This tool offers detailed guidance for civil society organizations on using General Comment 37 to help advance freedom of peaceful assembly through advocacy, awareness-raising, and training efforts at the local, national, and regional levels.

New technologies and internet resources provide civil society organizations with numerous opportunities for fundraising. In Kazakhstan, 84.2% of the population has access to and uses 3G/4G internet. For organizations engaged in online fundraising, it means they potentially have access to 15 million potential donors.

In response to nationwide protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, law enforcement has used tear gas or rubber bullets in over 100 U.S. cities. The use of these and other “less lethal weapons” (LLWs) for crowd control has been heavily criticized.

This Radio Free Asia article discusses the findings from the 4th  Fundamental Freedoms Monitoring Project (FFMP).

Comprehensive report to address human rights implications of  states and the United Nations use of biometric data and tools, especially for counterterrorism.

The passage of Hong Kong’s new National Security Law threatens to upend civic freedoms and usher in a new era of restricted civic space. This ICNL piece offers an in-depth expert analysis on how the Law affects the future of civic freedoms in Hong Kong.

UN Human Rights Committee adopted General Comment No. 37: the first comprehensive guidance on the right of peaceful assembly.

Resolution during the 66th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) to address African governance during the COVID-19.

In this report, ICNL presents the first cross-regional survey of SLAPPs in the Global South, along with the first rigorous comparative analysis of anti-SLAPP policy responses undertaken in both the Global North and South.

The Kenyan government has introduced or relied upon several measures to address the coronavirus pandemic. This overview outlines these measures, and where relevant, cites instances where a measure has restricted or may restrict civic space.