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Join ECNL, EDRi and Lighthouse Reports on 9 September for a webinar on how journalists and civil society can use the data access mechanism in the Digital Services Act.

We call for the WSIS process and outcome to be grounded in human rights, digital inclusion and multistakeholder engagement.

Grants will support the development of communications of CSOs working on women’s rights, environmental justice and anti-corruption in Bulgaria, Croatia, Portugal, Romania and Slovenia.

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.

As the EU develops its Civil Society Strategy, it must embed human rights, civic space and democratic resilience at the core of all of its policies - at home and abroad. Our submission to the EU Call for Evidence sets out how.

Our approach to key principles for creating internal policies on generative AI – ensuring these tools are used safely, responsibly and with respect for human rights.

ECNL with 50+ CSOs, experts and academics have written to the European Commission to express their concerns about growing pressure to suspend or delay the implementation and enforcement of the EU AI Act.

ECNL, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, EDRi, Liberties and nearly 50 CSOs urge the European Commission to protect fundamental rights in Hungary.