Closing Civic Space, Citizens’ Distrust and Insecurity Ahead of the Imo Election
The effective management of democratic elections is a multi-layered responsibility that is dependent on several factors and the actions of…
Theme: Civic Space
A safer, fairer Thailand for all
Article about Panadda, a student from Thailand who has been harassed, arrested, intimidated, jailed — only because she seeks a democratic…
Myanmar’s 2022 Registration Law
On 28 October 2022, the State Administration Council (“SAC”) enacted the Organization Registration Law (“ORL”), replacing the former Association Registration…
Annual Report 2022
The European Endowment for Democracy (EED) is an independent, grant-making organisation established in 2013 by the European Union (EU) and…
Foreign Interference Laws in Southeast Asia: Deepening the Shrinkage of Civic Space
Foreign Interference Laws in Southeast Asia: Deepening the Shrinkage of Civic Space reviews developments in laws that seek to curb…
State of Civic Space in Uganda: A Call to Action
Civic space is the physical, virtual, legal, regulatory, and policy space where people can, among other things, securely exercise their…
Hundreds of global MPs call for immediate release of Myanmar colleagues, democracy to be restored
Almost 300 sitting parliamentarians from around the world have signed a statement calling for the immediate and unconditional release of…
US and Uzbek local government share experiences at first-ever virtual exchange
Diaz shared his insight and experience in local government with more than two dozen new public councilors from cities across…
Is there a cosoc?
In 2011, Law No. 20,500 was promulgated, on Associations and Citizen Participation in Public Management, which has in one of…
The Proposal to the Prime Minister
The Citizens’ Convention on UK Democracy’s Proposal to the Prime Minister is not a set of demands or a “take…