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Don't miss @SOAS_CI's online discussion with pro-democracy activist Nathan Law (@nathanlawkc) & distinguished professor of law Michaelx C. Davis on the future of democracy in #HongKong.
📆May 17
🕙10 am EST
Register👉https://soas-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NA3QHj-7Tyut7x6c9CiCHQ
#Guatemala🇬🇹's Constitutional Court has overturned a previous ruling in a move that allows a controversial NGO law to come into effect. The law grants the govt "the right to pry into the affairs of & even dissolve non-governmental orgs." Learn more 👇
Guatemala's top court backs controversial NGO law, overturns past ruling
GUATEMALA-COURT/:Guatemala's top court backs controversial NGO law, overturns past ruling
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🗨️New! Listen to Hurford Youth Fellow @NishchhalKharal's (Nepal) first podcast episode on how "artivism" can empower young people to organize against restrictive govts with the young female artivists @dj_switchaholic (Nigeria) & @risham_waseem (Pakistan)👇https://www.studiofreedom.org/initiatives/freedom-studio-podcast
How has @article19org pushed back against threats to #FreedomOfExpression and #AccessToInfo during the COVID-19 pandemic so far? Find out in their 2020 Annual Report here! 👇https://www.article19.org/resources/international-article-19s-annual-report-2020-meeting-threats-with-resilience/
2020 fundamentally changed the world in ways we're still aiming to measure. How did we rise to the challenges the pandemic posed through #FreedomOfExpression & #AccessToInfo?
Thrilled to share ARTICLE 19's Annual Report:
Meeting threats with resilience.
🔖https://www.article19.org/resources/international-article-19s-annual-report-2020-meeting-threats-with-resilience/
In this special “protests crisis edition” of our weekly update on Colombia, @adam_wola details the daily happenings and reactions leading to the current social and political crisis.
#SOSColombiaDDHH
https://colombiapeace.org/tag/weekly-update/
🗨️Check out Hurford Youth Fellow Stefani Spirovska’s (North Macedonia) online discussion with youth leaders @velvetmarga of #Chile🇨🇱 & @grigoryeritsyan of #Armenia🇦🇲 on how youth are engaging in different democratic processes to make lasting change. Watch👇https://youtu.be/VSM6QjT7nRU
Call for applications! --> @DefendDefenders invites human rights defenders that are interested in advancing their data organization & graphics skills to apply to their digital skill workshop by May 18! Learn more here 👇https://defenddefenders.org/digital-skill-workshop/
📢Calls for Applications!
Are you a #humanrightsdefender interested in learning how to use Microsoft Excel like a pro and visualise data?
Then apply to join us at our digital skills workshop on the link below👇🏿
➡️https://defenddefenders.org/digital-skill-workshop
TODAY --> Join @REDLADoficial's Facebook Live event to discuss the current situation in #Colombia🇨🇴. #SOSColombia
📅 Today, May 10
🕔 5:00 PM EST
➡️https://www.facebook.com/REDLADoficial/
#ALERTA #Colombia #SOSColombia Tenemos una cita hoy en nuestro Facebook Live para hablar de la difícil situación que está viviendo este país suramericano.
Un evento virtual conjunto con nuestros miembros de @Ocasajovenes. 🇨🇴
🔴HOY --> Únase a Facebook Live de @REDLADoficial para hablar de la difícil situación en #Colombia🇨🇴. #SOSColombia
📅Hoy, 10 de mayo
🕓 5 PM EST
➡️https://www.facebook.com/REDLADoficial/
#ALERTA #Colombia #SOSColombia Tenemos una cita hoy en nuestro Facebook Live para hablar de la difícil situación que está viviendo este país suramericano.
Un evento virtual conjunto con nuestros miembros de @Ocasajovenes. 🇨🇴