Handbook on seven global digital governance processes
New explainer for civil society organisations on how they can navigate processes that shape our digital future and human rights.
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How to make AI safe for democracy?
Read the key takeaways from our recent webinar, where we brought together experts from different sectors to explore how technology can be used responsibly and with respect for fundamental rights.
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From promise to practice: ECNL reflections on the EU's Civil Society Strategy
How do we move the Strategy’s commitments from paper to real action? This blog points to the priorities and offers our experience to support implementation.
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Practical guidance on engaging with internet standardisation and governance bodies
This new resource walks you through the key entry points to the bodies that set the technical and policy rules governing how the internet works.
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How does digital and AI-driven surveillance impact assembly and association rights?
Read ECNL submission to UN Special Rapporteur HRC62 Thematic Report.
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The EU must uphold hard-won protections for digital human rights
Over 120 civil society organisations, trade unions and defenders urge the EU to halt its planned Digital Omnibus proposals that are part of a broader deregulation agenda.
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Third Civic Space Watch alerts under MACS
Here are the latest developments in European civic space emerging from the Early Warning and Alert System, developed as part of the MACS (Monitoring Action for Civic Space) project.
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Blueprint for rights-centered AI in public participation
Concrete recommendations for public institutions and AI developers on how to design and use AI tools that strengthen public trust in democratic processes.
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Join ECNL at COP30
In Belem, Brazil, with the LEAD community we will make the case to elevate the voices of environmental human rights defenders in climate action.
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