This 2013 study by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network examines the legislative framework that enshrines the right to assembly in 13 different countries in the Euro-Mediterranean region and the EU: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
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An Enabling Environment for Civil Society Organizations
The CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) submitted this report to the GPEDC. Citing data from the Civic Space Initiative, it concluded that – despite the Busan commitments – governments have heightened restrictions on CSOs in recent years, particularly regarding access to foreign funding, thereby undermining sustainable and inclusive development.
Take Back the Streets
This 2013 report by the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) report examines protest case studies from the United States, Israel, Canada, Argentina, Egypt, Hungary, Kenya, South Africa and the United Kingdom, reflecting on several specific topics.
Promoviendo la Enseñanza del Derecho de las Organizaciones de Sociedad Civil en América Latina
ICNL edited a compilation of chapters written by law professors from six Latin American countries on models, lessons learned, and recommendations for teaching the laws governing CSOs.
Assessment of NGO Laws in Belarus
In this publication, the ICNL Alliance compares laws pertaining to NGOs in Belarus to international standards and best practices.
Countering Violent Extremism: A Peacebuilding Perspective
This U.S. Institute of Peace report explains the role civil society can play in building resistance to the drivers of violent extremism and in helping to reform the security bodies charged with counter-terrorism.
UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on Assembly and Association Rights in the Context of Elections
This report (A/68/299) – Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai’s first to the UN General Assembly – documents threats to the freedoms of assembly and expression in the context of elections.
Freedom of Assembly in Georgia
This joint publication by ICNL and ECNL reviews the Republic of Georgia’s Law on Assembly and Manifestations from the perspective of compliance with international standards, in particular with regard to the prior notification of the assembly and restrictions.
Analysis of State Procurement of Social Services in Kyrgyzstan
This 2013 analysis of the Kyrgyz Republic’s Law on State Procurement of Social Services (Law on SPSS) also includes best practices in the state procurement of social services and recommendations for improving the SPSS system in the Kyrgyz Republic.
The CIVICUS Enabling Environment Index
This global composite index from CIVICUS used secondary data to assess the governance, socio-cultural, and socio-economic environments for civil society in 109 countries in 2013.