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A comprehensive guide on the right of peaceful assembly including what defines peaceful assembly, when is considered peaceful, states...
April 7, 2021COVID-19 and Civic Freedoms in Asia and the Pacific
To get a full picture of how COVID-19 measures have impacted civil society in the Asia-Pacific region, ICNL conducted...
March 31, 2021Registration Brochure for Associations in Afghanistan
The Registration Brochure for Associations in Afghanistan helps those seeking to establish and register an association in Afghanistan to...
The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) is both sweeping and vague. Recently, there have been many attempts by Congress...
March 23, 2021Creating a Truly Social Stock Exchange in India
This report written by Samhita in partnership with ICNL, reviews the social stock exchanges of Brazil, Portugal, South Africa,...
This Portuguese language report investigates the legal barriers to organization and representation of indigenous peoples in Brazil today.
March 22, 2021Malawi’s Non-Governmental Organizations Bill
Malawi's 2020 Non-Governmental Organizations Amendment Bill still contains problematic provisions for NGOs and citizens to exercise their fundamental freedoms.
In this Just Security article, Nicholas Miller and Jordan Street argue an updated UN approach to counterterrorism should reflect...
This analysis provides an overview of the Myanmar military “Tatmadaw” orders aimed at suppressing communication and civil society resistance...
March 5, 2021Civil Disobedience: Implications for Myanmar
This analysis examines the international law of peaceful assembly, and expression protections for Myanmar's civil disobedience movement to the...
March 5, 2021Responding to the Disinformation Dilemma
While disinformation is not a new problem, the digital age has created new threats. This ICNL policy prospectus examines...
In Myanmar, the military’s actions in early February 2021, including a recently proposed draft cyber security law, threaten fundamental...
The COVID-19 epidemic has necessitated a shift to remote operations across society, from workplaces to schools to holiday celebrations,...
February 8, 2021Green Voices: Public Participation for Climate Activists
ECNL paper on government restrictions that restrain activists/groups from participating in decision-making processes on climate and environmental issues.
This ICNL Spanish-language publication is based on survey responses submitted by 729 NPO sector representatives from 17 participating countries....
January 28, 2021ECNL Factsheet On Assemblies in Private Spaces
This ECNL factsheet covers how the protection granted by international human rights standards to protests in public spaces also...
ICNL's Protest Law Tracker has identified an ongoing wave of anti-protest legislation targeting racial justice demonstrations and Black Lives...
January 11, 2021Operational Guidelines for Associations in Afghanistan
The Operational Guidelines for Associations in Afghanistan provides an overview of the rights and obligations of associations under the...
This database from the Carter Center outlines state obligations to protect the freedom of expression during elections.
December 31, 2020Legal Responses to Covid-19 in Latin American & the Caribbean
Latin American and Caribbean country's legal responses to the COVID-19 and the impacts on freedom of association, peaceful assembly,...
December 31, 2020Responses to Covid-19 in the Amazonian Regions of Ecuador and Peru
This Pachamama Foundation report assesses the laws and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Amazonian regions of Ecuador...
The International Center for Not-for-profit Law (ICNL) remains deeply concerned about the continued detention of Nicholas Opiyo, the executive...
December 23, 2020Tracking Civic Space During a Global Pandemic
Responding to Covid-19, ICNLand partners tracked the impact of government responses, analyzed trends, informed the public, and supported partners.
December 23, 2020Taking a Rights-based Approach to Emerging Technology
ICNL partnered with the Global Digital Policy Incubator (GDPi) at Stanford University to host the first-ever Tech Camp for...
December 23, 2020Building a Safe Digital Space in East Africa
ICNL and the East Africa Civil Society Organizations’ Forum (EACSOF), joined local partners to launch the Protection of Civic...
December 23, 2020Educating Future Civic Space Advocates in Central Asia
ICNL organized the International Workshop on Teaching Nonprofit Law to address civic space issues and education in Central Asia.
December 23, 2020Protecting Peaceful Assembly Onland and Online
This year, the UN Human Rights Committee issued General Comment No. 37 to provide guidance on the right to...
December 23, 2020Protecting Peaceful Protest in the United States
ICNL lead a coalition of groups working to protect the freedom of assembly in the US in response to...
December 18, 20202019-2020 Annual Report
In our 2019-2020 annual report, we highlight how ICNL and our partners have worked to keep civic space healthy during...
December 17, 2020India Digital Freedoms Series
This report series, researched and written by the Centre for Internet and Society with support from ICNL, undertakes an...
This ICNL report examines the issue of how terrorism financing laws impact the nonprofit sector in Tunisia.
This ICNL analysis examines the impact of anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing on the nonprofit sector in the Middle...
This ICNL analysis examines the impacts of government COVID-19 responses on migrants' civic freedoms in the Middle East and...
December 10, 2020Disinformation: The Legislative Dilemma
This analysis provides an overview of the legislative dilemma of addressing disinformation and fake news while protecting civic freedom...
December 10, 2020e-Fundraising in Tajikistan
This legal analysis examines regulations relating to electronic fundraising tools available to Tajik Civil Society Organizations.
December 9, 2020A Proposal to Repair the Freedom of Assembly in the US
President-elect Joe Biden has made revitalizing democracy at home and abroad central to plans for his new administration. This...
Overview dedicated to legislation and implementation practices relating to online consultations on legislation between governments and civil society.
November 30, 2020Digitally-mediated Assemblies and the UN Standards
This ECNL factsheet on protests taking place in the online space and how international human rights standards, including General...
This report from the Carnegie Endowment includes findings and key recommendations for NGOs, grassroots groups, and donors to understand...
October 28, 2020Guidelines for Policing Post-Election Protests in the US
In the face of a potentially contested 2020 US election, there are concerns that authorities will infringe First Amendment...
October 23, 2020Public Participation in the Middle East and North Africa
In September of 2020, ICNL LLC's Jordan team held a webinar called “Challenges and Prospects of the Role of...
October 19, 2020Threats to Artistic Freedom in Uganda
Uganda's recent Stage Play and Public Entertainment Rules threaten to stifle the creative arts by limiting artistic expression. This...
October 19, 2020Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index
This index reports the strength and overall viability of civil society organization sectors in more than 70 countries based...
October 14, 2020Webinar: SLAPPs as a Global Phenomenon
On October 7, 2020, ICNL, BHRRC, and Greenpeace International hosted a webinar to hear accounts from activists who have...
October 9, 2020The Passing of Darla Mecham
It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Darla Mecham on October 8, 2020. Darla...
September 15, 2020Digital Fundraising in Kyrgyzstan
In Kyrgyzstan, civil society organizations have several options for digital fundraising, including websites, SMS, crowdfunding platforms, e-wallets, and electronic...
September 14, 2020Middle Eastern and North African Government Responses to COVID-19
This page provides information on Middle Eastern and North African government responses to the coronavirus, using information from the...
Se invita a organizaciones sin fines de lucro (OSFL) en los países miembros del GAFILAT, más El Salvador, a...
August 31, 2020General Comment 37: A Short Guide for Civil Society
This tool offers detailed guidance for civil society organizations on using General Comment 37 to help advance freedom of...
August 31, 2020Protecting Migrants’ Civic Freedoms Amid COVID-19
This piece, written for InterAction and based on an in-depth ICNL analysis on the issue, discusses how the pandemic...
August 17, 2020Digital Fundraising in Kazakhstan
New technologies and internet resources provide civil society organizations with numerous opportunities for fundraising. In Kazakhstan, 84.2% of the...
In response to nationwide protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, law enforcement has used...
This Radio Free Asia article discusses the findings from the 4th Fundamental Freedoms Monitoring Project (FFMP).
July 30, 2020UN Issues Landmark Guidance on Peaceful Protest
The UN Human Rights Committee has adopted pivotal new guidance on the right of peaceful assembly. On July 27,...
July 29, 2020Climate of Fear: Hong Kong’s New Security Law
The passage of Hong Kong’s new National Security Law threatens to upend civic freedoms and usher in a new...
July 15, 2020Protecting Activists from Abusive Litigation
In this report, ICNL presents the first cross-regional survey of SLAPPs in the Global South, along with the first...
These comments address ‘The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020’ (the Act) of the Philippines, highlighting the potential impact on the...
June 30, 2020Migrants’ Civic Freedom and COVID-19
This ICNL article examines the likely impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the civic freedoms of migrants and groups...
In the wake of complaints about law enforcement’s response to the George Floyd protests, local, state, and the federal...
June 18, 2020Advocacy in Restricted Spaces Toolkit
The Advocacy in Restricted Spaces toolkit is a practical resource that emphasizes that advocacy is possible even in highly...
