ICNL is pleased to announce the passage earlier today of a new Law on Non-Governmental Organizations for the Republic of Iraq.

This publication – developed in part by the European Center for Not-for-Profit law – was distributed in Serbia, and explains why it is important for individuals and NGOs to participate in government decision-making and the ways in which they can participate.

ICNL is happy to announce the release of an informative study authored by a USAID-sponsored ICNL senior research fellow from Mexico, Ireri Ablanedo Terrazas.

ICNL is happy to announce the release of an informative study authored by a USAID-sponsored ICNL senior research fellow from Paraguay, Ezequiel Francisco Santagada.

Amendments to Jordan’s Law on Societies (No. 51 of 2008) came into effect today after Jordan’s King Abdullah II signed the Law Amending the Law on Societies (No. 22 of 2009) and the amendments were published in Official GazetteNo. 4983.

Analysis On Making Changes and Amendments to Some Legislative Acts of the Republic of Azerbaijan

A primer by ICNL providing an overview of the legal environment for civil society and discussing international actors that promote a more conducive environment for civil society.

This 2009 report from ICNL surveys tax laws governing not-for-profit, non-governmental organizations in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

This paper by the International Service for Human Rights examines the right of human rights defenders to access funding under international human rights law. 

This 2009 report, prepared by the Human Rights Joint Committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, discusses the legal framework for peaceful protests in the UK and presents recommendations for reform.