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Security/CT

Emerging tech has a front-row seat at India-hosted UN counter-terrorism meeting

Any future policy intervention must be risk-based, targeted and in full compliance with the wider international human rights framework, says ECNL in Just Security blog.

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European policies

Regulating online political advertising in Europe: how will it affect civic space?

Proposed EU regulation, controversial national bills and ECNL's recommendations on online targeted political ads.

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Funding and Philanthropy

Ukraine: Going digital in fundraising

This blog captures the ongoing discussions on the untapped potential of digital fundraising methods in Ukraine.

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Climate Action

Solving the climate crisis together: a message to the delegates at COP26

ECNL's blog on OpenGlobalRights on how restrictions on civil society undermine climate mitigation efforts and impede the collaboration that is so crucial to slowing the climate crisis over the next decade.

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Security/CT

(Unintended) consequences of securitization measures - Suppression of civil society and human rights

Security and respect for human rights and freedoms should go hand in hand. Our blog looks at the main issues behind security-related measures that restrict civic space and what we need to change so that we can tell a different story 20 years from now on.

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Security/CT

How can we safeguard human rights in the use of biometrics for counter-terrorism purposes?

Our blog captures the discussions at the event ECNL co-organized on the human rights risks of biometric data collection and use in counter-terrorism efforts.

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Tech and AI

“Give a smile, get a smile!”: The human rights impacts of emotion recognition in the workplace

Our RightsCon community lab session on why emotion recognition is a dangerous technology and a severe threat for human rights.

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Security/CT

Time for a course correction on counterterrorism and civic space

ECNL's article in Just Security on why the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy is a crucial opportunity to correct course and speak up for greater inclusion of civil society in UN policymaking.

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European policies

Are we nurturing civil society in Europe – or merely keeping the boat afloat?

Blog on civic space restrictions we see across Europe, the drivers behind them and what the EU should do to ensure that its citizens can fully enjoy their fundamental freedoms.

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