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May 27, 2020Top Trends: COVID-19 and Civic Space

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Pennsylvania Commonwealth microbiologist Kerry Pollard performs a manual extraction of the coronavirus inside the extraction lab at the Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Laboratories on Friday, March 6, 2020. (Photo: Office of Tom Wolf/Flickr)

The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed a parallel crisis for civic space. Many of the emergency laws and other extraordinary...

May 27, 2020Positive Government Responses to COVID-19

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The COVID-19 pandemic does not have to be a crisis for human rights. In the context of widespread adoption...

May 26, 2020Virtual Currency Donations

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This report assesses opportunities and obstacles in charitable donations of virtual currencies. It aims to bring civil society organizations,...

May 19, 2020U.S. Current Trend: Protecting the Freedom of Assembly and Public Health

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Since the coronavirus pandemic began, the United States has seen numerous protests, albeit at a relatively small scale. However,...

May 4, 2020Principles for Statutory Regulation and Self-Regulation of Fundraising

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The Fundraising Principles report provides a global overview of current trends in fundraising regulation and self-regulation. Additionally, it offers...

May 4, 2020UNSR Report: Disease Pandemics and the Freedom of Opinion and Expression

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In this report, the UNSR on Freedom of Expression registers alarm that some efforts to combat the coronavirus disease...

May 4, 2020OGP Coronavirus Forum

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The Open Government Partnership (OGP) has put together COVID-19 resource hub and open forum for partners to share the...

April 30, 2020Latin America: Freedoms of Association and Peaceful Assembly in Times of Coronavirus

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On April 1, 2020, ICNL hosted Regional Virtual Round Tables for civil society partners in Latin America and the...

April 27, 2020COVID-19: The Surveillance Pandemic

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Driven by a desire to protect the health and wellbeing of their citizens and residents, many governments have taken...

April 21, 2020The Law Affecting Civil Society in Asia

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UNSR meeting with civil society and human rights defenders on Asia issues in March 2019 (Photo: Jeff Vize)

Made up of more than 40 countries, Asia defies easy categorization. On the one hand, many countries are home...

April 13, 2020U.S. Current Trend: Anti-Mask Laws, COVID-19, and the First Amendment

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Face masks are in the news. The CDC now recommends that Americans wear face masks to reduce transmission of...

April 7, 2020Global Health & Human Rights Database

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This database tracks case law, constitutions, and international instruments from around the world that deal with the Right to...

April 6, 2020African Government Responses to COVID-19

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This page provides information on African government responses to the coronavirus, using information from the COVID-19 Civic Freedom Tracker.

April 4, 2020Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance: COVID-19 and Elections

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The Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) is maintaining a list of the current elections schedule and plans...

April 1, 2020COVID-19 as a Threat to Civic Spaces Around the World

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