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ICNL’s resources and information on Pakistan.

Overview

ICNL has provided support to local partners to respond to various legal threats and opportunities in recent years. ICNL’s small grant support has enabled local partners to convene consultation meetings with civil society groups, parliamentarians, and government officials, and thereby enhance dialogue between the sectors.

Civic Freedom Monitor

Pakistan

Last updated: 3 December 2024 On December 3, 2024, Pakistani security forces launched a night-time operation to disperse thous…

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 Pakistan. ICNL and FHI 360 work with local partners to produce the index annually.

VISIT FHI 360'S SITE FOR THE FULL CSOSI REPORT

Resources & News

Countering Authoritarianism in Asia During COVID-19: Findings & Resources

People wearing masks in Luodong Night Market, Taiwan.

From 2020 to 2024, ICNL worked with FORUM-ASIA, Media Defence and over a dozen local civil society organizations to address aut…

Development Impacts of Civic Space Restrictions

a street in the Philippines, photo credit creative commons, Ray in Manila

ICNL commissioned two studies to examine the relationship between civil society contributions and the SDGs.

National Relief Funds in Asia During COVID-19

national relief funds in asia during Covid 10.

This paper explores government-run relief funds established for the purpose of COVID-19 pandemic response, and how these funds …

Philanthropic Protectionism in the Indo-Pacific

Indo-Pacific Philanthropic Protection, photo credit

To empower parliamentarians (MPs) to advocate for internet freedoms, APHR & ICNL presents this Toolkit for Parliamentarians: P…

Defending the Right to Protest

police and protesters

In Defending the Right to Protest: Resisting Government Crackdowns on Nonviolent Demonstrators, ICNL provides an overview of cr…

A Pandemic of Silence

Sit-in protest in Whitehall, UK in May 2009 (Photo: Southbanksteve/Wikimedia)

Written by ICNL consultant Meghna Sharma, this briefer examines how authoritarian COVID-19 policies in the Indo-Pacific region …

Digital Legal Library

Lahore High Court Writ Petition No.15453/2024: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Versus Federation of Pakistan through Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Islamabad and another

Personal Data Protection Bill

Policy for Local NGOs/NPOs Receiving Foreign Contributions