The right of peaceful assembly is essential to democracy and a central mean for people collectively to express their views and needs; to associate or affirm group identity or solidarity; to contribute to social, cultural, and political discourse; and to hold authorities to account. In line with the creation of enabling environment for practicing civic rights, ECNL has published a Guide on navigating Digitally mediated assemblies. The guide offers insights on how CSOs can: collect data on the new ways digital technologies are used to organise assemblies and protests; uncover any opportunities and challenges that digital technologies present; learn about their rights and freedoms when it comes to digitally-mediated assemblies; explore if and how governmental and private actors enable, facilitate, and protect such assemblies and protests. Read more here.
Source: ECNL