On August 21, 2024, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) and FORUM-ASIA, with logistical support from the Asia Centre, convened a one-day workshop exploring governance practices during public emergencies.

This report explores the response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Aotearoa New Zea­land – balancing of rights and general protection of civic freedoms.

2021 saw an unprecedented numbers of protests in Thailand, resulting in hundreds of prosecutions of protesters. A majority of those arrested have been accused of violating Regulations issued under the Emergency Decree.

This groundbreaking paper explores examples of South Korea’s enabling, cooperative approach to civil society in emergency response, drawn partly from its learning around effective approaches in past public health crises.

The Global Study centers the lived experiences for civil society from across the globe operating amidst closing civic space and the widespread misuse of counter-terrorism measures.

This report, from the UNSR, seeks to address the most common ways in which counter-terrorism and security norms have been put in place and makes recommendations to prevent the misuse of emergency powers.

The Asia Centre policy briefs Moving Beyond COVID-19 Restrictions in Southeast Asia: Pushing Back Against Authoritarian Pandemic Governance

This report examines the current environmental regulatory system in India, and identifies opportunities and challenges to meaningful public participation in environmental decision-making.

To empower parliamentarians (MPs) to advocate for internet freedoms, APHR & ICNL presents this Toolkit for Parliamentarians: Promoting Internet Freedoms in Southeast Asia.

This report praises Taiwan’s pandemic governance for its transparent, collaborative nature in which government agencies worked with civil society to deal with COVID-19.