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UN High Commissioner’s Report on the Enabling Environment for Civil Society

Last updated: June 27, 2023

ICNL and ECNL welcome the report of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights on “Practical recommendations for the creation and maintenance of a safe and enabling environment for civil society, based on good practices and lessons learned” (A/H/32/20). 
Report on The Regulation of Foreign Funding of Nonprofits in a Democracy
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2016 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression (A/HRC/32/38)

Last updated: June 27, 2023

The report by UN Special Rapporteur David Kaye marks the beginning of a series of studies of issues at the intersection of State regulation, the private sector and freedom of expression in a digital age.
Assessment & monitoring
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Closing Space for Philanthropy

Last updated: June 27, 2023

In 2016, Alliance magazine partnered with the European Foundation Centre to learn more about the issues by inviting philanthropic actors and organizations to respond to a specially tailored survey.
Assessment & monitoring
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Civil Participation in Decision-Making

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This paper was prepared by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law in 2016 at the request of the Council of Europe to support the ongoing efforts in drafting the Guidelines on meaningful civil participation in political decision-making.
Report on The Regulation of Foreign Funding of Nonprofits in a Democracy
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Challenging the Closing Space for Civil Society

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This report by ARIADNE, the European Foundation Centre and and the International Human Rights Funders Group aims to give funders and members of civil society a practical starting point for thinking about possible approaches for working together to contest the closing space for civil society.
Assessment & monitoring
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Shackled Freedoms: What Space for Civil Society in the EuroMed?

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This report follows the seminar about “Combatting the shrinking of civil society space”, organized by EuroMed Rights, 22-24 April 2016, in Brussels.
Report on The Regulation of Foreign Funding of Nonprofits in a Democracy
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2016 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This report (A/HRC/31/65) from the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Ben Emmerson, focuses on the human rights impact of measures adopted to prevent or counter violent extremism.
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India: Special Rapporteur’s Legal Analysis Argues Restrictions On Foreign Funding Contrary To International Law

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This 2016 legal analysis by UN Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai examines India’s Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) – which regulates foreign funding to certain individuals, associations and companies – and argues that it is not conformity with international law, principles and standards.
Features
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Closing space for civil society? Analyzing the drivers and responses

Last updated: June 27, 2023

Entries from OpenGlobalRights' multilingual debate in 2016 on closing space for civil society, with essays by leading scholars and practitioners.
Tools
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Recommendation of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers to member States on Internet freedom

Last updated: June 27, 2023

Full text of Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on Internet freedom. 
Report on The Regulation of Foreign Funding of Nonprofits in a Democracy
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Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Civil Society

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This 2016 report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Document No. A/HRC/32/20) focuses on examples of practices that optimize civil society’s transformative potential.
Assessment & monitoring
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Promoting & Protecting Civil Society Space

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This report aims to capture the discussions, analysis and recommendations from the 2015 Human Rights Forum on ‘Promoting and Protecting Civil Society Space’, co-organised by the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Brussels-based Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN).
Assessment & monitoring
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Policy Papers on Cooperation Between the State and Civil Society Organizations

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This comparative analysis provides an overview of policy papers on cooperation between the state bodies and civil society organizations in Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Estonia, Croatia, and the Philippines.
Tools
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OSCE Human Rights Handbook on Policing Assemblies

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This handbook by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) aims to provide guidance for the police in facilitating the right to assemble peacefully.
Assessment & monitoring
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Defending Civil Society Space in Southern Neighbourhood Countries

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This policy briefing by SOLIDAR, the Euromed NGO Platform and The Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) aims to shed light on the ongoing existing limitations for civil society, human rights defenders, and trade unions, in the EU's Southern Neighboring countries.
Features
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A String of Successes in Changing Global Counter-Terrorism Policies that Impact Civic Space

Last updated: June 27, 2023

Activities of civil society organizations are increasingly restricted in the name of security and counter-terrorism. Some of these restrictions flow from the regime of the far-reaching and influential Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Tools
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Practical Recommendations For The Management Of Assemblies

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This report (A/HRC/31/66) provides guidance on how applicable international human rights standards may be operationalized in domestic law and practice to ensure greater protection of the rights involved.
In the News
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When Dictators Cry Conspiracy

Last updated: June 27, 2023

Slandering democratic protesters as foreign stooges is a favorite tactic of authoritarian regimes. In this Foreign Policy article, Srdja Popovic offers ideas how to beat it.
Assessment & monitoring
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Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Europe

Last updated: June 27, 2023

Published in 2016, this book-length publication examines 11 countries - both within Europe and elsewhere - and provides comparative perspective on regulation of freedom of assembly in Europe.
Assessment & monitoring
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How to Prevent Inappropriate Restrictions on NGO Activities in Europe?

Last updated: June 27, 2023

In this report from January 2016, the Council of Europe’s Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights examines the situation of civil society in four countries: the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Hungary.
Assessment & monitoring
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The Impact, Legitimacy, and Effectiveness of EU Counter-Terrorism

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This report assesses EU counter-terrorism efforts since 2001 and sets forth a number of relevant recommendations.
Assessment & monitoring
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Foreign Funding in Azerbaijan

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This article gives an overview of the regulation of foreign funding for non-governmental organizations in Azerbaijan and aims to help potential donors to better understand the legal framework for grant-making in Azerbaijan.
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ICNL Comments on the Policy for Regulation of International Non-governmental Organizations in Pakistan

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This paper addresses the Policy for regulation of International Non-governmental Organizations (INGOs) in Pakistan adopted in October 2015.

Assessment & monitoring
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COE Report on Freedom of Assembly and Association on the Internet

Last updated: June 27, 2023

This 2015 report by the Council of Europe's committee of experts on cross-border flow of Internet traffic and Internet freedom studies the implications of information telecommunication technologies (ICTs), notably the Internet, regarding the exercise and enjoyment of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
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