Welcome to Civil Society Watch Monthly Bulletin, an e-newsletter of updates and analyses concerning civil society's rights to freedom of association, assembly and expression around the world. The Bulletin is compiled by the staff at Civil Society Watch, a programme of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation. Please feel free to forward the Bulletin to friends and colleagues. We welcome your comments and contributions!
|
Brazilian Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transvestite and Transsexual Association (ABGLT) LGBT Communication ManualClick here to download
Conectas and partners issue recommendations on greater civil society participation in the UN Click here to download
Inter American Commission Report on Democracy and Human Rights in Venezuela
Click here to download
International Journal of Civil Society Law Newsletter
Click here to download
UN and regional intergovernmental orrganisations’ Special Rapporteurs release joint declaration on key threats to freedom of expression in the next decade Click here to download
UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defender’s Report on Columbia Click here to download
|
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is an international movement of civil society with members and partners in over a hundred countries. CIVICUS nurtures the foundation, growth and protection of citizen action throughout the world especially in areas where participatory democracy and citizens’ freedom of association are threatened. The Civil Society Watch Programme of CIVICUS seeks to mobilise quick, principled and effective responses to events that threaten civil society fundamental freedoms of expression, association and assembly.
|
EGYPT: Government formally accepts need to amend NGO law and other key recommendations at the UN Human Rights Council Read more
UKRAINE: Authorities release Belarusian opposition activist after two and a half years
Read more.
|
|
Highlights
CIVICUS releases Compendium of International Legal Instruments and Other Intergovernmental Commitments Concerning Core Civil Society Rights
Click here to download
|
CIVICUS condemns denial of freedom of expression to Uzbek photographer Read more
CIVICUS expresses concern about the legal and political environment for civil society in Turkmenistan to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Read more
CIVICUS urges depoliticisation of civic space in Nicaragua Read more
Reflections of the CIVICUS Gender Equality Team on its work and the crisis affecting women today Read more
|
BURUNDI: International Crisis Group warns of tensions ahead of elections which could mar fragile democratic environmentRead more
CAMBODIA: NGOs urge government to release draft NGO bill and involve civil society in discussions Read more
CHINA: High Court upholds jail sentence for dissident intellectual and eminent human rights defender Read more
CUBA: Prisoner of conscience dies following hunger strikeRead more
EGYPT: Youth activists arrested as part of moves to tighten political space Read more
INDONESIA: National Human Rights Commission inquiry finds flaws in the trial acquitting senior military figure for the murder of slain human rights lawyer Read more
IRAN: Prominent human rights defender arrested under questionable circumstances
Read more
Information through internet service disrupted to prevent media from covering opposition activities on Islamic revolution anniversary Read more
PHILIPPINES: Over 40 community health workers and medical practitioners arbitrarily arrested by elements of the army and policeRead more
RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Human rights advocates arbitrarily detained in ChechnyaRead more
RWANDA: Journalists sentenced to imprisonment on defamation charges Read more
UGANDA: 200 LGBT activists attend conference against anti-homosexuality bill Read more
USA: House of Representatives joins Senate in passing bill to extend Patriot Act provisions Read more
ZIMBABWE: Members of the General Agricultural and Plantation Workers Union arrested Read more;
Union leader goes into hiding after police raidRead more
|
The CSW team has received quarterly reports from project partners in the Solomon Islands, Venezuela and Zimbabwe, outlining threats to civil society in their respective countries.
Click here to read the reports: Solomon Islands, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
|
Interview with Marina Rikhvanova and Jennie Sutton of Baikal Environmental Wave, a Russian NGO involved in a long fight to protect Lake Baikal - a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site - from environmental pollution
Read more
|
|
DISCLAIMER
The views expressed in this bulletin
are a reflection of those contained in
the original reports to which they are
linked here, and are not necessarily
those of CIVICUS: World Alliance for
Citizen Participation.
|
|
|
