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.

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.

The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), a disclosure statute enacted in 1938, was designed to limit the influence of foreign governments and foreign “propaganda” in the United States. Congress is looking to update this legislation and strengthen its enforcement.

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.

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.

India’s Lokpal and Lokayukta Act 2013 is a law intended to regulate and control corruption in public institutions.

India’s unified Goods and Services Tax (GST) integrates several central and state taxes with the goal of making business easier to conduct.

The Indian Companies Act of 2013 makes Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) compliance mandatory for any company, whether private; public; foreign; or even a nonprofit company registered under Section 8.

In India, individuals are taxed on their salaries or professional incomes. For-profit entities are taxed on their business incomes.

India’s Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) of 2010 is a federal law enacted to regulate the acceptance and use of foreign contributions by certain individuals, associations, and companies.