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.

On July 28, 2007 the President of Azerbaijan’s Decree confirming state support for NGOs was officially published in the official newspaper.

This article from USAID’s 2007 NGO Sustainability Index for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia – authored by ICNL’s Catherine Shea and ECNL’s Katerina Hadzi-Miceva – provides an overview of legislation on volunteers from nine countries in the Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia region: Azerbaijan, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland and Romania.

ICNL‘s efforts to strengthen the legal enabling environment for NGOs in Azerbaijan reaches a new landmark with the Assessment of the Legal Framework for Non-Governmental Organizations in the Republic of Azerbaijan.