COVID-19 response in the Eastern Partnership region: emergency measures and civic freedoms
Briefer about emergency measures in the EaP region and actions CSOs have taken to address their impact on human rights.
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Key aspects of the percentage designation mechanism
What are the issues to assess in Ukraine in terms of the expected impact of this alternative funding source for civil society and the conditions of its successful implementation?
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French anti-hate speech bill restricting online civic space closer to final approval – see its controversial provisions
A very controversial legislative bill countering online hate speech in France is heading for final discussion and definitive approval in the French Parliament.
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COVID-19 Civic Freedom Tracker - Keep Civic Space Healthy
Monitoring government responses to the pandemic that affect civic freedoms.
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Draft General Comment no. 37 includes more protection for online assemblies
Enhanced protections for online assemblies are becoming increasingly crucial when states adopt emergency measures to respond to COVID-19.
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Keeping Civic Space Healthy: Saving Lives and Human Rights
ECNL and ICNL offer a quick guide for authorities to support human rights based approaches to overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Keep Civic Space Healthy: Saving Lives and Human Rights
Joint ECNL/ICNL briefer on what states must and must not do when responding to COVID-19.
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Supporting advocacy for the right to free assembly in the Balkans and the Eastern Partnership region.
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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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