The Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy (REDLAD) issued an announcement regarding the alarming trend of abductions and murders of human rights defenders’ relatives in Honduras. The statement was in response to the May 13 abduction and murder of Allan Yoni Banegas Godoy, nephew of the Executive Director of the Association for a Better…
Throughout the week of April 25, 2016, World Movement for Democracy participants engaged in CIVICUS’ International Civil Society Week (ICSW) in Bogota, Columbia. In partnership with the Latin American and Carribean Network for Democracy (REDLAD), the World Movement organized a series of activities to convene activists and citizens around issues of closing civic space…
On May 14, CIVICUS will hold the 3rd annual Global Day of Citizen Action when individuals and organizations come together to host events to promote citizen engagement. The events will create a space for everyday people to share their thoughts on what ‘civic space’ means to them and raise awareness on everyone’s right to…
Since November 2013, the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) of the Government of Pakistan has implemented a policy framework for regulating foreign contributions to non-governmental organizations (NGOs). With the proposed Regulation of Foreign Contributions Bill 2015, civil society networks arocess Pakistan argues that civil society groups in the country will face more limitations on foreign funding,…