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Ethiopian blogger found guilty of ‘terrorism’
Call for clips for a new civil society video
Enhancing the capacity of human rights defenders to monitor public policy and respond to threats in West Africa
Another setback for freedom of assembly hits Russia
CIVICUS expresses concern about civil society rights in Bahrain and Belarus at UN Human Rights Council
Rio+20: civil society analysis and reflections
A completely transformed Youth Assembly
New analysis of participatory citizenship in Europe
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With freedom of expression, association and assembly under attack in many countries in West Africa, experience suggests a greater need in response for intervention at the early stages of the drafting process of restrictive laws, policies or moves to introduce restrictive practices.
CIVICUS has engaged with IRIBA on a project to create a short advertising spot to be launched at the 2012 CIVICUS World Assembly in September and featured at other external events, on the CIVICUS website, promoted on our social networks and shared with our members and partners.
UPDATE
Eskinder Nega was found guilty of encouraging "terrorist" acts and conspiring with rebels in Ethiopia's High Court on 27 June.
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and CIVICUS: World Alliance for Cirizen Participation have written an open letter to the Commonwealth secretary-general on their concerns about Uganda's treatment of human rights defenders.
