along with other civil society organizations, welcome the United States-led resolution, "Seizing the opportunities of safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems for sustainable development".

Elections and Civic Space: Lessons from Africa

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.

Learning Series: Access to Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean 

This series of videos, featuring civil society representatives, academics, and government officials from across Latin America and the Caribbean, explores different issues related to CSOs’ access to financial resources.  

ECNL Blog: COVID-19 Responses

ECNL Senior Legal Advisor Marta Achler's piece discusses why the internet and the online spaces are a 'lifeline' for expression and assembly during the coronavirus pandemic. She writes that this lifeline is under threat and deserves much more protection and how there is an immediate opportunity to change that.

Pandemics and Human Rights

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.

CIVICUS COVID-19 Resource Page

Freedom of Assembly Repository

This is a repository of UN and regional materials relating to the right to peaceful assembly. The collection includes views, concluding observations, and lists of issues from the UN Human Rights Committee and other UN treaty bodies, along with regional standards, recommendations, and jurisprudence. It aims to support efforts to develop international standards regarding this fundamental freedom and support organizations to advocate for a better legal environment.