Publications

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

COVID-19

COVID-19, emergency powers and civic space: Recommendations to the UN Human Rights Committee

ECNL’s advocacy paper on holding Member States accountable in the ICCPR Review Cycle for their use of emergency measures and the impact on civic freedoms.

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Protests and Assemblies

Factsheet on facial recognition and assemblies

Q&A on how facial recognition technologies affect our right to take part in a peaceful assembly, what the risks and international safeguards are.

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Funding and Philanthropy

Comparative approaches to public funding for CSOs

ECNL’s research focusing on approaches to provide institutional funding to CSOs, with special attention to thematic funds.

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Funding and Philanthropy

Regulation of digital fundraising methods in Ukraine

Mapping out the legal framework and technical steps on how to raise funds via digital technologies to support CSOs’ activities in Ukraine.

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Funding and Philanthropy

Good Practices in Digital Fundraising

Filling the gap in guidance on the use and regulation of digital fundraising tools.

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European policies

EU, emergency powers and civic space

Our analysis highlights the limits of the methodology of the EU Rule of Law Review Cycle and formulates recommendations on how to improve the monitoring of the negative impacts of emergency measures on civic space.

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Tech and AI

Recommendations for incorporating human rights into AI impact assessments

New papers by ECNL and Data & Society on the importance of human rights impact assessments in mitigating algorithmic harm and ensuring accountability.

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Security/CT

Latin America regional report on nonprofit risk assessment

Documenting sector perceptions of terrorism financing risk and country compliance with FATF standards in Latin America, now available in English.

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Protests and Assemblies

Briefer: How emergency measures affected protests in Georgia

Measures limiting protests, curfews, high fines for participating in assemblies: learn how the environment for protests was restricted during COVID-19 in Georgia.

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