This report provides a thematic study on the right to freedom of association of migrants, in which the Special...
June 11, 2020Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets, and Sonic Weapons
In response to nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd, law enforcement officials have frequently used so-called “less...
This page provides information on Asian and Pacific government responses to the coronavirus, using information from the COVID-19 Civic...
June 4, 2020Closing Civic Space for Climate Activists
This briefer, presented by ICNL and ECNL, outlines some of the common legal and extralegal measures used to target...
June 1, 2020U.S. Current Trend: Militarization, the Freedom of Assembly, and the George Floyd Protests
Protests have spread across major U.S. cities over police violence against people of color, sparked by the killing of...
May 27, 2020Top Trends: COVID-19 and Civic Space
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
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
This report assesses opportunities and obstacles in charitable donations of virtual currencies. It aims to bring civil society organizations,...
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, the United States has seen numerous protests, albeit at a relatively small scale. However,...
A statement by UN Special Rapporteurs regarding India's Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act 2019 (the amended Act) and to...
The Fundraising Principles report provides a global overview of current trends in fundraising regulation and self-regulation. Additionally, it offers...
In this report, the UNSR on Freedom of Expression registers alarm that some efforts to combat the coronavirus disease...
May 4, 2020OGP Coronavirus Forum
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) has put together COVID-19 resource hub and open forum for partners to share the...
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
Driven by a desire to protect the health and wellbeing of their citizens and residents, many governments have taken...
On November 15, 2019, the Maintenance of Peace and Order Act (the Act), which repeals and replaces the Public...
April 21, 2020The Law Affecting Civil Society in Asia
Made up of more than 40 countries, Asia defies easy categorization. On the one hand, many countries are home...
UNSR Clément Voule issued ten key principles to guide states' response to a public health crisis. A checklist and...
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
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
This page provides information on African government responses to the coronavirus, using information from the COVID-19 Civic Freedom Tracker.
The Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) is maintaining a list of the current elections schedule and plans...
This post from Peace Research Institute Frankfurt discusses why it is crucial to monitor how restrictions are implemented to...
Access Now’s recommendations focus on three categories of measures seen around the world: collection and use of health data,...
This New York Times article looks at leaders around the world who have passed emergency decrees and legislation expanding...
March 27, 2020U.S. Current Trend: COVID-19 and Civic Freedom
The United States is in the midst of addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. All 50 states, as well as the...
March 26, 2020Overview: Critical Infrastructure Bills in the US
Across the country, communities are gathering at rallies and marches to express concerns about pipelines’ impact on the environment,...
March 23, 2020Keeping Civic Space Healthy
The COVID-19 response is currently an all-consuming effort for governments and people in countries around the world. In this...
March 20, 2020COVID-19, Information Problems, and Digital Surveillance
In this piece for the Center for Global Development, ICNL Alliance Advisory Council Member Michael Pisa discusses how the...
Amnesty International’s preliminary observation report examines the human rights concerns and challenges that often emerge in epidemic responses, with...
March 12, 2020Pandemics and Human Rights
In an article for Just Security, ICNL President Douglas Rutzen and Legal Advisor Nikhil Dutta discuss government overreach during...
March 11, 2020ECNL Blog: COVID-19 Responses
ECNL Senior Legal Advisor Marta Achler's piece discusses why the internet and the online spaces are a 'lifeline' for...
March 10, 2020Coronavirus and Civic Space
The coronavirus is a significant threat to public health; it does not need to be a significant threat to...
The legal environment for civil society organizations in Bangladesh is complex. After conducting a needs assessment, ICNL found that...
February 25, 2020Future Trend Report: Philanthropy
This briefing explores key trends in philanthropy and their possible impact on civic space. It is one in a...
February 25, 2020Future Trend Report: Emerging Technology
This briefing explores the trends in emerging digital technology most likely to shape civic space, and opportunities for civil...
February 25, 2020Future Trend Report: Climate Change
This briefing explores how states’ responses to the climate crisis over the next two decades will affect civic space...
This briefing paper addresses the proliferation of new institutions and the “soft” law standards they produce, with particular emphasis...
February 21, 2020Civic Freedom Digest: Trends in the Asia-Pacific Region
In this issue of the Civic Freedom Digest, ICNL highlights some of the key challenges and opportunities for civic...
February 20, 2020Legal Manual for Civil Society Organizations in Bangladesh
This manual lays out the laws and procedures required for an organization to obtain legal status, serving as a...
From February 4 - 6, 2020, ICNL's Sub-Saharan Africa team facilitated a three-day consultative meeting in Banjul-The Gambia to...
December 29, 2019The Right of Association in Central Asian Countries
This report provides a detailed overview of the legal framework for association in Central Asia, focusing on Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,...
December 19, 2019Coalitions for Change in Nepal
In 2018, the Government of Nepal presented a draft National Integrity Policy. The policy, if adopted, would have restricted...
December 19, 2019Association & Assembly in the Digital Era
Cybercrime laws, internet shutdowns, and social media taxes are a few tactics governments use to restrict fundamental freedoms online.
December 19, 20192018-2019 Annual Report
Our 2018-2019 annual report aims to highlight the progress civil society is making to counter restrictions and expand civic...
December 10, 2019India Philanthropy Law
Indian culture places great emphasis on Daana (giving). The ancient philosophy of Nishkama Karma – “do good without the...
December 10, 2019China Philanthropy Law
ICNL’s China Philanthropy Law Report explores the current state of laws and regulations affecting philanthropy.
December 2, 2019Using Data for Action in the United States
ICNL started the U.S. Protest Law Tracker in 2017 to monitor a wave of anti-protest legislation that undermines people’s...
December 2, 2019Monitoring for Impact in Cambodia
In October of 2017, months before Cambodia’s national elections, the government released a new rule requiring prior permission from...
December 2, 2019Rapid Response in Jordan
In October 2018, the Government of Jordan proposed restrictive amendments to their already draconian cybercrimes law.
December 2, 2019Cross-sector Collaboration in Peru
In 2015, Peru introduced a requirement to renew the registration for organizations that received international funding.
December 2, 2019Partnerships in Difficult Environments
The adoption of the new Organizations of Civil Societies Proclamation in February 2019 marked a major turning point for...
October 17, 2019Civic Freedom Digest: Trends in the Digital Age
In this inaugural publication of the Civic Freedom Digest, ICNL highlights some of the key challenges that digital technologies...
October 16, 2019US Legislative Briefer: Critical Infrastructure Bills
This legislative briefer focuses on how critical infrastructure bills can undermine protesters’ right to peaceful assembly by creating draconian...
Environmental groups are known for their fight against climate change, but the battle over their activism has moved indoors...
September 16, 2019U.S. Current Trend: Right to Boycott
In the past several years, activists who are part of the BDS movement have called for boycotts, divestment, and...
July 31, 2019Enemies of the State?
Global Witness's annual report on the killings of land and environmental defenders documents the many ways defenders are being...
July 29, 2019Practical Guide on Tanzania Media Laws
This handbook builds an understanding of the legal and policy framework affecting the daily work of media and other...
On July 15, 2019, Egypt’s Parliament approved a new draft law on civil society organizations (CSOs). (The draft law...
June 18, 2019Draft General Comment on Freedom of Assembly
General Comments are an important standard setting instrument and a powerful advocacy tool for the rights enshrined in the...
In this 2019 report, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association,...
June 14, 2019Banking Nonprofit Organizations – The Way Forward
This report from the Consortium for Financial Access discusses how security-focused regulation of the financial sector has resulted in...
June 12, 2019Assembly and Association in the Digital Era
On June 12, 2019, UN Special Rapporteur Clement Voule issued a report (A/HRC/41/41) on the rights to freedom of...
Civil society space has shrunk dramatically since 2001, with civil society actors increasingly finding themselves stigmatized, discriminated against and...
May 20, 2019Nonprofit Legal Reform in India
This report compares the regulation of nonprofits in India to the regulation of for-profit enterprises. It explores whether reform...
This report, written by Noshir H. Dadrawala for ICNL’s India nonprofit law reform workshops in December 2018, provides a detailed analysis of...
Civil society in India is noted for its vibrancy and innovation. However, India’s legal framework undercuts the sector in...
May 1, 2019Briefer on Monitoring Public Assemblies
How do you have to plan and prepare to monitor an assembly? What do you need to observe when...
Social media has become a vital tool for free expression around the world. Recognizing this growth, a number of...
This document contains the updated tier classification, based on changes made by the Inter-agency and Expert Group on the...
March 31, 2019Cambodia: Fundamental Freedoms Monitoring Project
The Fundamental Freedoms Monitoring Project, which began in 2016, examines and evaluates the extent to which the freedoms of...
