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UN Standards

ICNL Joins President Obama in Support of Civil Society

Douglas Rutzen, President of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law spoke at a High Level Event on Supporting Civil Society hosted by President Barack Obama. The event was held on the margins of the 68th United Nations General Assembly in NY.

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Participation

ECNL Continues to Support CSO-Government Cooperation in the MENA Region

ECNL's expertise, which contributed to the recent ratification of the first partnership policy in the MENA region (Compact of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq), is much in demand.

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Funding and Philanthropy

2012 CSO Sustainability Index Published

USAID has released its Europe and Eurasia CSO Sustainability Index for 2012.

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Action for Civic Space

Vona v Hungary: ECHR judgment on freedom of association

The European Court of Human Rights stood up against racism and hatred when it ruled on the dissolution of an association under Article 11 of the Convention.

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Monitoring Civic Spaces

Civil Society Monitoring Report has been published on Turkey

The Monitoring Report examines the state of civil society in light of the developments in 2012 and presents recommendations on the legal framework, institutional capacity, international relations and research aspects of civil society.

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Action for Civic Space

ECNL turns 10!

Learn more about our results!

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European policies

MEPs vote in favor of a European Foundation Statute

ECNL welcomes this significant development, which represents an important milestone for the Statute as a democratic expression of the will of Europe’s citizens.

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Participation

The first Kosovo Government Strategy for Cooperation with civil society is adopted

The strategy sets objectives for the 2013-2017 period.

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Action for Civic Space

Concerns raised by HRW related to the shrinking space for the CSO sector in Hungary

The report points to the alarming tendency in policy and law making processes.

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