On November 18, 2016, Vietnam’s 14th National Assembly adopted the Law on Belief and Religion, which requires religious groups to register with the government, a violation of the right to freedom of religion or belief under Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Although the law does not come into…
The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), an NGO, that promotes human rights, is now accepting applications for a training program designed to equip experienced human rights defenders with vital professional skills. The program will convene in Geneva from May 29 – June 7, 2017 at the 35th Session of the UN Human Rights Council…
The European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) has published new flashcards that assess the state of the right to freedom of assembly in five different Western Balkans countries. The flashcards were created as a supplementary tool to help communicate information from ECNL’s country reports, which are part of the Western Balkans Assembly Monitor project under…
Voter participation remains a pressing challenge around the world. For example, in the US and Poland, only 54% of potential voters participated in the most recent elections. Many activists have expressed a desire to explore alternative voting mechanisms to address what many perceive to be an outdated voting system. Activists from San Francisco, Berlin, Minsk, and…