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Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT)
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Sex Education Deemed Illegal in Uzbekistan
CIVICUS' Civil Society Watch Programe

Uzbek HIV activist, Maxim Popov, has been sentenced to seven years in prison apparently as punishment for his work to raise public awareness on prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and the promotion of healthy lifestyles. Although the sentence was given in September 2009, this news became public only in late February 2010.

According to local sources, Maxim Popov was charged with embezzlement of funds, involving minors in anti-social behavior, molesting individuals, involving individuals with drugs, and tax evasion. Two of his colleagues were also charged with embezzlement, tax evasion and violations of foreign currency regulations and were given one-year suspended sentences.

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CIVICUS condemns detention of Malawian civil society activists
CIVICUS' Civil Society Watch
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Supporting the recovery efforts in Chile

The recent earthquake in Chile literally rocked the nation. In response to the ensuing destruction and devastation, many local, national and international civil society organisations are now working hard to support the rescue and rebuilding efforts in the areas most affected by the quake.
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CIVICUS World Assembly 2010 opens for registration
Montreal. 25 February 2010
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Found Guilty: Uzbek Photographer denied Freedom of Expression
Johannesburg. 11 February 2010.
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‘Partner, not enemy': Depoliticising civic space in Nicaragua
Source: Mark Nowottny (Civil Society Index, CIVICUS) and Adam Nord (Civil Society Watch, CIVICUS)
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The growth of civil society in scale and importance over the last two decades has also increased its vulnerability. Civil society is challenged from three directions: internally, by the risk of losing public trust; and externally, by political threats to its right to exist and also by the general threats that face humankind as a whole, such as the impact of climate change, violent conflicts, poverty and inequality.

CIVICUS' mission is to strengthen citizen action and civil society throughout the world. CIVICUS supports the right of citizens to organise, strengthens civil society organisations and fosters better terms of engagement with governments, the private sector and international institutions.

Recognising the challenges civil society faces and in support of CIVICUS' mission, the organisation has adopted three, mutually reinforcing Strategic Directions to guide its work over the next five years (2008-2012).

The Strategic Directions are:

  • Protecting the rights of civil society actors
  • Strengthening good practice within civil society
  • Strengthening civil society's ability to influence the policies and practices of governments, international institutions and the private sector


To view CIVICUS' strategic directions in English, please click here. Read the Strategic Directions in French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic.

The diagram below summarises CIVICUS Strategic Directions and accompanying key approaches.
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