This analysis reviews the key provisions of Kazakhstan’s 2016 Law on Payments that have affected non-commercial organizations (NCOs), including the introduction of reporting requirements for foreign funds and liabilities for violating these requirements. The analysis compares the Law on Payments with international law and international best practices, followed with recommendations on how to improve such provisions.

The Fundamental Freedoms Monitoring Project, which began in 2016, examines and evaluates the extent to which the freedoms of association, expression and assembly are exercised in Cambodia.

These country papers outline safeguards for fundamental rights and freedoms that need to be implemented into the development of national AI strategies (NAIS). Each paper outlines the participatory processes in drafting national AI policies in the Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Australia and Canada.

ICNL, in collaboration with the Civil Society Reference Group (CSRG) and Article 19 Eastern Africa, hosted a digital forum on the protection and promotion of fundamental freedoms of Kenyan civil society online.

To get a full picture of how COVID-19 measures have impacted civil society in the Asia-Pacific region, ICNL conducted a survey in December 2020 to assess government practices. We received responses from organizations in 14 countries across the region.

The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) is both sweeping and vague. Recently, there have been many attempts by Congress to strengthen FARA enforcement. While well-intentioned, without modifying the Act, stronger enforcement could have significant negative consequences. This briefer introduces the dangers FARA could pose to civil society, both in the US and abroad.

This Portuguese language report investigates the legal barriers to organization and representation of indigenous peoples in Brazil today.

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

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.

This analysis provides an overview of the Myanmar military “Tatmadaw” orders aimed at suppressing communication and civil society resistance following the Myanmar coup of 2021.