March 21, 2019Closing Academic Space
Universities and other institutions of higher education around the world face increasing legislative, regulatory, and administrative limitations on their...
The UN Human Rights Committee recently announced that it would issue a General Comment on Article 21 of the International...
March 1, 2019CIVICUS State of Civil Society Report
Each year, the CIVICUS State of Civil Society Report examines the key trends affecting civil society organizations and citizen...
March 1, 2019UNSR report on the role of measures to address terrorism and violent extremism on closing civic space
in this report to the Human Rights Council, the UN special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism, Ms. Fionnuala...
On February 21-22, 2019, ICNL, along with our partners the Civil Society Reference Group and CIPESA, convened a consultative...
February 10, 2019Foreign Agents in an Interconnected World
The US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) is a sweeping and generally underenforced public disclosure statute.
January 30, 2019Charities and Terrorist Financing in the Middle East
The Money Laundering Bulletin has published a piece on the abuse of charities for terrorist financing in the Middle...
January 28, 2019U.S. Current Trend: Targeting of Immigrant Rights Activists
In December 2018, a group of immigrant rights groups and law school human rights clinics presented the Inter-American Commission...
January 15, 2019Monitoring the Right to Free Assembly in Eleven Countries
The right to free assembly is an indispensable element of democracy and a healthy civil society. Recent years have...
January 14, 2019Untangling a Marriage of Convenience
This 2019 Global Center on Cooperative Security report reviews the history and structure of the global AML/CFT regime and...
January 10, 2019OpenNet Initiative Global Internet Filtering Map
The OpenNet Initiative tracks restrictions on access to the Internet in more than forty countries worldwide.
January 7, 2019Initial Observations on Brazilian President Bolsonaro’s Inauguration Day Decree affecting NGOs
Immediately after he was sworn into office on January 1, 2019, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro imposed sweeping changes on...
January 4, 2019European Civil Society Watch
This online tool powered by the European Civic Forum gathers alerts from civil society, existing analyses, and institutional resources...
The Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation works with over 160 participating governments to track progress in the implementation...
January 1, 2019CIVICUS Monitor
The CIVICUS Monitor is a web platform that provides constantly-updated information and analysis on the space for civil society...
December 18, 2018How can AI amplify civic freedoms?
The future of democracy is entangled with artificial intelligence (AI). ICNL legal advisors, Zach Lampell and Lily Liu, wrote...
December 13, 2018Building Trust through Shared Learning in Central Asia
In June 2018, ICNL hosted a United States study tour for civil society representatives and government officials from Kazakhstan,...
December 6, 2018Turning Research into Action in the Middle East and North Africa
Over the past two years, ICNL has worked with partners to conduct a landmark study of civic freedoms in...
December 5, 2018Civic Space and the HIV Response in East Africa
In a February 2018 report from ICNL, we explored the impact of closing civic space on the HIV response...
November 29, 2018Building Cooperation after Conflict in Iraqi Kurdistan
After the war with ISIS in 2014, Kurdistan’s regional government began to increase restrictions on civil society organizations (CSOs)...
November 28, 2018Overview of Fundraising in Azerbaijan
Fundraising campaigns, such as crowdfunding, text-to-give, and other electronic means, are increasingly popular in Eurasia.
November 28, 2018Documento del Alcance de la Evaluación de Riesgo
Este documento apunta a brindar orientación sobre maneras de conducir el complejo escenario de la R8 del GAFI en...
November 28, 2018Legal Framework for Fundraising Campaigns in Kyrgyzstan
Fundraising campaigns, such as crowdfunding, text-to-give, and other electronic means, are increasingly popular in Eurasia.
November 28, 2018Overview of Fundraising in Kazakhstan
Fundraising campaigns, such as crowdfunding, text-to-give, and other electronic means, are increasingly popular in Eurasia.
November 28, 2018Overview of Fundraising in Belarus
Fundraising campaigns, such as crowdfunding, text-to-give, and other electronic means, are increasingly popular in Eurasia.
November 26, 2018Financial Action Task Force Toolkit
This toolkit unpacks anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing rules and the standards and procedures of FATF for nonprofit organizations
November 22, 2018Finding Answers at Home in Brazil
In Brazil, LGBT activists have long faced legal barriers that limit their right to peaceful assembly. These include local...
November 20, 2018Protecting Protest Through Coalition Building in the U.S.
In June 2018, ICNL convened a group of organizations to address the growing trend of anti-protest laws being introduced...
November 19, 2018U.S. Current Trend: Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs, are a type of lawsuit that impedes the ability of civil society...
November 16, 2018A New Voice in the UN: Clément Nyaletsossi Voule
ICNL actively engages with the United Nations (UN) to enhance international norms, including the UN Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on...
November 15, 2018Applying Global Standards to Safeguard Civic Space in Sri Lanka
In March 2018, our partners in Sri Lanka learned that the government was planning to amend the Voluntary Social...
November 14, 20182017-2018 Annual Report
The 2017-2018 Annual Report focuses on our work in over 100 countries to safeguard and strengthen civic freedom.
November 10, 2018Mapping Regulatory Proposals for Artificial Intelligence in Europe
This 2018 report by Access Now outlines major regulatory initiatives related to artificial intelligence and mass data regulations in...
This 2-page briefer by ECNL summarizes some of the main points of the UN Guidelines on the Right to...
November 1, 2018UN Guidelines on the Right to Participate in Public Affairs
These 2018 guidelines, drafted by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) after an extensive...
October 5, 2018ICNL Publishes New Issue of Global Trends in NGO Law Focusing on US Protest Restrictions
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law is pleased to share our latest issue of Global Trends in NGO Law.
October 1, 2018Handbook on Registering a Civil Society Organisation
This handbook - published by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law in partnership with ICNL, Dentons and DLA Piper...
September 1, 2018US Legislative Briefer: “Guilt by Association”
The United States has recently witnessed a rise in demonstrations surrounding the construction of natural gas and oil pipelines,...
In August, the National Park Service proposed a rule to charge protest organizers fees for clean-up costs associated with...
September 1, 2018ICNL letter to the Director of the U.S. National Park Service re charging protest organizers
On August 15, 2018, the U.S. National Park Service proposed a number of changes to the regulations governing the...
August 7, 2018Civic Freedoms & the Sustainable Development Goals
In this 2018 report to the UN General Assembly (A/73/279), UN Special Rapporteur Clément Nyaletsossi Voule examines the linkages between...
August 7, 2018China Philanthropy Law Factsheet #3
The year 2016 represents a watershed moment in the development of the legal environment for philanthropy and civil society...
August 7, 2018China Philanthropy Law Factsheet #2
The year 2016 represents a watershed moment in the development of the legal environment for philanthropy and civil society...
August 7, 2018China Philanthropy Law Factsheet #1
The year 2016 represents a watershed moment in the development of the legal environment for philanthropy and civil society...
August 1, 2018Infographic: UAE Philanthropic Entities (by Location)
This donut graph categorizes the 98 total philanthropic entities in the United Arab Emirates by their location.
August 1, 2018Fundraising Dos and Don’ts in Dubai
The legal system in the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) is based on the civil law system, with Islamic Shari’ah...
August 1, 2018Infographic: UAE Philanthropic Entities (by Affiliation)
This donut graph categorizes the 98 total philanthropic entities in the United Arab Emirates by affiliation - government, independent...
August 1, 2018Infographic: UAE Philanthropic Entities (by Mission)
This donut graph categorizes the 98 total philanthropic entities in the United Arab Emirates by their mission.
August 1, 2018Timeline: The rise of philanthropy in the UAE
This interactive timeline tracks the rise of philanthropy and civil society in the United Arab Emirates since 1969.
The UAE has a federal regulator for philanthropic organizations. While this authority regulates philanthropic organizations at the federal level, such...
August 1, 2018United Arab Emirates Philanthropy Law Report
ICNL’s United Arab Emirates (UAE) Philanthropy Law Report explores the current state of laws and regulations affecting philanthropy.
A wide array of laws regulate philanthropic giving in Nigeria. This infographic provides an overview of 10 key pieces...
August 1, 2018Factsheet: NGO Bills Proposed in Nigeria Between 2015-17
Between 2015 and the beginning of 2017, legislators in the Senate and House of Representatives proposed five Bills whose...
August 1, 2018FAQ: Nigeria’s Tax Law for NGOs
This FAQ answers some of the most common questions about tax obligations for NGOs in Nigeria.
August 1, 2018Infographic: Government Supervision of NGOs in Nigeria
Four statutory agencies of government supervise the activities of non-governmental organizations in Nigeria. This infographic provides an overview of...
