Montenegro: CSOs Urging the Government to Withdraw Proposed Amendments to the Law on Classified Information
In a joint statement, 26 NGOs estimated that the proposed amendments to the Draft Law…
Browsing: Enabling environment
PA Monitoring the Right to Free Assemblies in Albania 2017-2018
“Monitoring the Right to Free Assemblies – Report Albania 2017-2018”, prepared for the second consecutive…
Towards an Enabling Environment for Civil Society in Europe
In Europe, today, we are increasingly witnessing barriers to access fundamental rights. Austerity measures and…
HRC40: States Should Defend Environmental Human Rights Defenders
Civil society from across the world are calling on all UN Member States to demonstrate their support…
Global Assault on CSOs Reaches Crisis Point as New Laws Curb Vital Human Rights Work
Governments across the world are increasingly attacking CSOs by creating laws that subject them and…
CSO Resilience: What Does It Mean and How Can We Strengthen It?
According to the 2016 EU Global Strategy for Foreign and Security Policy, civil society’s contribution…
The UN’s NGO Committee Defers Rights Groups
The UN’s NGO committee has again deferred a substantial number of applications from national and…
Preparation for a General Comment on Article 21 (Right of Peaceful Assembly) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
On the occasion of its 125th session, to be held in Geneva from 4 to…
Compendium of Opinions Adopted by the Expert Council on NGO Law
The compendium provides a compilation of extracts taken from opinions adopted by the Expert Council…
Journalists Ensnared by National Security Legislation
As security – rather than protecting rights and freedoms – becomes the top priority of…
