Fundraising for vulnerable groups is urgent. At the height of the global pandemic, a record number of people are food insecure and relying on charitable aid to stay afloat for a protracted period. However, many of the best-known NGOs are going about fundraising all wrong. While many emphasize human rights Read more…
The report showcases the challenges civil society faced throughout the year 2020, with a particular focus on how the public measures triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic affected civic space, and how civic actors responded. It contains a general analysis of EU trends of deterioration and expansion observed in 2020, seven Read more…
“In the COVID-19 era, connectivity is not a convenience, but a necessity. Virtually all human activities—commerce, education, health care, politics, socializing—seem to have moved online. But the digital world presents distinct challenges for human rights and democratic governance. State and nonstate actors in many countries are now exploiting opportunities created Read more…
The European Center for Not-for-Profit Law, Civil Society Europe and Philanthropy Advocacy have issued a Civil Society Joint Reaction to the 2020 Annual EU Rule of Law Report. The annual report presents an overview of the rule of law across the European Union, and an assessment of the situation in Read more…
“Internet freedom is increasingly imperiled by the tools and tactics of digital authoritarianism, which have spread rapidly around the globe. Repressive regimes, elected incumbents with authoritarian ambitions, and unscrupulous partisan operatives have exploited the unregulated spaces of social media platforms, converting them into instruments for political distortion and societal control. Read more…