In October 2018, the Government of Jordan proposed restrictive amendments to their already draconian cybercrimes law.

In 2015, Peru introduced a requirement to renew the registration for organizations that received international funding.

The adoption of the new Organizations of Civil Societies Proclamation in February 2019 marked a major turning point for Ethiopia.

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

Over the past two years, ICNL has worked with partners to conduct a landmark study of civic freedoms in Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, Jordan, and Kuwait.

In a February 2018 report from ICNL, we explored the impact of closing civic space on the HIV response in East Africa. 

After the war with ISIS in 2014, Kurdistan’s regional government began to increase restrictions on civil society organizations (CSOs) – ostensibly for security purposes.

In June 2018, ICNL convened a group of organizations to address the growing trend of anti-protest laws being introduced at the state and federal level in the United States.

ICNL actively engages with the United Nations (UN) to enhance international norms, including the UN Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association.

In March 2018, our partners in Sri Lanka learned that the government was planning to amend the Voluntary Social Service Organizations Act.