Challenging the Closing Space for Civil Society

A practical starting point for funders

PUBLISHED: MAY 2016

This report by ARIADNE, the European Foundation Centre and and the International Human Rights Funders Group aims to give funders and members of civil society a practical starting point for thinking about possible approaches for working together to contest the closing space for civil society.

This report shares the perspectives of numerous donors, civil society representatives, and experts engaged with this issue and offers ways of aligning work moving forward. The report also offers links to resources on specific aspects of closing space.