On January 12, Freedom House released the findings from the latest edition of Freedom in the World, the annual survey of global political rights and civil liberties.

This report surveys the work of CSOs related to the four pillars of the 2006 UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.

This 2008 report presents an overview of the tax laws in the South Pacific affecting civic organizations. The report examines the tax regimes of the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

In this paper published by ICNL, two internationally-renowned experts analyze the protections that civil society organizations receive under international investment treaties.

This paper presents options for developing a Monitoring & Tracking Tool (MTT) to help inform discussions about the impact of newly enacted NGO legislation.

ICNL and the World Movement for Democracy are pleased to announce the release of a “Defending Civil Society” report, the first phase of the Defending Civil Society international campaign to promote the adoption of internationally-recognized principles that protect civil society.

These EU recommendations call on Member States to issue policies that consider the “important EU dimension to volunteering” and “a more coherent and comprehensive policy approach” to volunteerism.

The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan proposed a new draft law “About Freedom of Conscience and Religious Unions.”

A report discussing the professional relationships and mechanisms used to nominate and elect NGO representatives for state commissions and other consultative positions in Central and Eastern Europe.

This analysis by the Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law compares European practices to promote NGO participation in government decision-making.