Annual Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly and Association
The inaugural report proposes a set of recommendations and best practices in relation to the exercise of assembly and association rights.
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ICNL publishes Defending Civil Society Report and Toolkit
The updated version of the Report lists legal barriers constraining CSOs around the world; addresses state justifications rationalizing these legal barriers; and identifies a set of international principles that defends civil society.
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CONCORD publishes Reader on PRAG 2010
The Reader assists CSOs in understanding the rules of EU funding.
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Macedonian Strategy for Collaboration with Civil Society adopted
The Strategy contains the priority areas where the government will undertake action to support the development of civil society and to foster collaboration.
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ECNL contributes to CSOs in Development Consultation
The European Commission has sought the views of CSOs and other stakeholders on the future policy of the EU with regard to support to CSOs in partner countries in the field of development cooperation.
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Results of the DG Justice Consultation published
The consultation was on the future of funding activities in the area of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Equality for the period after 2013.
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EU Special Representative on Human Rights
This is the first appointment of a thematic representative.
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UNDP ECNL Social Contracting Handbook
Comparative analysis and handbook on non-state models of social service delivery with examples from Armenia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
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Article on Civil Society in Poland
The article provides an overview of the indicators of the Polish NGO sector and explains why civil society in Poland is not flourishing.
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