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Bangladesh: Election with a Foregone Conclusion

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By Andrew Firmin,  CIVICUS Editor-in-Chief, co-director and writer for CIVICUS Lens and co-author of the State of Civil Society Report.
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Sudan’s Conflict Needs Civil Society Solutions

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By Andrew Firmin,  CIVICUS Editor-in-Chief, co-director and writer for CIVICUS Lens and co-author of the State of Civil Society Report.
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Netherlands Latest Country to Tilt to the Right

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By Andew Firmin, CIVICUS Editor-in-Chief, co-director and writer for CIVICUS Lens and co-author of the State of Civil Society Report.
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Mauritius' court ruling shows southern Africa leads the way in LGBTQIA+ rights in Africa

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By Sylvia Mbataru and Mawethu Nkosana The Mauritius decision is part of a wider trend of Southern African courts protecting LGBTQIA+ rights following sustained strategic litigation and advocacy by activists and civil society organisations.
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Gaza: Immediate ceasefire needed

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Long-term solutions must also be advanced to respect human rights By CIVICUS Staff An immediate ceasefire is needed to stop the slaughter of civilians in Gaza and enable full humanitarian access to supply the essentials a besieged population needs and is currently being denied.
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UN's impact is hamstrung by scant civil society participation

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Mandeep Tiwana, chief officer for evidence and engagement at CIVICUS and Lysa John, Secretary General of CIVICUS Let’s not beat around the bush: this year’s United Nations General Assembly was a letdown.
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The UN’s Own Relevance Is at Stake at This Year’s General Assembly

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By Mandeep Tiwana, Chief Officer for evidence and engagement + representative to the UN headquarters at CIVICUS, the global civil society alliance This September, world leaders and public policy advocates from around the world will descend on New York for the UN General Assembly.
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The Civic Space Crisis in Africa and How Civil Society Responds

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Introduction The state of civic space globally and the environment for civil society continues to deteriorate.
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Cloud Lingers over Sierra Leone’s Election

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By Andrew Firmin CIVICUS Editor-in-Chief, co-director and writer for CIVICUS Lens and co-author of the State of Civil Society Report.
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Guatemala Clings to Democratic Promise

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by Inés M.
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MYANMAR: MILITARY JUNTA GETS A FREE PASS

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By Andrew Firmin, CIVICUS Editor-in-Chief, co-director and writer for CIVICUS Lens and co-author of the State of Civil Society Report.
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Climate Change Gets Its Day in Court

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By Inés M.
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Thailand: Time for Democracy

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By Andrew Firmin CIVICUS Editor-in-Chief, co-director and writer for CIVICUS Lens and co-author of the State of Civil Society Report.
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Chile: New Constitution in the Hands of the Far Right

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By Inés Pousadela, Senior Research Specialist, co-director and writer for CIVICUS Lens and co-author of the State of Civil Society Report.
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Civil society in a world of crisis: An overview of the 2023 State of Civil Society Report

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Mandeep S.
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Agenda 2030: Why civic participation is key to meeting UN sustainability targets

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Mandeep S.
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Uzbekistan: A President for Life?

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By Andrew Firmin Where will you be in 2040? For Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the answer is: in the Kuksaroy Presidential Palace.

Localisation: A Paradigm Shift Towards Local Leadership in the Global South

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By Deborah Mowesley, Innovation For Change InternIn recent years, words like “localisation” and “locally-led” have garnered significant attention.
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Fiji: Deeper Democracy or Continuing Danger?

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 It’s been a time of significant change in Fiji following the country’s December 2022 election.
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Global solidarity needed to address Taliban’s attacks on women’s rights

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By David Kode, Advocacy and Campaigns Lead at CIVICUS  Matiullah Wesa’s crime was to try to ensure young people got an education in Afghanistan.
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Cuba: elections without choices

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By Ines Pousadela, CIVICUS Senior Research Specialist The uncertainty that’s the hallmark of a democratic election was absent on 26 March, the day Cubans were summoned to appoint members of the National Assembly of People’s Power, the country’s legislative body.

Strengthening Citizen Engagement and Participation in the Civic Space: Challenges and Recommendations

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By Deborah Mowesley, Innovation For Change InternAs an intern at CIVICUS for the past two months, I have had the opportunity to gain valuable insight into the workings of civic engagement and participation.
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Civil Society a Vital Force for Change Against the Odds

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By Andrew Firmin and Inés M.
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Georgia: danger averted, for now

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By Andrew Firmin is CIVICUS Editor-in-Chief, co-director and writer for CIVICUS Lens and co-author of the State of Civil Society Report.
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Civic space – the bedrock of democracy – is scarce and contested

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By Mandeep Tiwana, Chief of Programmes, CIVICUS On 29 and 30 March, the US government, in partnership with Costa Rica, Netherlands, South Korea and Zambia, will co-host the second virtual Summit for Democracy.
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Tunisia’s nascent democracy is fast eroding

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By David Kode, Advocacy and Campaigns Lead at CIVICUS In the space of less than three weeks, Tunisian President Kais Saied has rounded up and arrested at least thirteen people from different walks of life who share one thing in common: they have all publicly criticized the consolidation of power by the president.
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Year in review – Protesters take to the streets across Africa in 2022 despite restrictions

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By Ine Van Severen, Civic Space Researcher at CIVICUS Over the past year, protests have been recorded in more than 30 countries across the continent, finds a new global report by the Civicus Monitor.
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Uyghur Violations a Litmus Test for Global Governance and Rules-Based International Order

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By Mandeep Tiwana, Head of Programs and United Nations Representative at CIVICUS This week is a momentous one for the world’s premier human rights body.
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9/11’s anti-human rights legacy in Eswatini

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By Kgalalelo Gaebee, Communications Officer and David Kode, Lead of Advocacy and Campaigns at CIVICUS Twenty-one years on, the legacy of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 still reverberate.

