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European policies

Free speech under quarantine: when emergencies lead to censorship, EU law may help

This is the second in our #EUlaw4civicfreedoms blog series, focusing on on how to use EU law to protect freedom of expression of CSOs and activists.

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European policies

Contact tracing beyond the pandemic?

This is the first in our #EUlaw4civicfreedoms blog series, focusing on how to use EU law to protect civic space from abusive surveillance.

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COVID-19

COVID-19 Responses – Why we need to protect the human right to assemble and act online

The European and global bodies must do so through an elevation of our online gatherings and other online freedoms to the same standards of respect, protection and facilitation as those we conduct in physical spaces.

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European policies

How can EU law safeguard civic space and the right to privacy? We are one step forward.

Read our blog on recent rules that have put CSOs’ and donors’ right to privacy under attack and what ECNL does to help and defend civic space.

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Tech and AI

When law meets tech – a call for rights-based AI

To address the rights implications of AI, legal and human rights professionals must develop broader knowledge-building networks and increase collaboration across specialised fields.

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Participation

What can a participation fiesta and the UN have in common?

Read our blog and briefer on the new UN Human Rights Council Guidelines on participation and the practical recommendations on how states can effectively implement the right to participate in public affairs.

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Security/CT

Civil Society Participation: an Essential Element in Anti-Corruption Efforts

Blog by ECNL on CSOs as an essential component to anti-corruption success.

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Action for Civic Space

Read new blog on backlash against civil society

Government suppression of civil society risks leaving millions of people behind and impoverished.

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