August 1, 2018Nigeria Philanthropy Law
Although Nigeria does not have a formal philanthropic sector and can boast of only a few well-known philanthropists, giving...
July 12, 2018U.S. Current Trend: University Restrictions
U.S. university campuses have long been associated with student protests and free expression. In recent years, there has been...
July 12, 2018U.S. Current Trend: Collective Liability
In the United States, collective liability is increasingly applied in the context of demonstrations. This trend can lead to...
ICNL partner Welton Trindade published this groundbreaking study on the situation of the right of peaceful assembly in the...
This report presents findings from an in-depth study, supported by the United States Agency for International Development, that explored...
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) is pleased to share our latest report: “The State of Civic Freedoms...
This document comprehensively defines the indicator for the “protect fundamental freedoms” component of SDG 16.10 (16.10.1 Number of verified...
This article by Alexandra Ellerbeck and Avi Asher-Shapiro in the Columbia Journalism Review examines recent moves by the US government...
This document sets out the procedures that are the basis for the fourth round of Financial Action Task Force (FATF)...
June 1, 2018Blurred Lines and Tough Choices
This assessment, produced by ICNL in 2018, presents Jamaica's laws - or lack thereof - that impact civil society...
Civil society and the ability to exercise civic freedoms – the freedoms of association, expression, and peaceful assembly –...
May 19, 2018Effective Donor Responses
Civil society and the ability to exercise the core civic space freedoms – the freedoms of association, expression, and...
On May 9, 2018, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) testified at a hearing of the U.S. House...
May 14, 2018Blue Sky IV: Clouds Dispersing?
This 2018 report, part of a series published by the Global Center on Cooperative Security, assesses the UN’s counterterrorism...
This report provides a global overview of the current situation of the Sustainable Development Goals, on the basis of...
May 8, 2018OGP: The Guide to Opening Government
This guide, authored by ICNL at the invitation of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), provides official guidance to civil...
The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), a disclosure statute enacted in 1938, was designed to limit the influence of...
This letter to US Congress, signed by 46 humanitarian and development organizations (including ICNL) expresses concern over the government's...
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) and the Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA) hosted a strategic...
In this 2018 report to the Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the...
April 1, 2018FAQ: India’s Lokpal and Lokayukta Act
India's Lokpal and Lokayukta Act 2013 is a law intended to regulate and control corruption in public institutions.
April 1, 2018FAQ: India’s Goods & Services Tax
India’s unified Goods and Services Tax (GST) integrates several central and state taxes with the goal of making business...
April 1, 2018FAQ: Corporate Social Responsibility in India
The Indian Companies Act of 2013 makes Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) compliance mandatory for any company, whether private; public;...
April 1, 2018FAQ: Income Tax in India
In India, individuals are taxed on their salaries or professional incomes. For-profit entities are taxed on their business incomes.
India’s Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) of 2010 is a federal law enacted to regulate the acceptance and use...
Universities in the United States have long been associated with campus protest, and recent years, this tradition has been...
The Civic Space Initiative welcomes Mr. Nyaletsossi Clément Voule as the new UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to...
March 16, 2018The Unintended “Foreign Agents”
“Foreign agents” are suddenly in our midst – or so it seems. Paul Manafort was indicted, in part, for failing to...
March 14, 2018At the Intersection of Security and Regulation
This 2018 report by the Human Security Collective and ECNL examines the phenomenon of “de-risking,” explores its linkages to...
March 10, 2018U.S. Current Trend: Surveillance Technologies
The emergence of new surveillance technologies has raised concerns about their potential abuse by U.S. law enforcement authorities, including...
March 10, 2018Intro to AI for Policymakers
This March 2018 report by the Brookfield Institute and others provides policymakers with an overview of artificial intelligence, and...
March 7, 2018Timeline: Major Developments in the Regulation of Philanthropy and Civil Society in China (1976-2017)
This interactive timeline was developed by Shawn Shieh as a companion piece to our China Philanthropy Law Report.
This interactive timeline was developed by Shawn Shieh as a companion piece to our China Philanthropy Law Report.
March 7, 2018The Growth of Social Organizations in China
This graph, a companion piece to our China Philanthropy Law report, tracks the growth of social organizations in China from...
March 7, 2018The Growth of Foundations in China
This graph, a companion piece to our China Philanthropy Law report, tracks the growth of foundations in China from 2003...
March 7, 2018The Universe of Overseas NGOs in China
This graphic, produced as a companion piece to our China Philanthropy Law Report, helps users visualize the universe of...
March 7, 2018The Universe of Chinese NGOs
This interactive tool, a companion piece to our China Philanthropy Law report, helps users visualize the Chinese civil society sector.
March 7, 2018FAQ: China’s Overseas NGO Law
The Law on Administration of Activities of Overseas Nongovernmental Organizations in Mainland China is the first comprehensive law regulating...
March 7, 2018FAQ: China’s 2016 Charity Law
The 2016 Charity Law is the first law to regulate domestic charitable organizations and their activities in the People’s...
UN Special Rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin's 2018 report to the Human Rights Council, which analyzes international law pertaining to state...
This report by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law and the Human Security Collective addresses how bank de-risking and financial...
February 28, 2018Reinforcing Marginalization
Civil society advocates have helped propel the global response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
ICNL has just published a study that focuses on the ways in which the closing of space for civil...
The East Africa region is vibrant with civic activity driven by diverse civil society formations. However, the region has...
February 20, 2018Legal and Regulatory Challenges Facing Civil Society Organizations in the United States
This briefing, released in February 2018, explores how select recent changes, or proposed changes, in laws or regulations in...
ICNL is proud to announce the release of its 2016-2017 annual report, “Building Alliances, Strengthening Freedoms.” This report highlights ICNL’s...
January 16, 2018Globalization Without a Safety Net
In this article in the Minnesota Law Review, Lloyd H. Mayer explores restrictions on cross-border funding of nonprofits and...
This paper from ECNL and Human Security Collective provides entry points for CSOs wishing to engage in the Financial...
December 15, 20172016-2017 Annual Report
Our 2016-2017 Annual Report focuses on our work with colleagues in 106 countries to improve the enabling environment for civil...
December 3, 2017Legal Basis for the Financial Sustainability of Civil Society Organizations in Central Asia
In this report, issues of legislative regulation of various sources of income for non-commercial organizations are discussed in five...
December 1, 2017Ethiopia Philanthropy Law
The earliest forms of civil society in Ethiopia were traditional community-based organizations including idir, iqub, and other informal self-help...
December 1, 2017South Africa Philanthropy Law
Philanthropy is important in the South African context. The African concept of ubuntu, which is founded on the principle...
December 1, 2017Saudi Arabia Philanthropy Law
The nonprofit sector in Saudi Arabia is governed by a combination of codified regulations and Shari’a, or Islamic law.
December 1, 2017Parcerias entre Estado e OSCs – desafios na construção de colaborações para implementação da Lei 13.019/2014
This analysis by Brazilian professor Patricia Maria Emerenciano de Mendonça looks at the history of Sector-State negotiations over Law...
December 1, 2017Qatar Philanthropy Law
Philanthropy is embedded in Qatari culture and predates the discovery of oil in the twentieth century.
Recent years have seen an increased number and intensity of protests in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership region.
December 1, 2017Kuwait Philanthropy Law
The culture of philanthropy is well rooted in Kuwaiti society. However, with the discovery of oil in the twentieth...
November 22, 2017ICNL’s Written Submission to the 2017 IACHR Hearing on the Right to Peaceful Assembly in the United States
The United States is a longstanding democracy that prides itself on setting an international standard for the protection of...
November 10, 2017Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has officially published new guidelines on the rights to freedom...
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has officially published new guidelines on the rights to freedom...
November 1, 2017FARA’s Double Life Abroad
Around the world, governments are constraining civil society and dissent. A common tactic of these governments is to enact...
November 1, 2017The Regulatory Framework for Fundraising in Europe
The past decade has seen a number of European countries revisit their regulatory framework on not-for-profit fundraising.
October 30, 2017ICNL Launches United States Program Portal
ICNL has worked in the United States to protect civil society and promote philanthropy since 1992.
October 20, 2017Assessment of NGO Laws in Azerbaijan
In this publication, the ICNL Alliance compares laws pertaining to NGOs in Azerbaijan to international standards and best practices.
October 1, 2017ECNL Need to Know Briefing: Council of Europe Guidelines for Civil Participation in Political Decision-Making
On 27 September 2017, the Council of Europe’s 47 member states agreed upon comprehensive guidelines that include both overarching...
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted these new Guidelines in September 2017 to broaden opportunities for civil participation in...
