The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiai, is calling on civil society to respond to a questionnaire about their accomplishments over the past ten years. Mr. Kiai will highlight positive developments submitted in questionnaires in the Special Rapporteur’s final thematic report to the 35th session…
The Tactical Technology Collective (TTC), a nonprofit organization based in Berlin, Germany, creates dynamic digital resources for civil society activists. Every year, more than 2,000 activists learn from the organization’s interactive trainings and workshops to develop a better understanding of how to utilize technology to in their activism. TTC’s latest project, the Glass Room, showcases…
On December 8, 2016, Cameroonian authorities killed at least four people and injured 20 others during a protest outside a meeting between the Cameroon President, Paul Biya, and the ruling “Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement” (RDPC) political party in Bamenda, Cameroon. Demonstrators spoke out against the marginalization of the Anglophone minority resulting from the country’s dominant use…
Earlier this month, Portuguese MEP Ana Gomes and 22 other members of European Parliament (EP) published a letter of concern to the leaders of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), European Union, European Council, and the European Parliament. In the letter, the MEPs identified Egypt’s recent policies – such as the new NGO…