CIVICUS global civil society alliance condemns the guilty verdict against Chow Hang-Tung. The human rights defender was criminalised for ‘subversion’ under the draconian national…
CIVICUS discusses Sweden's new migration laws with John Stauffer, legal director and deputy executive director of Civil Rights Defenders, a Swedish civil society organisation…
A CIVICUS discute o referendo constitucional na Guiné-Bissau, marcado para 30 de agosto, com Bubacar Turé, presidente da Liga Guineense dos Direitos Humanos, uma organização da sociedade civil…
CIVICUS discusses Guinea-Bissau's 30 August constitutional referendum with Bubacar Turé, president of the Guinean League of Human Rights, a civil society organisation (CSO) dedicated…
CIVICUS discusses recent protests in Tunisia with a member of the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES), a civil society organisation (CSO)…
CIVICUS discusses civil society's campaign against gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide with Sabrina Walter, founder and executive director of Women For Change, a South…
CIVICUS discusses the state's response to Venezuela's 24 June earthquakes with volunteers who took part in relief efforts. They have asked to remain anonymous…
CIVICUS discusses the European Union's (EU) new Pact on Migration and Asylum with Chiara Catelli, Project and Advocacy Officer at the Platform for International…
CIVICUS discusses the rights of women and minorities under Taliban rule in Afghanistan with Rahima Danishyar, an Afghan independent civil society activist. Since returning…
CIVICUS discusses civil society's campaign against the Pax Silica hub in the Philippines with Cathleen de Guzman, National Coordinator of Kalikasan People's Network for…
CIVICUS makes UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) submissions on civil society space in Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, and Venezuela. The United Nations Human Rights Council's…
By Deepthy Menon, Strategy and Narratives Facilitator, Urgent Action Fund Asia and Pacific Across Southeast Asia, artists and cultural rights defenders are increasingly being…
On 24 June, two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela. According to official figures, they left 6,125 people dead, 16,740 injured and around 24,000 displaced,…
CIVICUS discusses Zambia's upcoming presidential election with Linda Kasonde, Founder and Executive Director of LCK Freedom Foundation, a Zambian civil society organisation working to…
Statement on International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples Each year on 9 August, the international community marks the International Day of the World's Indigenous…
CIVICUS discusses digital platforms and the rights of children and young people with Soledad Magnone, a Uruguayan sociologist and founder and director of Jaaklac,…
CIVICUS discusses civil society's campaign against beach privatisation in Italy with Danilo Ruggiero, Local President of Mare Libero, an organisation that advocates for free…
CIVICUS discusses the challenges posed by Paraguay's 'anti-NGO law' with Hugo González, executive director of the Paraguayan Network of LGBTQ+ Artists (REPAR+), a civil…
CIVICUS calls on Moroccan authorities and the international community to provide safety and justice for Sahrawi human rights defender (HRD) Naama Asfari. While welcoming reports that he ended a 47-day hunger strike on 24 July 2026, we remain deeply concerned about his…
CIVICUS discusses Algeria's recent parliamentary election with Zakaria Benlahrech, a lawyer and director of the Foundation for the Promotion of Rights, an Algerian civil…
By Inés M. Pousadela, Head of Research and AnalysisThe most interesting conversations I had at ISTR 2026 kept circling back to a single question: what…
CIVICUS global civil society alliance warns of faltering civic space under the new Bangladeshi government. Evidence suggests that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is further restricting civic freedoms. It has also failed to enact reforms proposed by the interim government which replaced former PM…
CIVICUS discusses India's Cockroach Janta Party movement with Harshit Singh, a young activist, poet and storyteller who took part in protests in Delhi. In…
By Mandeep Singh Tiwana, CIVICUS Secretary General and Devyani Kacker, human rightgs lawyer At CIVICUS, we are increasingly being asked by funders how they should…
By Mandeep Tiwana, CIVICUS Secretary General Fifty years ago, India was in the midst of the Emergency. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s government had suspended civil…
The United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development convened from 7 to 15 July 2026 under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council…
CIVICUS speaks about China's recently implemented Ethnic Unity Law with Gulchehra Hoja, a correspondent for Reporters Without Borders and a Uyghur activist and journalist…
CIVICUS discusses women's rights under Taliban rule with a member of the Afghan section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF),…
Together with partners, we have written to the international community urging immediate action to condemn and respond to the escalating repression of civil society,…
CIVICUS discusses the environmental threat posed by a luxury coastal resort project in Albania with Anouk Puymartin, Head of Policy for BirdLife Europe and…
CIVICUS discusses disinformation campaigns targeting the LGBTQI+ community in Armenia with Hripsime Kizogyan, Executive Director of Pink Armenia, a community-based organisation that defends the…
By Inés M. Pousadela, Head of Research and AnalysisJosé Rubén Zamora, founder of elPeriódico, Guatemala’s now-defunct leading investigative newspaper, spent 1,295 days in detention before a court granted him…
A message from CIVICUS Secretary General, Mandeep S. Tiwana As we navigate a period of profound tumult, moments of collective reflection and strategic alignment are…
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