September 15, 2017Community of Democracies Ministerial Declaration
The Community of Democracies Governing Council Ministerial met on September 15th in Washington, D.C. The Council agreed on a...
September 14, 2017The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Complex
This 2017 report by the International Federation for Human Rights describes the structure of the UN’s counterterrorism bureaucracy and...
ICNL has prepared an analysis of the Draft Laws posted to the Ukrainian Parliament's website on July 10, 2017.
In this report to the UN General Assembly (A/72/135), Special Rapporteur Annalisa Ciampi outlines her vision of the mandate...
July 11, 2017ICNL and Chapter Four Uganda Host Strategic Workshop
More than 40 civil society representatives from Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya gathered for a two-day strategic workshop on “Protecting...
This tool measures the health of the legal, regulatory, and financial environment in which civil society organizations in the...
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law is pleased to announce the publication of Regulating Charities: The Inside Story, edited...
This assessment examines the legal environment for civil society and the media in Nepal from May 2016 to March...
June 3, 2017Analysis of Uzbek Law on Transparency
In this article, ICNL examines the legislation on the openness of activities of state organs in Uzbekistan.
This 2017 submission by ECNL to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights elaborates the scope...
ARTICLE 19, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL), and the World Movement...
This series of factsheets summarizes the reports of former UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful...
April 29, 2017Guidelines on Government & CSO Cooperation in Morocco
The guidelines examine legal mechanisms to facilitate civil society organizations and government cooperation in Morocco.
This 2017 report from Bread for the World discusses how the work of the Financial Action Task Force affects...
March 27, 2017ICNL Launches Philanthropy Law Reports
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) is pleased to announce the launch of the Philanthropy Law Reports. Reports are...
March 21, 2017Doug Rutzen Testifies before the United States Congress Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
Recent years have been marked by a global trend of shrinking civic space. In response, the United States Congress...
March 14, 2017Tightening the Purse Strings
This 2017 report from the Duke Law International Human Rights Clinic and Women Peacemakers Program analyzes the global CT...
February 23, 2017Philanthropy Prize Awarded To Doug Rutzen and ICNL
ICNL President Doug Rutzen has been awarded the 2017 Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS) IMAGine Prize.
February 9, 2017US Protest Law Tracker: Legislation in US States Affecting the Right to Peaceful Assembly proposed or passed since November
The past three months have seen a spike in large scale protests across the United States, accompanied by a...
February 1, 2017CIVICUS State of Civil Society Report 2017
This report from CIVICUS details the key events, issues, and trends affecting civil society around the world.
January 17, 20172015-2016 Annual Report
ICNL's 2015-2016 Annual Report outlines our work over the past year to confront the challenges facing civic freedoms around the...
January 17, 2017ICNL’s 2015-2016 Annual Report: Protecting Civic Freedom
ICNL is pleased to announce the release of our 2015-2016 annual report, "Protecting Civic Freedom." From Cambodia to Morocco,...
January 15, 201710 Principles Civil Society Guide: How To Advocate For Better Management Of Assemblies
This follow-up publication to the joint report on the proper management of assemblies by Special Rapporteurs Maina Kiai and...
January 3, 2017Regulation of Income of NGOs in Azerbaijan
This report, published by MG Consulting, outlines the key income regulations and sources of funding for Azerbaijani NGOs.
January 1, 2017Basics of Grassroots Fundraising
Fundraising is an essential component for CSO sustainability. It helps to build closer connections between CSOs and community, and...
January 1, 2017Enabling Environment National Assessment
The Enabling Environment National Assessment (EENA) is an action-oriented research tool designed to assess the legal, regulatory and policy...
November 3, 2016Making Development Co-operation More Effective
This report provides the results of the second global monitoring exercise by the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation...
October 1, 201610 Principles Implementation Checklist: Monitor Your Country’s Management Of Assemblies
This follow-up publication to the joint report on the proper management of assemblies by Special Rapporteurs Maina Kiai and...
September 21, 2016Enhancing Effective Implementation of FATF Standards on Nonprofits
This paper summarizes the outcomes of the September 2016 workshop on the effective implementation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) ...
The new global economic order has had a profound impact on workers’ ability to exercise their rights to freedom...
September 1, 2016Report on the events in the Republic of Armenia from July 17 through August 5, 2016
This report by the Helsinki Committee of Armenia provides an overview of the events that occurred in the Republic...
August 1, 2016HRW: Police Used Excessive Force at Yerevan Protest
This Armenian Weekly article discusses excessive use of police force during protests in Armenia in July 2016.
Percentage designation mechanisms allow people to designate a certain percentage of their income tax to be paid to CSOs and...
July 21, 2016Challenges of Policing the Protests in Montenegro
In late 2015, Montenegro saw a wave of protests that aimed to boycott Parliament and demand the resignation of the...
This report from the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) collects various firsthand examples of targeted advocacy to defend...
July 18, 2016The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2016
This report launched by the UN Secretary-General in July 2016 provides more detail on the status of the Sustainable...
July 1, 2016Freedom of Assembly on Trial in South Korea
To bring attention to restrictions on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly in South Korea, Amnesty International organized...
This series of reports was prepared as part of the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law's pilot research to monitor legal...
June 25, 2016OHCHR Human Rights Indicators
A list of key monitoring indicators published by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in...
June 10, 2016Overseas Surveillance in an Interconnected World
There has been relatively little public or congressional debate within the United States about the NSA’s overseas surveillance operations,...
This first annual report issued by the UN Secretary General in June 2016 provides an overview of the status...
June 1, 2016How “Free” is Assembly in Montenegro?
In recent years, Montenegro has seen social polarization over political issues, as well as intensified activism and more public...
June 1, 2016Lottery Proceeds for CSO work
The European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) was commissioned by the TACSO project to prepare a comparative analysis on...
In recent years, there has been a perceived rise in the expression of fundamentalism in many contexts across the...
June 1, 2016CIVICUS Civil Society Watch Report 2016
This report from CIVICUS provides a global overview of the state of civil society freedoms in 2015.
ICNL and ECNL welcome the report of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights on “Practical recommendations for the...
May 11, 20162016 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression (A/HRC/32/38)
The report by UN Special Rapporteur David Kaye marks the beginning of a series of studies of issues at...
May 10, 2016Closing Space for Philanthropy
In 2016, Alliance magazine partnered with the European Foundation Centre to learn more about the issues by inviting philanthropic actors and...
May 1, 2016Civil Participation in Decision-Making
This paper was prepared by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law in 2016 at the request of the Council...
This report by ARIADNE, the European Foundation Centre and and the International Human Rights Funders Group aims to give...
This report follows the seminar about “Combatting the shrinking of civil society space”, organized by EuroMed Rights, 22-24 April...
This report (A/HRC/31/65) from the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering...
April 22, 2016India: Special Rapporteur’s Legal Analysis Argues Restrictions On Foreign Funding Contrary To International Law
This 2016 legal analysis by UN Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai examines India’s Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) – which...
Entries from OpenGlobalRights' multilingual debate in 2016 on closing space for civil society, with essays by leading scholars and practitioners.
April 16, 2016Recommendation of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers to member States on Internet freedom
Full text of Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on Internet freedom.
This 2016 report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Document No. A/HRC/32/20) focuses on examples...
March 15, 2016Promoting & Protecting Civil Society Space
This report aims to capture the discussions, analysis and recommendations from the 2015 Human Rights Forum on ‘Promoting and...
This comparative analysis provides an overview of policy papers on cooperation between the state bodies and civil society organizations...
March 11, 2016OSCE Human Rights Handbook on Policing Assemblies
This handbook by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) aims to provide guidance for the police...
This policy briefing by SOLIDAR, the Euromed NGO Platform and The Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) aims to shed...
February 28, 2016A String of Successes in Changing Global Counter-Terrorism Policies that Impact Civic Space
Activities of civil society organizations are increasingly restricted in the name of security and counter-terrorism. Some of these restrictions flow...
February 4, 2016Practical Recommendations For The Management Of Assemblies
This report (A/HRC/31/66) provides guidance on how applicable international human rights standards may be operationalized in domestic law and...
February 3, 2016When Dictators Cry Conspiracy
Slandering democratic protesters as foreign stooges is a favorite tactic of authoritarian regimes. In this Foreign Policy article, Srdja...
January 27, 2016Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Europe
Published in 2016, this book-length publication examines 11 countries - both within Europe and elsewhere - and provides comparative perspective...
In this report from January 2016, the Council of Europe’s Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights examines the...
This report assesses EU counter-terrorism efforts since 2001 and sets forth a number of relevant recommendations.
December 30, 2015Foreign Funding in Azerbaijan
This article gives an overview of the regulation of foreign funding for non-governmental organizations in Azerbaijan and aims to...
