TUSEV: Freedom of Expression in Türkiye on a Slippery Slope
CIVICUS spoke to Liana Varon, the Deputy Secretary General of the Third Sector Foundation of Türkiye (TUSEV) – BCSDN member and a network of over…
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CSO Forum – EU Engagement with Civil Society and Support for Human Rights: Turning Big Pledges into Local Challenges
The 2016 edition of the CSO Forum, taking place in Brussels on 17-18 March, brought together CSOs from both the international development and human rights…
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Human Rights Handbook on Policing Assemblies
This handbook aims to provide guidance for the police in facilitating the right to assemble peacefully. The handbook has been written primarily for police officers working in the OSCE area who have command responsibilities, at any level, for the policing of public assemblies. The handbook outlines key steps and principles for careful police work with
Read more →The Third Sector in Europe: Towards a Consensus Conceptualization
A common conceptualization is an important milestone towards measuring the third sector in Europe as there remains a kind of conceptual ambiguity about the manifold types of entities that co-exist in the third sector. The achievement of conceptual clarification is a key objective of the TSI project and the second TSI working paper reports on
Read more →A State of Democracy: Towards Citizen Rights Protection in the EU
A vast gap exists between the rights guaranteed by the EU in the key EU treaties and the exercise of these rights. Unclear laws, disempowerment or fear of reprisal can prevent people from knowing and enjoying their rights. The EU’s main response to ensure that these values are upheld are through Article 11 of the
Read more →Participatory Governance Toolkit
Since the launch of the Participatory Governance (PG) Project in 2006, CIVICUS seeks to contribute to inclusive governance processes with a combined focus on capacity-building, networking and knowledge sharing involving not only participatory governance practitioners but also civil society, governments and other sectors. The Participatory Governance (PG) toolkit contains tools and resources relating to 9
Read more →CfA: DSP Award for Democracy Call for Nominations (Deadline: 15.04.2016)
Swiss Cooperation Office in Kosovo (SCO-K) and Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF) have opened the possibility for submitting nominations for the DSP Award For Democracy within Democratic Society Promotion (DSP) project. DSP invites all interested parties to nominate individuals or organizations which they consider have made a distinguished contribution to the democratization of the country.
Read more →CfA: UN Academy 2016 in Croatia – 30 March-15 June (Deadline: 15.03.2016)
The Croatian United Nations Association (CUNA) is opening a call for applications for participants of the educational programme ‘UN Academy 2016′. The aim of the program is to familiarize its participants with the structure and work of the United Nations, with a particular emphasis on the international financial system and international financial institutions as well
Read more →CfP: Support to CSOs under the Civil Society Facility 2015 – Macedonia (Deadline: 26.04.2016)
The EU Delegation in Macedonia is seeking project proposals for strengthening the impact of CSOs in public and EU Acquis-related policies and decision making, including strengthening the civil and political dialogue and thus influencing key sector reforms for further support to the EU integration processes. This Call includes three Priority areas: 1) Support to civil
Read more →CfP: Interreg IPA CBC Programme: Croatia-BiH-Montenegro 2014-2020 1st Call (Deadline: 10.06.2016)
The 1st Call for Proposals within Interreg IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme Croatia-Bosnia and Herzegovina-Montenegro 2014-2020 has been launched, covering the years 2015 to 2017. The programme consists of following 4 priority axes: 1) Improving the quality of the services in public health and social care sector; 2) Protecting the environment and nature, improving risk prevention
Read more →CfP: Euro-Mediterranean Development Cooperation: Democratization and Civil Society Development 2.0 (Deadline: 01.04.2016)
The main objective of the Euro-Mediterranean development cooperation through the Thematic Fund “Democratization and Civil Society Development 2.0” is to support joint action to find a systematic model supporting social development and civil society development in different programming areas: youth; human rights and migration; women; sustainable socio-economic development (culture, tourism, ecology, social entrepreneurship). The maximum
Read more →Infographic on the Economic Value of CSOs in WBT: Poor State of CSO Basic Data
In 2015, for the first time, BCSDN and its members collected and studied data on the non-profit sector in seven countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey, giving an overview of the current situation with the data collection, analysis and presentation. The study exposes the lack of availability of these data
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