New Tech Use and Impact on Assemblies
Read our Briefer on the OHCHR Thematic Report on the Impact of new technologies on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of assemblies, including peaceful protests.
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Moldova adopts new, progressive Law on Noncommercial Organisations
ECNL has helped CSOs repeatedly prevent proposed restrictive measures to be integrated in the law. These efforts ensured that adopted law will ultimately improve the environment in which they operate.
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UN Human Rights Committee adopts landmark General Comment on the right of peaceful assembly
The General Comment could not have been more timely and momentous, when the right of peaceful assembly is under increased pressure in countries throughout the world.
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Greece: new law on public assemblies is restricting civic space
The Greek Parliament adopted a law regulating public assemblies.
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Bulgaria: proposals to stigmatize CSOs receiving foreign funding
Less than a month after the landmark decision of the European Court of Justice, another EU member state is attempting to restrict CSOs' access to funding.
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Standards and Good Practices for Public Funding of Civil Society Organisations
This paper presents an overview of main ideas, considerations and examples of public funding for CSOs.
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Excluding CSOs from the democratic debate: a trend to be reversed, during and after emergencies
This is the sixth in our #EUlaw4civicfreedoms blog series, focusing on how CSOs can use EU law to safeguard their right to participation to public debate.
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Joint statement- Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Read our joint statement with Civic Space Initiative partners discussing the adverse implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for civic space.
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How can EU law safeguard CSOs’ access to funding: a landmark decision
Read our analysis on the European Court of Justice ruling on the Hungarian Transparency Law and its ground-breaking implications for CSOs, individuals and legal entities within and outside the EU.
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