September 2012
Issue: 75

• Resources and Publications
• Civil Society Watch Alerts & Analysis
• Country Updates
• Interview with a Civil Society Activist
• Good News

Welcome to Civil Society Watch 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!

Human Rights Watch: Curtailing Criticism: Intimidation and Obstruction of Civil Society in Uganda
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International Crisis Group: Ethiopia After Meles
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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 Project of CIVICUS seeks to mobilise quick, principled and effective responses to events that threaten civil society fundamental freedoms of expression, association and assembly.

 

ETHIOPIA: Charges against newspaper editor dropped
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MYANMAR: Proposal to draft NGO law approved by lower house of parliament
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SOUTH SUDAN: Human rights defenders network launched
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Highlights

CIVICUS World Assembly to be held in Montreal from 3 to 7 September
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CIVICUS calls for unconditional release of detained Cambodian activists
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CIVICUS condemns sentencing of Nabeel Rajab as a new low in Bahrain
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CIVICUS calls for fair and transparent inquiry into deaths of protesting miners in South Africa
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CIVICUS and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative urge Commonwealth to act on Swaziland
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CIVICUS denounces Pussy Riot jailing
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CIVICUS calls for strong international action to counter stifling of civil society in Russia
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Two years in prison? I predict a pussy riot: analysis piece by CIVICUS Policy and Advocacy Officer, Charlotte Allan
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Non-governmental diplomacy key to ending human rights violations in Burundi: analysis piece by CIVICUS Policy and Advocacy Officer, David Kode
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BAHRAIN: UN Special Rapporteurs demand end to persecution of human rights defenders
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BELARUS: No signs in let up on repression as Ales Bialiatski completes one year in detention
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EGYPT: Editor of daily newspaper prosecuted for criticising President
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RUSSIA: Pussy Riot conviction a blow for freedom of expression
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Opposition activist jailed for eight years
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SOUTH AFRICA: Over 30 protesting miners gunned down by police
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SUDAN: Human rights defenders released but concerns about judicial harassment persist
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TURKEY: Journalists targeted in smear campaign
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ZIMBABWE: Government urged to stop persecution of CSO Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe
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Dr Hassan Abdel Ati, Secretary General of Sudan’s National Civic Forum, speaks to CIVICUS about the crackdown on civil society activism and independent journalists since student-led protests began in March 2011.

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