News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Secretariat of the Human Rights Council announced that a vacancy of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association (HRC resolution 32/32) has arisen following the resignation of the current mandate holder. The new Special Rapporteur is to be appointed at the thirty-seventh session of the Council (26
Read more →There is an increased number and intensity of protests and violations around them in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership region. To ensure that freedom of assembly rights are better understood and advocacy efforts are strengthened, the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) works with local experts from nine countries (Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and
Read more →Before the advent of the internet and social media, governments used different methods to restrict freedom of expression and prevent human rights defenders, opposition political party members and other citizens from expressing views that government did not like. The phenomenon of internet shutdowns came to prominence in Egypt during the Arab Spring when the Egyptian
Read more →Nothing about us without us – this declaration has become a rallying cry for the disability rights movement. It could just as well be a call to arms for participatory grantmaking — the practice of giving more power over philanthropic spending to the people that it is supposed to help. So it’s no accident that
Read more →What substantive contribution has the Berlin Process made to the EU’s approach towards enlargement? How much has it helped to address these issues? Based on an assessment of its track record, what is its perspective in 2018 and beyond, in times of greater uncertainty? How does it relate to the challenges the EU faces both
Read more →In 2017, SIGMA published Monitoring Reports for the seven EU candidate countries and potential candidates, following comprehensive assessments of the six key areas of PAR. The Reports contain short- and medium-term recommendations to help administrations take concrete actions to address some of the most important challenges. The analytical findings and recommendations in the Reports are
Read more →The recently published FT1P handbook by Civic Initiatives is the result of many years of effort in searching for an optimal model of administrative and financial performance of an organization. At the same time, it implies respecting all relevant regulations of the Republic of Serbia and specific donor requirements, as well as effective management of
Read more →How can one technology—social media—simultaneously give rise to hopes for liberation in authoritarian regimes, be used for repression by these same regimes, and be harnessed by antisystem actors in democracy? The authors of the article present a simple framework for reconciling these contradictory developments based on two propositions: 1) that social media give voice to
Read more →On 15 and 16 January 2018, the first regional Policy Forum on Development for Europe will take place in Ghent, Belgium. Participants from all countries of the Council of Europe will represent the different constituencies: NGOs, women’s groups, cooperatives, private sector, local and regional governments and trade unions. The meeting fits in the global PFD
Read more →The Euclid Summit is Euclid Network’s flagship pan-European event. Organised in association with the City of The Hague, the Euclid Summit 2018 is a 2-day gathering bringing together people and organisations from across Europe to learn from, encourage and inspire each other to drive positive change. The main themes of the 2018 Summit are: growing
Read more →USAID, through the Regional Contracting Office in Kosovo, is inviting Serbian organizations for funding opportunity to work with USAID to encourage innovative, substantial, and sustainable improvements in strengthening civil society efforts to engage citizens in increasing public accountability of government institutions. USAID is seeking to fund a program that identifies and leverages current opportunities to
Read more →The overall objective of this Call is to contribute to economic, social and territorial development of the programme area by fostering integration, joint development and use of opportunities to make the area attractive to live and work. The specific objectives are to contribute to: increasing employability and employment opportunities, and protection of nature resources. The
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