The immediacy of the climate crisis cannot be overstated, and an energy transition is both critical and overdue. However, the urgency to switch to renewable technologies cannot bypass civil society and grassroots actors. Renewable technologies have their own environmental and social impacts, which require input from civil society to lessen potential harm. Likewise, the transition itself may pose risks and be less likely to succeed if it excludes civil society and grassroots actors.

Venezuela has implemented new risk management rules for banking institutions, which could negatively impact the right to freedom of association for NPOs in the country.

Over 20 civil society organizations in Malawi have formed a new coalition to monitor implementation of FATF measures, thanks in part to help from ICNL.

Nonprofits are confronting an environment of heightened legal risks. This roadmap highlights ten legal issues that government and private actors have recently cited to justify heightened scrutiny of certain organizations, and identifies tools to help strengthen organizations’ legal compliance.

The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s decision to leave up content targeting a human rights defender from Peru, citing ICNL’s public comment in their decision.

Two recently enacted bills in Zambia have the potential to undermine the right to freedom of expression online.

Read ICNL's comments on a new draft study from the ACHPR related to artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.

This report documents the findings of a baseline study on access to and use of digital tools by civil society organizations and activists in Uganda.

This guide aims to help organizations understand and comply with new obligations under Tanzania's amended NGO Act and Societies Act.