Election year 2024: Effects on civic space and an opportunity to protect democracy
Elections can put pressure on an already strained civic space. How can civil society still use them to mobilise and influence the public agenda?
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Council of Europe AI Convention adopted: ECNL's reflections
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.
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How to respond to civic space restrictions: experiences from Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia
Civil society experts share strategies of how CSOs in Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia have countered harmful legislative proposals affecting civic space.
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Georgia: Overview of the Foreign Influence Law
To help organisations understand and navigate the law, the overview from ECNL and ICNL provides answers to the most frequently asked questions.
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Catalyst of Change project continues in the second year with trainings for grantees
Together with the Netherlands Helsinki Committee we support grassroots initiatives focused on women's rights, the environmental justice and anti-corruption efforts.
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AI Global Governance: Assessment of governance mechanisms with a human rights approach
To support ongoing work by the UN's AI Advisory Body, a new study by Global Partners Digital and ECNL analyses the effectiveness of governance mechanisms through a human rights lens.
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CoE and AI Convention: Last chance to salvage human rights from blanket exemptions and weak language
Council of Europe Conference of INGOs issues recommendations to PACE on Framework Convention on AI, Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law.
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Republika Srpska: Analysis of the "foreign agent" law
If adopted, the draft law will violate Bosnia and Herzegovina’s obligations to guarantee freedom of association, expression, the right to participation, as well as the prohibition of discrimination.
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EU Defence of Democracy Package: Proposal for Directive lacks clarity and legal certainty on key definitions
ECNL position paper analyses the foreign interest representation directive and recommends reviewing the proposal to safeguard fundamental freedoms.
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