Where AI and climate action meet
New ECNL research report explores how artificial intelligence affects the civic space for environmental defenders.
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Learn about the latest trends and core issues related to CSO law and policy.
Framework for Meaningful Engagement: Human rights impact assessments of AI
Human rights impact assessments of AI systems require meaningful engagement of those most affected. ECNL and SocietyInside have created a Framework aiming to address this need.
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CT and Tech: Mapping the impact of biometric surveillance and social media platforms on civic space
What are the global trends in the use of cutting-edge technologies for counter-terrorism purposes?
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Fundraising policy considerations in times of crisis
This resource will walk you through policies that hinder fundraising in times of crisis. It also highlights how crisis can be catalytical in fundraising policy advocacy.
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Iran: Digital spaces of protest and control
New report describes the impact of Iran's digital governance and censorship on digital assemblies.
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Under Surveillance: (Mis)use of technologies in emergency responses
ECNL, INCLO and Privacy International joint report focuses on global lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mapping fundraising for CSOs
A monitoring guide to the regulatory environment for philanthropy.
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Briefer: Access to resources for civil society organisations
A summary of the key findings and recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association’s report.
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Specificity, Complexity, Complicity And Harm: Typologies of Illicit Financial Abuse of the NPO Sector
Report examining the evidence for money laundering in the civil society sector.
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