Briefer: One year of COVID-19 and civic freedoms in the Eastern Partnership region
A summary of legal responses and how they affected civic freedoms in the past year in six EaP countries.
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How do CSOs respond to AML/CT/CFT overregulation?
Read our briefer on the steps CSOs can take against measures that oppress human rights under the pretext of countering terrorism.
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Briefer on the UN Study “New and emerging digital technologies and human rights”
What are the key strengths and concerns of the new study of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, and how could it be improved?
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How do UN standards create safeguards for protests?
Through a factsheet series, ECNL supports the implementation of new UN standards on the right of peaceful assembly into national practices.
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French government proposes to dissolve NGO CCIF
Dissolution must be based on strong legal grounds and compliant with human rights standards.
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When and how can associations be dissolved?
ECNL briefer on permissible limitations on freedom of association under international human rights law.
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The path towards General Comment No. 37 on Article 21, ICCPR
Read our Briefer on the process that lead to the development of this landmark UN document.
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New Tech Use and Impact on Assemblies
Read our Briefer on the OHCHR Thematic Report on the Impact of new technologies on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of assemblies, including peaceful protests.
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Briefer- International Standards on Access to Foreign Funding for CSOs
Read our Briefer on the the international standards on access to resources and foreign funding.
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