Publications

Learn about the latest trends and core issues related to CSO law and policy.

The Right to Free Assembly in the Balkans

The summary report identifies some areas of concern that will need further attention in the region, including the over bureaucratisation of the administrative procedures or the high levels of responsibilities for organizers.

Research

Funding and Philanthropy

New Comparative Briefer on Social Entrepreneurship

ECNL supports the development of a regulatory framework for social enterprises in Jamaica.

Research

Protests and Assemblies

Briefer on Monitoring Public Assemblies

How do you have to plan and prepare to monitor an assembly? What do you need to observe when you are there? What do you do with the information you gather through first-hand observation? How do you deal with the media?

Research

UN Standards

Towards a General Comment 37 on Article 21 of ICCPR

Providing a compilation of key principles elaborated in the Human Rights Committee’s freedom of assembly jurisprudence.

Research

Protests and Assemblies

Monitoring the Right to Free Assembly in 12 Countries – 2018

The monitoring reports explore the role of civil administration, policing, criminalization of protesters, as well as the overarching issue of accountability manifesting in all of these aspects.

Research

Funding and Philanthropy

Assessment of the results of the 2 % mechanism in Moldova - 1 year later

Report on the data and key lessons of the 2% designation mechanism.

Research

Funding and Philanthropy

Direct state funding for CSOs in Moldova

The paper shows the insufficient number of funding possibilities and the need for further regulation in the area.

Research

Security/CT

Understanding the Drivers of De-Risking and the Impact on Civil Society Organizations

Research report on bank de-risking and how the issues of financial access affects civil society organisations.

Research

Security/CT

How can civil society effectively engage in counter-terrorism processes?

This paper is aimed at helping civil society to learn how to engage in the FATF processes with a specific focus on what happens after the country evaluation is final and the country needs to implement FATF recommendations.

Research