This 2015 report from Human Rights Watch examines the government response to protests staged over Nepal’s new constitution in August and September 2015.

This paper, published by UN Volunteers, reviews the historical evolution of international volunteering from the early-mid 20th century and the important coordinating and facilitating role played by international voluntary service networks.

Major protests have occurred around the world with increasing frequency since the second half of the 2000s.

In 2014-2015, ICNL’s partners in Argentina joined experts from Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Panama to gather data on the practical impact of laws governing civil society organizations.

This study by the European Social Enterprise Law Association maps the legal structures used by social enterprises across Europe and analyzes how laws and regulations shape and support social enterprise.

Many civil society organizations have expressed concerns over the effects of Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Recommendation 8.

Partners in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Panama gathered data on the practical impact of laws governing civil society organizations, then convened national dialogues with representatives of civil society, national and local governments, academia, and other sectors on their findings.

Since 2014, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has been increasingly pushing countries to conduct a risk assessment of the non profit organization (NPO) sector.

From India to Spain, civil society is becoming increasingly constrained, with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – set up to combat financial crime – unwittingly restricting NGOs.

This discussion paper by the Task Team on CSO Development Effectiveness and Enabling Environment offers possibilities to the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation for applying its monitoring of enabling environments for civil society to the implementation and review of the Sustainable Development Goals.