This document comprehensively defines the indicator for the “protect fundamental freedoms” component of SDG 16.10 (16.10.1 Number of verified cases of killing, kidnapping, enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture of journalists, associated media personnel, trade unionists and human rights advocates in the previous 12 months).
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Procedures for the FATF Fourth Round of AML/CFT Mutual Evaluations
This document sets out the procedures that are the basis for the fourth round of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) mutual evaluations.
Blurred Lines and Tough Choices
This assessment, produced by ICNL in 2018, presents Jamaica’s laws – or lack thereof – that impact civil society organizations and social enterprises within a framework of international legal standards and comparative practice.
Effective Donor Responses to the Challenge of Closing Civic Space
Civil society and the ability to exercise the core civic space freedoms – the freedoms of association, expression, and peaceful assembly – have been under threat for many years.
Blue Sky IV: Clouds Dispersing?
This 2018 report, part of a series published by the Global Center on Cooperative Security, assesses the UN’s counterterrorism efforts play in countering terrorism and makes recommendations for improvements, including the need for more extensive and regular engagement with civil society.
2018 Report of the UN Secretary General on Progress Toward the SDGs
This report provides a global overview of the current situation of the Sustainable Development Goals, on the basis of the latest available data for indicators in the global indicator framework.
OGP: The Guide to Opening Government
This guide, authored by ICNL at the invitation of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), provides official guidance to civil society and OGP member states on how to create an enabling environment for civil society.
Open Letter to US Congress Concerning the Foreign Agents Registration Act
This letter to US Congress, signed by 46 humanitarian and development organizations (including ICNL) expresses concern over the government’s ramping up enforcement of FARA without better targeting the Act.
UN Special Rapporteur’s report on the regulation of user-generated content online
In this 2018 report to the Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, addresses the regulation of user-generated online content.
FAQ: India’s Lokpal and Lokayukta Act
India’s Lokpal and Lokayukta Act 2013 is a law intended to regulate and control corruption in public institutions.
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