This article gives an overview of the regulation of foreign funding for non-governmental organizations in Azerbaijan and aims to help potential donors to better understand the legal framework for grant-making in Azerbaijan.

This paper addresses the Policy for regulation of International Non-governmental Organizations (INGOs) in Pakistan adopted in October 2015.

This 2015 report by the Council of Europe’s committee of experts on cross-border flow of Internet traffic and Internet freedom studies the implications of information telecommunication technologies (ICTs), notably the Internet, regarding the exercise and enjoyment of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.

ICNL’s initial review of the Kingdom of Cambodia’s draft Trade Union Law (Draft TUL) of November 18, 2015. This analysis focuses solely on the freedoms of association, assembly and expression, and concludes that there are a number of problems with the Draft TUL, including:

This study by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law was prepared at the request of the Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations of the Council of Europe.

This paper by ECNL, the European Foundation Centre, and Human Security Collective examines how non-profit organizations can be involved in the Financial Action Task Force evaluation process and presents three case studies from the European evaluations in 2014/2015.

This Journal of Democracy article, written by ICNL President Douglas Rutzen in November 2015, summarizes recent developments in the global crackdown on civil society.

This General Assembly Resolution calls upon Member States, the UN system and a wide range of stakeholders to support and resource the Plan of Action to integrate volunteering in peace and development during the next decade and beyond.

As restrictions on foreign funding for civil society continue to multiply around the world, Western public and private funders committed to supporting civil society development are diversifying and deepening their responses.

This document explains the objectives, process and methodology for the 2015-16 monitoring round of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation, which aims at monitoring the implementation of selected commitments made in the Busan Partnership agreement to improve the effectiveness of development co-operation.