Une stratégie qui vise à remédier aux systèmes dysfonctionnels 

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Mise à jour de la Secrétaire générale: Mars 2022  Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer l'adoption d'un plan stratégique révisé pour la période allant de 2022 à 2027.
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Dans quelle mesure CIVICUS rend-t-elle compte de ses pratiques en matière de mise à disposition de ressources?

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Chez CIVICUS, la redistribution des fonds à nos membres et partenaires est un moyen essentiel de travailler à la réalisation des objectifs stratégiques de l'alliance.

La solidarité face à l'adversité

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Message de Lysa John, Secrétaire générale de CIVICUS Chers membres et alliés de CIVICUS, Une nouvelle année touche à sa fin.
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Spare a thought for those who are fighting for and dying to protect human rights across the globe

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By David Kode, Advocacy and Campaigns lead at CIVICUS International Human Rights Day 2021 on 10 December is commemorated at a time when being a human rights defender in many countries is risky and, for many, a matter of life and death.
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Can the Summit for Democracy deliver?

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By Aarti Narsee, Civic Space Research Officer at CIVICUS, Susannah Fitzgerald, Coordinator of UK Anti-Corruption Coalition & Karla Mclaren, Government and political relations manager at Amnesty International UK The US-led Summit for Democracy, taking place on the 9-10 December 2021, promises to kick off a year of action to reduce corruption, defend against authoritarianism and protect human rights that will end in an in-person summit in December 2022.
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Two years on, escalating assault on freedoms by the administration

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By Josef Benedict, Civic Space Researcher at CIVICUS Two years on from the election of Gotabaya Rajapaksa as President of Sri Lanka, the state of civic freedoms in the country continues to regress.
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Uganda: Over 50 civil society groups and human rights watchdogs illegally suspended

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Dunia Mekonnen Tegegn, Human Rights Lawyer and Gender Equality Advocate Dunia Mekonnen Tegegn is a human rights lawyer and Penn Kemble Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy.
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From “We the Peoples” to “Our Common Agenda”, the UN is a Work in Progress

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By Mandeep Tiwana, Chief Programmes Officer Although, people around the world generally hold positive opinions about the UN, its ability to respond to global crises remains constrained by state-centric bureaucratic impulses and the assertion of narrow interests by powerful countries.
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The twin tests facing the UN in Afghanistan and Myanmar

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By Mandeep Tiwana, Chief Programmes Officer at CIVICUS Following the negotiated departure of international security forces and overthrow of the internationally backed government in Afghanistan, the Taliban ominously claimed freedom and sovereignty.
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9/11’s legacy: How anti-terrorism laws have become anti-human rights laws

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By Kgalalelo Gaebee, Communications Officer at CIVICUS & David Kode, Advocacy and Campaigns Lead for CIVICUS As the global community commemorates the two decades since the abhorrent attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, it should also be time to reflect on the impact of what followed on human rights and rule of law in Africa.

La planification de scénarios pour un alignement stratégique agile

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Par Tamryn Lee Fourie, Jerusha Govender et Khotso Tsotsotso Pour CIVICUS, et la société civile dans son ensemble, la pandémie de COVID-19 a radicalement changé la façon dont nous travaillons, et le monde dans lequel nous travaillons.
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La relation entre les restrictions de l'espace civique et la montée en flèche des inégalités requiert notre attention urgente

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Message de Lysa John, Secrétaire générale de CIVICUS En mai dernier, nous avons publié la 10ème édition du rapport annuel sur l'état de la société civile.

Nous avons besoin de l'aide de la communauté internationale

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Wai Hnin Pwint Thon, Suisse Wai Hnin Pwint Thon est responsable principale du plaidoyer à Burma Campaign UK (Campagne du Royaume-Uni pour la Birmanie), basée à Genève, en Suisse.

Le coup d'État au Myanmar m'a incité à agir

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 Supyae Yadanar, Dublin, Irlande  Supyae Yadanar est née et a grandi à Yangon et étudie actuellement la médecine au Trinity College de Dublin en Irlande.
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Le coup est une catastrophe pour notre patrie

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Thant Tun, Manchester, Royaume-Uni Thant Tun est impliquée dans la lutte pour la démocratie au Myanmar depuis sa naissance.
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Pandemic and protests show the essential value of civil society

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By Andrew Firmin, Editor-in-Chief at CIVICUS Economic inequality soared while the super-wealthy cashed in.

Il n'y a plus de mots pour décrire la brutalité de l'armée birmane

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Myra Dahgaypaw, Washington D.

Des adolescents de mon âge abandonnent l'école pour protester

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 Bawi Hnem Sung, Texas, les états-unis d'Amérique Bawi Hnem Sung, lycéenne de 17 ans, est également issue de la communauté Chin de Lewisville, au Texas, et fait partie du Chin Club du lycée de Lewisville.

C'est à vous et à moi d'être le pilier de ceux qui luttent actuellement au Myanmar

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 Par Tha Hniang, Texas, les états-unis d'Amérique Par Tha Hniang est une jeune membre de la Bethel Baptist Church of Texas à Lewisville.
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10 world-changing protests you should know about

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By Andrew Firmin, Editor-in-Chief at CIVICUS Protest works.
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3 Reasons Why Relationships are Vital to Expanding Youth Networks

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The Youth Action Team (YAT) and Youth Action Lab at CIVICUS has now had several rounds of calls for candidates to champion youth engagement and civic space.

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