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International Criminal Court needs to investigate and prosecute human rights crimes against Syrian citizens, says CIVICUS

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Johannesburg, 9 May 2012 CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation calls for the international community to show stronger political will to stop human rights abuses in Syria.

Bahrain must immediately and unconditionally release Nabeel Rajab: CIVICUS

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8 May 2012 CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is shocked at the arrest and detention of Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab.

Israel government should free Ameer Makhoul on the second anniversary of his arrest

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Johannesburg.

Formula One race heightens tensions and ignores human rights abuses in Bahrain: CIVICUS

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Johannesburg.

Worsening human rights conditions in Syria demand an immediate end of force and a political solution

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Joint statement by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation and the Arab NGO Network for Development The use of military action is intensifying in Syria, and the human rights and humanitarian conditions are deteriorating.

CIVICUS warns of impending crackdown on Malawian civil society

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Johannesburg, South Africa, 22 March 2012.

CIVICUS urges South Africa's Parliament to reject 'Secrecy Bill'

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Johannesburg.

CIVICUS urges justice and solidarity with Bahrain protestors

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Johannesburg 14 February 2012.

NGOs around the world Condemn Persistent Crackdowns on Egyptian Civil Society and reject disabling draft NGO Law

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Johannesburg.

Future of last remaining human rights monitoring NGO in Ethiopia in the balance

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1 February 2012.

CIVICUS deplores sustained harassment of independent Belarusian NGO

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Johannesburg.

CIVICUS calls for immediate end to violence against peaceful protesters in Egypt

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Johannesburg.

CIVICUS condemns harsh sentence for defending human rights in Belarus

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Johannesburg.

Press Statement: Italian priest latest victim of extra judicial killing in the Philippines

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Johannesburg.

Egypt: Relentless attack on civil society threatens transition to democratic governance

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21 October 2011.

Civil society in South Africa deplores failure to give visa to the Dalai Lama

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Johannesburg.

US- Take Tough Stance with Uzbekistan: Bill Would give militay aid to repressive government

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The US government should not move toward “business as usual” with Uzbekistan, a group of 20 human rights organizations, labor and consumer groups, trade unions, investors, and other organizations said today in a letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Civil society breaks through silos to tackle global issues: 10th CIVICUS World Assembly

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Montreal.

Montreal communiqué for post MDG agenda

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Montreal, 11/09/2011.

Civil society must lead the way in finding alternative solutions to global problems: Opening of CIVICUS World Assembly

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Montreal, Canada.

Azerbaijan: Continued clampdown on activists a threat to democracy

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Johannesburg 5 September 2011.

Reinvent or face irrelevance: CIVICUS report warns civil society organisations

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2 September 2011.

CIVICUS urges parliamentarians of Trinidad and Tobago to reject extension of State of Emergency

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Johannesburg.

CIVICUS urges Bahrain Government to stop sham trials of activists

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Johannesburg.

10th CIVICUS World Assembly: Can civil society influence decisions with global impact?

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10 August 2011.

Cambodia must halt slide to authoritarianism

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10 August 2011.

CIVICUS urges immediate release of Belarusian Human Rights Defender, Aliaksandr Bialiatski

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4 August 2011.

Civil Society stands in solidarity with people of Swaziland

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Johannesburg.

Civil Society Welcomes Maina Kiai as UNHRC Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly and of Association

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30 MARCH 2011 - ARTICLE 19, CIVICUS:World Alliance for Citizen Participation, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL), and the World Movement for Democracy welcome the appointment of Maina Kiai as the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

CIVICUS denounces violence against peaceful demonstrators in Bahrain

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17 March 2011.

Women in civil society in Africa continue to face major hurdles

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Johannesburg.

Landmark online platform launched to combat clampdown on civil society

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Johannesburg, 21 February 2011.

Civil society must unite in solidarity with brave Egyptian brothers and sisters

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Johannesburg.

Zimbabwe: Inconsistency of charges against activists highlight deteriorating human rights situation

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Johannesburg.

Venezuela: Suppression of human rights activists reflects growing disregard for democracy

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Johannesburg, 5 July 2011.

Finalization of International Framework by Global Civil Society on its Own Role in International Development

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Brussels, 5th July.

CIVICUS joins leading civil society groups to launch Embattled NGO Assistance Fund

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Johannesburg.

Russia and China Failing UN Security Council Commitment: CIVICUS

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Johannesburg 22 June 2011.

Negative fallout of South African Secrecy Bill could affect entire continent: CIVICUS

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Johannesburg.

We need you! CIVICUS calls on young journalists for global civil society event

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Dear Journalist, In September, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, international civil society groups, donars and government representatives  will unite at 10th CIVICUS World Assembly in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Ambition is key to success at 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, says civil society

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“What we want from Busan is ambition - to pass from the idea of aid effectiveness to development effectiveness” “We don’t need more empty words on a sheet of paper” Civil society voice a wish list for the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF4), in November and December this year in Busan, South Korea, in a new collective video just launched, giving access to Civil Society Organizations’ (CSOs) views from all over the world in the run up to the event.

Civil society organisations urge Human Rights Council to condemn crackdown in Bahrain and Yemen

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Johannesburg.

Press Statement CIVICUS urges the international community to address human rights abuses by corporations

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Johannesburg.

Press Statement Botswana: Mounting tension must end says South African Civil Society coalition

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Johannesburg 27 May 2011.

International community must end “double standards” and act in Syria

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Johannesburg.

CIVICUS calls on world leaders to make countries accountable for failing aid commitments at OECD summit

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Johannesburg.

Belarusian authorities must end suppression of citizens, says CIVICUS

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Johannesburg.

Donors must improve on Istanbul summit pledge to world's poorest

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Budget squeeze no excuse to let targets slip BRUSSELS, 6th May, 2011: The first UN summit for the world's poorest countries in a decade must ensure that developed nations make good on commitments to help the most destitute, a global coalition of over 1000 civil society organizations said today.

CIVICUS: Ending poverty needs serious introspection and hard decisions

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Johannesburg, 10 May 2011.

Azerbaijan: End attacks on peaceful protestors

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Johannesburg.

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