Access to financial services for CSOs on the move: insights and recommendations
New report: survey results show that over half of CSOs in exile or relocation face difficulties accessing financial services.
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Learn about the latest trends and core issues related to CSO law and policy.
Georgian Anti-Corruption Bureau: Consequences for civil society and electoral integrity
New report outlines how ACB's role and powers affect civil society, and offers recommendations for future efforts to monitor and enhance its work in line with international law and good practices.
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New assessment outlines steps to increase financial sustainability of Moldovan civil society
The analysis aims to support a more enabling environment for fundraising by identifying ways to increase the opportunities for Moldovan CSOs to access domestic funding sources.
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Taking action against biometric surveillance: Civil society tactics and strategies
This ECNL report introduces six strategies for pushing back against biometric surveillance practices from a civil society perspective.
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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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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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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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Analysis of the Amendments to the Criminal Code of Republika Srpska on Defamation
The provisions pose problems for the freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly of anyone, including activists and human rights defenders, both online and offline.
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