December 22, 2015ICNL Comments on the Policy for Regulation of International Non-governmental Organizations in Pakistan
This paper addresses the Policy for regulation of International Non-governmental Organizations (INGOs) in Pakistan adopted in October 2015.
December 10, 2015COE Report on Freedom of Assembly and Association on the Internet
This 2015 report by the Council of Europe's committee of experts on cross-border flow of Internet traffic and Internet...
December 10, 2015Analysis of Cambodia’s Draft Trade Union Law
ICNL's initial review of the Kingdom of Cambodia’s draft Trade Union Law (Draft TUL) of November 18, 2015. This...
This study by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law was prepared at the request of the Conference of International...
December 1, 2015How Can Non-Profit Organizations be Involved in the Financial Action Task Force Evaluation Process?
This paper by ECNL, the European Foundation Centre, and Human Security Collective examines how non-profit organizations can be involved...
November 30, 2015A Global Assault on Nonprofits
This Journal of Democracy article, written by ICNL President Douglas Rutzen in November 2015, summarizes recent developments in the...
November 13, 2015Integrating Volunteering into Peace and Development: The Plan of Action for the Next Decade and Beyond
This General Assembly Resolution calls upon Member States, the UN system and a wide range of stakeholders to support...
November 2, 2015The Closing Space Challenge: How Are Funders Responding?
As restrictions on foreign funding for civil society continue to multiply around the world, Western public and private funders...
October 18, 2015Monitoring Guide 2015-2016
This document explains the objectives, process and methodology for the 2015-16 monitoring round of the Global Partnership for Effective...
October 16, 20155 Reasons Why Prides Matter
At the end of the 2015 Pride season, Amnesty International took a look at why Pride events are still...
October 16, 2015“Like we are not Nepali”- Protests and Police Crackdown in the Terai Region of Nepal
This 2015 report from Human Rights Watch examines the government response to protests staged over Nepal's new constitution in...
October 13, 2015The Evolution of International Volunteering
This paper, published by UN Volunteers, reviews the historical evolution of international volunteering from the early-mid 20th century and...
October 8, 2015The Complexities of Global Protests
Major protests have occurred around the world with increasing frequency since the second half of the 2000s.
In 2014-2015, ICNL's partners in Argentina joined experts from Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Panama to gather data on...
October 5, 2015Social Enterprise in Europe
This study by the European Social Enterprise Law Association maps the legal structures used by social enterprises across Europe...
October 1, 2015The Implications of Anti-Terror and Money-Laundering Regulations on CSO Financing and What CSOs Can Do
Many civil society organizations have expressed concerns over the effects of Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) Recommendation 8.
October 1, 2015Challenges and Opportunities to Promote More Enabling Legal Environments for Civil Society Organizations
Partners in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Panama gathered data on the practical impact of laws governing civil...
October 1, 2015FATF Risk Assessment Scoping Paper
Since 2014, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has been increasingly pushing countries to conduct a risk assessment of...
From India to Spain, civil society is becoming increasingly constrained, with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – set...
September 25, 2015Assessing CSO engagement
This discussion paper by the Task Team on CSO Development Effectiveness and Enabling Environment offers possibilities to the Global...
September 16, 2015UN Special Rapporteur’s Report to the General Assembly Comparing States’ Treatment Of Businesses and Associations
In this report (A/70/266), Maina Kiai’s third to the United Nations General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur on the rights...
September 6, 2015The Role of Human Rights in Countering Violent Extremism
This 2015 report by Human Rights First illustrates the vital importance for the United States to encourage its allies...
August 6, 2015Countering Terrorism or Constraining Civil Society?
This report from Statewatch in collaboration with Human Security Collective explores the impact of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)...
Social entrepreneurship - which combines the tools and strategies of a business with social values and goals - is...
This report, by Dr. Tomicah Tillemann, addresses the gap between the aspirations of governments that want to safeguard civic...
July 1, 2015Setting Up A Regulatory Framework For Partnership Between Civil Society and Public Authorities In Brazil
This case study on Brazil discusses the development of the regulatory framework for CSOs in the country and describes...
This list by ECNL, the European Foundation Centre, and Human Security Collective aims to categorize the various types of...
June 18, 2015Engaging Citizens and Civil Society to Promote Good Governance and Development Effectiveness
A brief published by the Asian Development Bank in 2015 on the growing movement for governments to engage with citizens...
June 10, 2015Principles for Governing the Internet
This 2015 UNSECO study provides a comprehensive overview of the core documents about Internet Governance principles developed and adopted...
June 5, 2015Improving the Measurement of Civic Space
This 2015 report by the Transparency and Accountability Initiative aims to inform the development of a global index of...
June 1, 2015Global Review on Volunteering Report
This report by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies shows the environments and contexts within which...
In this report (A/HRC/29/25), Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai examines the role that the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly...
This paper by the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights explores the legal framework for cross-border funding as...
This paper, published by the International Forum for Volunteering in Development, discusses options for documenting and showcasing the collective contributions...
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Best Practices Paper on Combating the Abuse of Non-Profit Organizations was first written...
May 31, 2015CIVICUS State of Civil Society Report 2015
This report from CIVICUS details the key events, issues, and trends affecting civil society around the world. The 2015...
On April 25 in Banjul, The Gambia, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) officially launched a...
May 22, 2015Open Conference Call on China’s Draft Law on Management of Overseas NGOs and Foundations
Given a recent wave of inquiries, ICNL and the Council on Foundations are organizing an open conference call on...
May 10, 2015ICNL’s Global Forum 2015 Opens
ICNL’s Global Forum 2015 opened Sunday with welcome videos from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the President of...
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency are pleased to announce the...
The Hudson Institute's Index of Philanthropic Freedom assesses the level of philanthropic freedom around the world and provides recommendations...
Chief among the current challenges facing the global human rights community (and broader civil society) is a contagion growing...
March 16, 2015USAID Guidance on Programming in Closed Spaces
This document was issued by USAID in response to a closing civil society space in order to give guidance...
In this article from The Guardian, the Serbian activist who formed the Otpor! movement in 1998 to overthrow Slobodan...
March 6, 2015The International Anti-Terrorist Financing System’s Negative Effect on Civil Society Resources
This article by Kay Guinane of the Charity & Security Network explains how the Financial Action Task Force has contributed...
Last week in Istanbul, Turkey, ICNL and the Network of Democrats in the Arab World (NDAW) held a study...
Almost all European countries allow CSOs to directly engage in economic activities without requiring them to create commercial entities...
This 2015 ICNL report examines the legal regulation of NGOs in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
January 27, 2015The Politics of Protest
This 2015 policy paper by Daniel Smilov analyzes popular sovereignty and protests in Bulgaria, Russia, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine,...
January 18, 2015Joint Statement of the Chairpersons of the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
This joint statement urges Member States to recognize, inter alia, that “the inclusion of civil and political rights is...
January 2, 2015Freedom of Assembly in Burundi
Despite clear protections in the Constitution, the fundamental right to freedom of peaceful assembly in Burundi is framed by a...
January 1, 2015Voices in the Streets
This report from Freedom House analyzes instances of mass social protests in 12 countries in order to identify best...
These Guidelines, published in 2015, aim to ensure that legislation is drafted with the purpose of promoting the establishment...
January 1, 2015Freedom of Assembly in Turkey
The constitutional guarantee of freedom of assembly is supplemented by a wide range of secondary legislation in Turkey.
January 1, 2015Freedom of Assembly in Italy
This country note by Caterina Scuderi reviews constitutional provisions and two other main laws regulating assemblies in Italy.
January 1, 2015Marikana Commission of Inquiry
On 16 August 2012, members of the South African Police Service (“SAPS”) lethally shot 34 people at Lonmin Mine,...
The respect for the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association has long been tenuous in Russia.
December 28, 2014On the Streets of America
This 2014 Amnesty International report raises human rights concerns on law enforcement response to protests in Ferguson, Missouri, such...
December 17, 2014Report on the Monitoring of Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Selected OSCE Participating States (May 2013 – July 2014)
This report presents the findings of the monitoring of public events undertaken by the Office for Democratic Institutions and...
December 1, 2014The Road to Dignity by 2030
This 2014 report by the UN Secretary General synthesizes input on the the Post-2015 Agenda.
November 30, 2014Report from the African regional workshop on Protecting Civic Space
A paper detailing the outcomes of an African regional workshop on “Protecting Civic Space” on November 17-18, 2014 at...
October 1, 2014UN Special Rapporteur’s Report to the General Assembly on Multilateral Institutions and their Effect on Assembly and Association Rights
The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association are equally fundamental and protected at the national and...
