Upcoming meeting of the Council of Europe's Expert Council on NGO Law

Despite the recent approval of the CoE Convention on Artificial Intelligence, ECNL, representing the Conference of INGOs, remains critical due to the treaty's significant flaws and the unaddressed calls for comprehensive human rights protection.

Together with the Netherlands Helsinki Committee we support grassroots initiatives focused on women's rights, the environmental justice and anti-corruption efforts.

Council of Europe Conference of INGOs issues recommendations to PACE on Framework Convention on AI, Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law.

ECNL, Liberties and European Civic Forum put forth an analysis of the AI Act from the rule of law and civic space perspectives.

While the AI Act has major shortcomings from the human rights perspective, a total rejection would pose risks for future AI regulation.

Civil society coalition calls for world's first AI treaty to equally cover the public and private sectors, and reject blanket exemptions regarding national security.

The Law on the Defense of National Sovereignty violates fundamental freedoms of association, expression and participation of individuals, but also of CSOs.

CSOs fear the final EU AI Act will fall short of effectively protecting people from harmful effects of AI.

Applications are open for small grants supporting CSOs in responding to emerging challenges affecting democratic and civic space!