News and updates from BCSDN and the region
TUSEV published the Individual Giving and Philanthropy in Turkey 2019 Report which presents comprehensive and up to date data on trends and motivations in individual giving in Turkey on 13 February 2020. Authored by Prof. Ali Çarkoğlu and Assistant Professor Selim Erdem Aytaç from Koç University Center for Civil Society and Philanthropy Research, the report
Read more →The purpose of the Guidelines is to regulate and encourage the involvement of stakeholders and target groups, primarily CSOs, in working groups set up by public administration bodies and thus ensure their participation at the earliest possible stage of the decision-making process. At the same time, they seek to direct the work of state administration
Read more →CIVICUS Monitor reports that smear campaign against journalists in the WBT region continues. For instance, TV N1 program director accused him of receiving illicit funding to work against Serbia’s interests. The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia urged for a thorough and impartial investigation, highlighting that this is not just a case of public vilification,
Read more →Around the globe, restrictions on freedoms of speech, assembly, and association are shrinking and transforming the space for CSOs to operate. Whether the challenges come from government crackdowns on internet access, scrutiny over international funding, or citizen distrust of terms like “human rights,” it is certain that the operating environment for CSOs has changed. In
Read more →The characteristics of social enterprises differ a lot from country to country concerning their number, size, legal forms and fields of activities. To create a clearer picture, the Commission has carried out a series of studies, mapping the reality of social enterprises in the 35 European countries using a common definition and approach. The EU
Read more →Prepared within the scope of Monitoring and Enhancing the Enabling Environment for Civil Society Project financed by the EU, BCSDN’ s member from Turkey, TUSEV published a report that includes a detailed analysis of public sector-CSO cooperation in Croatia, Estonia, and France with specific references to the types of mechanisms used or the principles adopted.
Read more →CSOs’ right to privacy has been facing increasing attacks over the past years. New rules were proposed and/or enacted in the name of transparency, protection of national security, countering money laundering and terrorism financing. These rules affect how and what kind of information CSOs have to report and disclose to the public or the authorities,
Read more →The index assessed 167 countries on the basis of five categories: electoral process and pluralism; the functioning of government; political participation; political culture; and civil liberties. Most Western European countries were considered full democracies, with Norway scoring the highest worldwide, while most Eastern European nations were considered flawed democracies or “hybrid” regimes. The Democracy Index
Read more →The book offers an in-depth investigation of the emergence and spread of social mobilizations that transcend ethnicity in societies violently divided along ethno-national lines. Using BiH as a case study, the book explores episodes of mobilization which have superseded ethno-nationalist cleavages. Marked by citizen demand for accountable governance, responsive urbanism, and access to basic human
Read more →From “Balkan spring” protests in Serbia, Albania and Montenegro to women’s rights marches in Croatia and anti-corruption rallies in Romania, people in the Balkans took to the streets in record numbers in 2019. People in the region protested in public against authoritarianism, corruption, the lack of women’s right and inaction on the environment. People in
Read more →ECNL Briefer on Monitoring Public Assemblies gives a quick rundown of principles and practices human rights groups or individuals have to consider before, during and after monitoring a public assembly, protest or demonstration. The briefer provides answers to the questions such as: How do you have to plan and prepare to monitor an assembly? What
Read more →The thematic study reflects on the state of NGOs carrying out humanitarian assistance and related work in support of refugees and other migrants in Council of Europe (CoE) Member States, and the extent to which any law that criminalizes NGO activity and the enforcement of such law impacts on legitimate NGO activity. The study concludes
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