This OHCHR guide highlights issues related to the work of civil society actors (CSAs), providing an overview of the...
September 29, 2014Turkey’s Human Right Rollback – Recommendations for Reform
This Human Rights Watch report outlines the rollback of human rights and rule of law in Turkey, linked to...
September 19, 2014Response of the Civic Space Initiative to the July 2014 Proposal of the Open Working Group for Sustainable Development Goals
In this letter to the Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General on Post 2015 Development Planning, the Civic...
September 17, 2014New Practices in Raising Domestic Funds by CSOs in Europe
This 2014 paper by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law focuses on opportunities to enhance CSOs’ financial sustainability by...
September 6, 2014Towards a new relation of partnership between civil society organisations and the State
ICNL Fellow Diego Scardone shares lessons from Brazil’s collaborative process in developing a landmark law regulating public funding of...
Since January 2012, more than 50 countries have introduced or enacted legislation constraining civil society.
The newest draft NGO law issued in late June by Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity would severely restrict civil...
June 30, 2014Approaches in Regulation of Volunteering
This European Center for Not-for-Profit Law paper outlines key attributes of volunteering based on the definition of volunteering by...
June 30, 2014Volunteering: European Practice of Regulation
This paper from the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law outlines key attributes of volunteering based on the definition of...
This report (A/HRC/27/33) summarizes a March 11, 2014, panel discussion convened by the UN Human Rights Council on the importance...
June 1, 2014Burundi: Locked Down
This 2014 Amnesty International report documents the shrinking of political space in Burundi in the build-up to the 2015 presidential,...
June 1, 2014Freedom of Assembly in Germany
This ICNL country note reviews federal regulation of assemblies in Germany, covering legal definitions, notification procedures, eligibility requirements for...
One of the most common ways that countries restrict assemblies is to enact laws that require organizers and participants...
This set of “general principles,” issued by UN Special Rapporteur Kiai and the Community of Democracies, summarizes key aspects...
Beginning on February 12, 2014, thousands of people across Venezuela participated in marches and public demonstrations to protest the...
April 17, 2014The Politics of Counting Protests in South Africa
The Mail & Guardian article by Jane Duncan describes how local authorities in South Africa manipulate the Regulation of...
The Internet has radically transformed the way we access information and communicate - creating new opportunities for strengthening democracy.
In recent years many governments have responded to people’s assertions of peaceful dissent by violently clamping down on peaceful...
April 9, 2014Progress Since Busan on Inclusive Development
As a concept, “inclusive development” permeates all of the commitments made in the Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation...
This 2014 report from Article 19 gives an overview of implementation of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly...
This report to the Human Rights Council by Christof Heyns, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary...
February 20, 2014Closing Space: Democracy and Human Rights Support Under Fire
After seeing its reach increase for decades, international support for democracy and human rights faces a serious challenge: more...
January 18, 2014Review of Evidence of Progress on Civil Society Related Commitments of the Busan High Level Forum
This report by the Task Team on Civil Society Development Effectiveness and Enabling Environment provides an overview of evidence of...
Cooperation between public authorities and civil society organizations has evolved significantly over the past few years in countries all...
December 23, 20132013 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, Margaret Sekaggya
In this December 2013 report, Margaret Sekaggya, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, discusses how...
Brief guidelines published by Amnesty USA which provide guidance to law enforcement on how to ensure that everyone can enjoy...
November 26, 2013The Right to Freedom of Assembly in the Euro-Mediterranean Region
This 2013 study by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network examines the legislative framework that enshrines the right to assembly...
October 18, 2013An Enabling Environment for Civil Society Organizations
The CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) submitted this report to the GPEDC. Citing data from the Civic Space Initiative,...
October 1, 2013Take Back the Streets
This 2013 report by the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) report examines protest case studies from the United...
September 6, 2013Promoviendo la Enseñanza del Derecho de las Organizaciones de Sociedad Civil en América Latina
ICNL edited a compilation of chapters written by law professors from six Latin American countries on models, lessons learned,...
September 3, 2013Assessment of NGO Laws in Belarus
In this publication, the ICNL Alliance compares laws pertaining to NGOs in Belarus to international standards and best practices.
September 1, 2013Countering Violent Extremism: A Peacebuilding Perspective
This U.S. Institute of Peace report explains the role civil society can play in building resistance to the drivers of violent...
August 7, 2013UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on Assembly and Association Rights in the Context of Elections
This report (A/68/299) – Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai's first to the UN General Assembly – documents threats to the...
July 1, 2013Freedom of Assembly in Georgia
This joint publication by ICNL and ECNL reviews the Republic of Georgia's Law on Assembly and Manifestations from the...
This 2013 analysis of the Kyrgyz Republic’s Law on State Procurement of Social Services (Law on SPSS) also includes...
June 5, 2013The CIVICUS Enabling Environment Index
This global composite index from CIVICUS used secondary data to assess the governance, socio-cultural, and socio-economic environments for civil...
This 2013 policy briefing from TNI discusses, among other things, the danger in encouraging regimes to restrict the legitimate...
In recent years, the Arab region has seen a steady increase in the number of foundations and witnessed increased...
April 30, 2013Submission on an Enabling Environment for Civil Society To the UN High Level Panel on the Post 2015 Development Agenda
In this submission, ICNL and our partners in the Civic Space Initiative (CSI) urged the High Level Panel to...
In recent years, civil society actors have been facing increased control and undue restrictions in relation to funding they...
On April 9, ICNL’s Vice President of Operations Nilda Bullain participated in a panel entitled Civil Society and its...
In this report, the Special Rapporteur addresses the right to freedom of artistic expression and creativity.
This paper by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law was prepared in response to the Government of Mongolia's intentions...
February 11, 2013Freedom of Association in Arab Countries
The Arab region witnessed tremendous changes between 2011-2013 as the result of popular uprisings in response to decades of...
February 10, 2013UNODC Comprehensive Study on Cybercrime
As required by General Assembly resolution 65/230, this 2013 Study was prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs...
February 6, 2013New Opportunities for Cooperation in Designing and Delivering International Aid by Filiz Bikmen
Turkey’s rapid economic growth has earned it a place among the world’s leading emerging markets.
January 21, 2013Effective Measures and Best Practices to Ensure the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Peaceful Protests
This report (A/HRC/22/28) by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights examines effective measures and best practices to ensure...
January 13, 2013Keeping Up the Momentum
This publication, written by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law, is the first regional report on the state of...
This matrix and its accompanying monitoring methodology - published by the European Center for International Law - are designed...
January 1, 2013Enabling Civil Society’s Contributions to Development
A briefing discussing how an enabling environment for civil society can be integrated into the post-2015 development agenda.
November 9, 2012Report on the Monitoring of Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Selected OSCE Participating States (May 2011–June 2012)
This report presents the findings of the monitoring of public events undertaken by the Office for Democratic Institutions and...
September 18, 2012Volunteering Infrastructure in Europe
This publication from the European Volunteer Centre (CEV) details the physical structures, support mechanisms, human resources, knowledge, research and...
September 1, 2012Legal Framework for Social Economy and Social Enterprises
This report by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law compares the distinctive features of the legal framework for social...
August 6, 2012Engaging Civil Society in Countering Violent Extremism
In this research paper from the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, Dr. Bibi van Ginkel takes an in depth look...
July 16, 2012UN Secretary-General’s report on the 10th anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers
This report is in response to the requests of the General Assembly that the Secretary-General report to it at...
This report by the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation attempts to provide independent, fresh, long-term thinking about how to...
July 2, 2012Russian Bill targets foreign-funded NGOs
On June 29, a group of seven deputies submitted to the Russian Duma the draft law Introducing Amendments to Legislative...
June 18, 2012CSOs on the Road from Accra to Busan
This 2012 publication - published by BetterAid in cooperation with the Open Forum for CSO Development Effectiveness - provides...
June 18, 2012Defending Civil Society Report (Second Edition)
This report, published by the World Movement for Democracy and ICNL, lists legal barriers constraining civil society organizations (CSOs)...
This 2012 UNESCO publication seeks to identify the relationship between freedom of expression and Internet privacy, assessing where they...
Over the past decade, the United Nations' work to combat global terrorism has expanded dramatically.
This handbook, prepared by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law, outlines the ways in which the state can cooperate...
May 21, 2012UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on Best Practices in Promoting Assembly and Association Rights
In this report (A/HRC/20/27), Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai's first to the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur highlights best...
April 11, 2012CIVICUS State of Civil Society 2011 Report
On April 10, 2012, CIVICUS released State of Civil Society 2011. The report highlights the current state of civil...
