04-10-2013
Government suppression of civil society risks leaving millions of people behind and impoverished.
In the Huffington Post, former International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) Law Fellow says that government suppression of civil society risks leaving millions of people behind and impoverished.
"My friend's boss has been in detention nearly two months now. The work of local organization staffers embodies one of the world's most dearly held rights: the freedom to associate to solve common problems and improve lives. When I asked my friend what had finally made him decide to go back, he replied: "I am needed there. Our organization is in trouble." Since the turn of the century, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law has documented a global trend toward the suppression of civil society organizations."
Read the blog here.