ICNL lead a coalition of groups working to protect the freedom of assembly in the US in response to a growth in government actions targeting demonstrators.

Latin American and Caribbean country's legal responses to the COVID-19 and the impacts on freedom of association, peaceful assembly, and expression.

This Pachamama Foundation report assesses the laws and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Amazonian regions of Ecuador and Peru that affect freedoms of association and peaceful assembly.

This database from the Carter Center outlines state obligations to protect the freedom of expression during elections.

This ECNL factsheet covers how the protection granted by international human rights standards to protests in public spaces also applies to private gatherings.

The COVID-19 epidemic has necessitated a shift to remote operations across society, from workplaces to schools to holiday celebrations, and government operations are no exception. The shift to remote operations, however, can restrict opportunities for in-person public participation in policy development and implementation.

This Human Rights Watch report determined unlawful interference with free speech as one of the most common forms of government overreach during the Covid-19 pandemic and makes recommendations to governments and international organizations on how to respond and decrease such practices. 

This analysis examines the international law of peaceful assembly, and expression protections for Myanmar's civil disobedience movement to the 2021 military coup.

In this Just Security article, Nicholas Miller and Jordan Street argue an updated UN approach to counterterrorism should reflect global changes and address current shortcomings in protecting civic space, meaningfully integrating gender, defending principled humanitarian access, and delivering human rights oversight.

Malawi's 2020 Non-Governmental Organizations Amendment Bill still contains problematic provisions for NGOs and citizens to exercise their fundamental freedoms.