March 27, 2012The Supreme Court, Material Support, and the Lasting Impact of Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project
Over the course of the post-9/11 era, the U.S. Supreme Court has had much to say about the government’s...
January 30, 2012Protection of US Non-Governmental Organizations in Egypt under the Egypt-U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaty
In 2011, armed personnel of the Egyptian government detained employees and seized documents and computers from several NGOs.
January 26, 2012Restrictive Draft CSO Law Announced by Egyptian Ministry of Social Justice and Solidarity
Contrary to the hopes and expectations of Egyptian and international observers, the year since Egypt’s January 25 Revolution has...
January 1, 2012Freedom of Assembly in Czech Republic
Freedom of assembly in Czech Republic is generally in compliance with international standards and best practices.
December 31, 2011Inter-American Commission Human Rights Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Americas
This report on human rights defenders in the Americas, published in 2011 by the Inter‐American Commission on Human Rights...
December 31, 20112010-2011 Annual Report
ICNL's 2010-2011 Annual Report highlights our work to strengthen civil society, advance the freedoms of association and assembly, foster philanthropy...
December 19, 2011Summary of the Human Rights Council Panel Discussion on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Peaceful Protests
This report, prepared by the UN Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, summarizes a Human Rights Council...
December 14, 2011Exploring Transparency and Accountability
With the strings tightening on government purses across Europe and the role and influence of non-profit organisations growing, a...
December 12, 2011Analysis of the 4th draft of the Cambodian draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations
On December 12, 2011, the Royal Government of Cambodia released the fourth draft version of the Cambodian Law on...
October 1, 2011Criteria for Selection of CSOs in Cross-Sector Bodies
This paper, co-authored by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law, was written for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in...
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies conducted this study on the legal environment for volunteers...
This Guidance Note, published by UN Volunteers and developed by ICNL and ECNL, is based on a global research study...
This report (A/HRC/17/28) by Special Rapporteur Christof Heyns discusses the legal norms applicable to the use of lethal force...
This 2011 report by the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns, discusses the legal norms applicable...
In this 2011 report, UN Special Rapporteur Frank La Rue explores key trends and challenges to the right of all individuals...
In the name of fighting terrorism, governments have curtailed political freedoms and imposed restrictive measures against human rights defenders...
April 11, 2011Release of 15 country reports on NGO law
ICNL and the World Movement for Democracy are pleased to announce the release of a new series of 15...
April 10, 2011Regardless of Frontiers
This 2011 report by the Center for Democracy & Technology explores how the internationally recognized right to freedom of...
April 10, 2011Choices and Approaches: Antiterrorism Law and Civil Society in the United States and the United Kingdom After September 11
This law review article by Mark Sidel explores the different legal and policy approaches to terrorism in the US...
The Cambodian Government released a revised draft Law on Associations and NGOs on March 24, 2011.
February 25, 2011OSCE Handbook on Monitoring Freedom of Peaceful Assembly
This handbook was produced by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) as a guide for...
January 15, 2011Public Funding for Civil Society Organizations
This paper, developed by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law, examines state financing of NGOs as practiced in the Western...
December 17, 2010Brief analysis of Cambodian draft NGO law
In August 2010, a draft law on NGOs/Associations was reportedly completed by an inter-ministerial committee.
October 25, 2010OSCE Guidelines on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly
These guidelines by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) offer a practical toolkit for legislators and...
October 1, 2010Comparative Overview of European Standards and Practices in Regulating Public Participation
This European Center for Not-for-Profit Law article provides a brief overview of European standards and models of public participation...
September 30, 2010Interview with ICNL President Douglas Rutzen on the Creation of the UN Special Rapporteur on Assembly and Association Rights
In 2010, the UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and...
September 13, 2010An analysis of India’s FCRA Bill 2010
Noshir Dadrawala, the Chief Executive at the Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy in Mumbai, India, has provided the following...
June 30, 2010Laws and Policies Affecting Volunteerism Since 2001
A global research study commissioned by UN Volunteers and carried out by ICNL and ECNL which considers trends and...
On March 7, 2010, the Egyptian newspaper Al Dustour published what is reported to be the leaked text of a Draft...
January 30, 2010National Funds to Support Civil Society Organizations
This paper explores the key strategic and operational questions that arise during the development of funds and foundations that...
ICNL is pleased to announce the passage earlier today of a new Law on Non-Governmental Organizations for the Republic of Iraq.
January 13, 2010Citizens’ Participation in the Process of Preparation and Implementation of Laws and Other Public Policy Instruments
This publication - developed in part by the European Center for Not-for-Profit law - was distributed in Serbia, and...
November 19, 2009An overview of the legal framework impacting CSOs in Mexico
ICNL is happy to announce the release of an informative study authored by a USAID-sponsored ICNL senior research fellow...
November 10, 2009An overview of the legal framework impacting CSOs in Paraguay
ICNL is happy to announce the release of an informative study authored by a USAID-sponsored ICNL senior research fellow...
September 16, 2009Jordanian Law on Societies amended
Amendments to Jordan’s Law on Societies (No. 51 of 2008) came into effect today after Jordan’s King Abdullah II signed the Law...
September 10, 2009Analysis of the NGO Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Analysis On Making Changes and Amendments to Some Legislative Acts of the Republic of Azerbaijan
August 30, 2009The Role of Legal Reform in Supporting Civil Society:
A primer by ICNL providing an overview of the legal environment for civil society and discussing international actors that...
This 2009 report from ICNL surveys tax laws governing not-for-profit, non-governmental organizations in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,...
This paper by the International Service for Human Rights examines the right of human rights defenders to access funding...
March 23, 2009Demonstrating Respect for Rights?
This 2009 report, prepared by the Human Rights Joint Committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, discusses the...
The eviction by the Sudanese Government of international aid agencies highlights a major gap in the international laws protecting...
March 18, 2009Counter-Terrorism and Civil Society
In this seminar report, experts convened by the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Non-Governmental Public Action...
February 13, 2009European Practices on Implementation of Policy Documents and Liaison Offices that Support Civil Society Development
This research paper by ECNL discusses the role that European government offices can play in implementing plans for cooperation...
An overview report examining NGO legislation in 16 Central and Eastern European countries.
January 29, 2009Freedom House releases 2009 Freedom in the World findings
On January 12, Freedom House released the findings from the latest edition of Freedom in the World, the annual survey...
October 3, 2008International Workshop on Teaching NGO Law
ICNL conducted an International Workshop on Teaching NGO Law from September 12-14, 2008 in Kiev, Ukraine.
September 18, 2008Civil Society and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
This report surveys the work of CSOs related to the four pillars of the 2006 UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
This publication by ILGA Europe aims to contribute to increased and better reporting of homophobic and transphobic incidents by providing...
This 2008 report presents an overview of the tax laws in the South Pacific affecting civic organizations. The report...
In this paper published by ICNL, two internationally-renowned experts analyze the protections that civil society organizations receive under international...
April 28, 2008ICNL Monitoring/Tracking Tool: Discussion Guide
This paper presents options for developing a Monitoring & Tracking Tool (MTT) to help inform discussions about the impact...
March 21, 2008Defending Civil Society report now available
ICNL and the World Movement for Democracy are pleased to announce the release of a “Defending Civil Society” report, the first phase...
February 6, 2008Opinion of the Committee of Regions on the Contribution of Volunteering to Economic and Social Cohesion
These EU recommendations call on Member States to issue policies that consider the "important EU dimension to volunteering" and "a more...
January 29, 2008Analysis of Tajikistan’s proposed “About Freedom of Conscience and Religious Unions” draft law
The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan proposed a new draft law "About Freedom of Conscience and Religious Unions."
January 13, 2008Mechanisms for Nominating of NGO Representatives
A report discussing the professional relationships and mechanisms used to nominate and elect NGO representatives for state commissions and...
January 13, 2008Participation of NGOs in the Process of Policy and Law Making
This analysis by the Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law compares European practices to promote NGO participation in government decision-making.
On July 28, 2007 the President of Azerbaijan’s Decree confirming state support for NGOs was officially published in the...
This article from USAID's 2007 NGO Sustainability Index for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia - authored by ICNL's Catherine Shea and ECNL's...
ICNL‘s efforts to strengthen the legal enabling environment for NGOs in Azerbaijan reaches a new landmark with the Assessment of...
This 2007 publication from the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law presents an overview of European practices for regulating organizations...
ICNL and its working group partners in Mexico - the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de México (ITAM), Incide Social, and...
December 21, 2006Update on Foreign Contribution Management and Control Bill in India
In November 2006, the Union Cabinet approved the revised Foreign Contribution Management and Control (FCMC) Bill that seeks to...