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.

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

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. 

In Myanmar, the military’s actions in early February 2021, including a recently proposed draft cyber security law, threaten fundamental freedoms and violate international law. This ICNL analysis explores some of the key issues and concerns surrounding the draft law.