🇰🇷 This groundbreaking paper bit.ly/4c5Ybuz
explores why #SouthKorea stands out, regionally and worldwide, for its handling of the #COVID -19 crisis - particularly its collaborative approach to #civilsociety and general respect for civic freedoms throughout the pandemic.

🇹🇳 Updated report for TUNISIA

🔎 Explore our Civic Freedom Monitor bit.ly/3WnUZFh for updated info on freedoms of association, expression & peaceful assembly in #Tunisia + reports on over 50 other countries and 8 multilateral orgs on key legal issues re: civil society.

🇪🇬 Civic Freedoms in EGYPT

🔎 Explore our Civic Freedom Monitor bit.ly/3UAqI4T for updated info on freedoms of association, expression & peaceful assembly in #Egypt + reports on over 50 other countries and 8 multilateral orgs covering key legal issues re: civil society.

🌍 ⚖️ The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights) has put together guidelines to clarify the parameters for the regulation and application of states of emergency and disaster on the continent. #COVID

👉 Learn more HERE: icnl.org/post/tools/ach…

🚨 Lifeline Fund for Embattled CSOs funds are available!

☑️ Advocacy grants for #CSOs pushing back against threats to #civicfreedoms
☑️ Resiliency #grants for CSOs in high-risk environments
☑️ Small, short-term crisis assistance for #humanrights CSOs under threat

Apply! 👉 icnl.org/our-work/globa…

📣 #CSO resource: The Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism is working to raise awareness, collect evidence, and mobilize civil society orgs affected by global measures affecting global counter-terrorism norms & programmes 👉 humanrights-in-ct.org

🇺🇸 In the U.S., the question of law enforcement’s response to protests and the protection of freedom of assembly is ever-present. Follow the reforms policymakers propose and enact at the local, state, and federal levels to better protect this freedom bit.ly/3uxVhOe #FOAA

‘She said earlier in the week that she considered the law 'unacceptable' and 'not consistent' with the country's path toward integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions. She also warned that the law endangers the very existence of the Georgian state.’
rferl.org/a/foreign-agen…

🇧🇷 BRAZIL

🔎 Explore our Civic Freedom Monitor for info on freedoms of association, expression, and peaceful assembly in #Brazil + reports on over 50 other countries and 8 multilateral organizations covering key legal issues re: #civilsociety ➡️ icnl.org/resources/civi…

'A “foreign agents” law in Georgia that has brought hundreds of thousands of protesters on to the streets of Tbilisi could be dropped in return for a package of economic and security support from Washington, the ruling party has hinted.'
theguardian.com/world/article/…

👉 Track state and federal laws that restrict the right to #peacefulassembly with ICNL's US Protest Law Tracker.

🔎 Use our interactive map to filter results based on location, status, issues and date!

➡️ Use the tracker HERE: icnl.org/usprotestlawtr…

♀️📓 International law recognizes the link between #OGBV and offline gender-based violence. This report icnl.org/post/report/on… looks into legal approaches to protect women human rights defenders #WHRDs from tech-facilitated gender-based violence in the Indo-Pacific region.

📢 The freedom of peaceful assembly is a fundamental right! 🌏 We work to protect and promote this right and to strengthen the legal environment for #civilsociety .

👉 Explore our core themes, key issues, and regional programs HERE: icnl.org/our-work/

'Should #protest be treated differently based on the message it wishes to promote? Save for incitements to violence and the flagrant promotion of hatred against an identifiable group, absolutely not. #Gaza

theconversation.com/university-enc…

'Lawsuits from suspended pro-Palestinian protesters, such as those at Arizona State and Indiana Universities, say certain institutions violated aspects of their First Amendment rights in barring them from campus during allegedly peaceful protests.'
insidehighered.com/news/governanc…

🚨 India’s environmental regulations are changing rapidly. This toolkit icnl.org/post/report/en… presents existing possibilities for #publicparticipation in environmental decision-making + strategies to invoke accountability from authorities when public participation is curtailed.

🔊 Everyone needs a safe, legal environment that supports #civicfreedoms , #philanthropy , and #publicparticipation . We currently have:

☑️ Active projects in 103 countries
☑️ Resources on 138 countries

👉 Get country-specific info with our interactive map icnl.org/our-work/

Exciting news! 📢 Personal Data Protection Office, Uganda will be at the 'Talk to your regulator' event! 🗣️👥 Join us to learn more about how they protect your data and ensure your privacy online. 🛡️ Your data is valuable, and it's crucial to understand your rights and how to keep your information safe. 🌐

'We also know that for PBOs to make meaningful contribution to the success of this agenda, they need to operate in an environment that is facilitative and one that promotes their enjoyment of the freedom for association.'
-Dr. Raymond Omollo
#KBCniYetu ^EM

In his keynote Doug Rutzen from ICNL Alliance listed five cross-sectorial topics affecting #civilsociety and #digitaltransformation today. #egov2024