News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Global Standard for CSO Accountability will be officially launched on 6 December, at the International Civil Society Week 2017 in Suva, Fiji. The Global Standard team will introduce the tool that nine Accountability Initiatives from all over the world have developed during the last two years. The event will also discuss the concept of
Read more →The 2017-18 biennial OGP Civil Society Engagement Survey is open for feedback on the OGP process in your country or subnational entity and on the support the OGP team provides to enable your engagement. Based on the input, the OGP Civil Society Engagement team can improve the support they offer to civil society across the
Read more →On 26 November in Bucharest, 15.000 people joined an anti-government protest asking the Parliament to drop several controversial changes to the justice laws and to vote against the Government’s recent fiscal changes. The protest was organised by around 40 civic groups and NGOs, as well as two of the biggest union confederations. As reported, many
Read more →Legal experts and international CSOs have noted the increased use of the counter-terrorism agenda by governments as a main argument behind the new generation of restrictions on civic space. Therefore, it is crucial for civil society to be up to date with the international policies which support and urge the implementation of counter-terrorism standards concerning
Read more →As reported in the last update for Serbia on the CIVICUS Monitor, given the concerning situation with media freedoms, Serbian media outlets and CSOs blacked out their websites or went off the air in protest on 28th September 2017 to decry the assault on media freedom. Rallying under the hashtags #StopMedijskomMraku, #ZaSloboduMedija and #StojimUzVranjske, the
Read more →Fundraising regulation is a timely subject in Europe, as the past decade has seen a number of countries revisit their regulatory framework on the subject. The legislative changes show diverse trends: many aim to reduce administrative burdens and regulatory controls on fundraising activities while others increase state oversight. Despite the actuality of the topic and
Read more →Adaptable work methods are key in ensuring civil society’s access to foreign funding in increasingly restrictive environments, according to a new report by Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF). More and more countries are adopting restrictive and stigmatising laws and practices that hinder foreign funding for civil society, especially human rights organisations and defenders. This report
Read more →Legal experts and international CSOs have noted the increased use of the counter-terrorism agenda by governments as a main argument behind the new generation of restrictions…
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Read more →Over the past decade, the European Union has gone through a multiple set of crises, including the global financial crisis, the Eurozone crisis, the refugee crisis, and Brexit. On top of this, the EU is facing a major crisis of democracy in some of its member states. Preoccupied with dealing with its internal problems, the
Read more →Over 110 social change campaigners from nearly 40 countries around the world gathered at CampaignCon 2017 in Johannesburg, 7-9 November, to learn, share experiences and build the skills to grow movements and win bigger. How to transform couch activists into actual activists was one of the first things social change campaigners agreed they needed to
Read more →Technology has the potential to massively change the way citizens interact with government and each other, serving to strengthen communities and governance. People, organizations and government have begun to leverage technology to inform and encourage civic engagement, from simplifying voter registration to hosting virtual government town halls to launching crowdfunding campaigns supporting civic assets. This
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