in this report to the Human Rights Council, the UN special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism, Ms. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, explores the connection between the increase in multilateral and national counterterrorism efforts and the global trend towards closing civic space.

On February 21-22, 2019, ICNL, along with our partners the Civil Society Reference Group and CIPESA, convened a consultative meeting in Nairobi, Kenya with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, Clément Voule, to discuss digital space and the protections of Freedoms of Association and Peaceful Assembly in Africa.

In partnership with local experts and civil society organizations (CSOs), the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law has developed the CSO Meter, a pilot tool to monitor the environment in which CSOs operate in Eastern Partnership countries.

The right to free assembly is an indispensable element of democracy and a healthy civil society. Recent years have seen a new era of mass protests, but also a significant increase in practical restrictions on the right in Western Balkan and Eastern Partnership countries.

This 2019 Global Center on Cooperative Security report reviews the history and structure of the global AML/CFT regime and assesses its effectiveness.

The OpenNet Initiative tracks restrictions on access to the Internet in more than forty countries worldwide.

This online tool powered by the European Civic Forum gathers alerts from civil society, existing analyses, and institutional resources related to civic space in Europe.

The Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation works with over 160 participating governments to track progress in the implementation of the development effectiveness principles enshrined in the 2011 Busan Partnership Agreement.

The CIVICUS Monitor is a web platform that provides constantly-updated information and analysis on the space for civil society and citizen activism in every country of the world.

In June 2018, ICNL hosted a United States study tour for civil society representatives and government officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.