ICNL’s resources and information on Myanmar.
Myanmar
Overview
ICNL provided assistance to local civil society partners and parliamentarians in improving the draft Association Registration Law, which was enacted in 2014. Subsequently, ICNL helped facilitate constructive dialogue between government and CSOs on the implementation of the 2014 Law. In 2018, ICNL provided assistance to partners in Myanmar in pushing back against a restrictive draft Law on International NGOs.
Civic Freedom Monitor
Last updated: 24 May 2020
On May 23, 2020, a Myanmar news editor was imprisoned for two years after his agency reported a coronavirus d [...]Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index
The index, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development for twenty years, documents the development of civil society in seventy-one countries around the world, including Myanmar (Burma). ICNL and FHI 360 work with local partners to produce the index annually.
Resources
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The 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 to ... Read More
2020, Afghanistan, Analysis, analysis, Asia & the Pacific, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Counter-Terrorism & Security, English, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, News Post, Pakistan, Philippines, resource item, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Technology & Civic Space, Thailand, Vietnam
Civic 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 freedoms ... Read More
News
2020, Asia & the Pacific, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Chad, Coronavirus, English, Ethiopia, Europe, France, Freedom of Expression, Gambia, Hungary, India, International, Italy, Malaysia, Middle East & North Africa, Myanmar, News Post, Pakistan, Philippines, Report, Russia, South Korea, Sub-Saharan Africa, Technology & Civic Space, Thailand, Togo, un document, United Kingdom, United States
UNSR Report: Disease Pandemics and the Freedom of Opinion and Expression
In this report, the UNSR on Freedom of Expression registers alarm that some efforts to combat the coronavirus disease pandemic ... Read More
2016, Afghanistan, Announcement, Egypt, English, Ethiopia, In the News, International, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Myanmar, News Post, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russia, South Sudan, Zimbabwe
ICNL launches rebranded ‘Civic Freedom Monitor’ as successor to NGO Law Monitor
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) is pleased to announce today the launch of its “Civic Freedom Monitor,” a ... Read More
Burma’s National League for Democracy Vice Chairman meets with two Global Forum participants
On August 26, 2011, two members of Burma's National Leage for Democracy (NLD) Party returned from the Global Forum on ... Read More