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Who is CIVICUS?

CIVICUS is a global alliance of civil society organisations and activists dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world. Launched in 2002 and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, we have more than 10,000 members in over 175 countries.

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February 29, 2024

Rights Groups Letter to F1 CEO Ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix: 20 Years of Sportswashing

Together with other human rights organisations, we've written to the F1 CEO expressing our concerns about Bahrain’s use of the F1 Grand Prix to…
January 23, 2024

Open letter to Sri Lankan government: Withdraw Online Safety Bill to protect people’s rights and…

Hon. Minister Tiran Alles, Minister for Public Security of Sri Lanka We, the undersigned organisations committed to protecting freedom of speech and expression, are…
December 13, 2023

Cambodia: Open letter on human rights and democratic threats in the upcoming senate elections

Open Letter raising grave concerns over the Human Rights Situation in Cambodia and serious democratic threats in the upcoming 2024 Cambodia Senate Election To:…
November 09, 2023

Call to reverse decision to suspend funding to 11 Palestinian and Israeli CSOs

ArabicMr. Ignazio Cassis Department of Foreign Affairs SwitzerlandFederal Palace West3003 Bern Dear Mr. Cassis, We, as representatives of civil society organisations from different regions of the…
October 30, 2023

COP28 : make participation inclusive for all including for UAE activists

Arabic The up-coming United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference 2023, also known as Conference of Parties (COP28), taking place in  Dubai, United Arab Emirates…
October 18, 2023

Open Letter on Myanmar: the UN must hold the military junta accountable

To: Member States of the United Nations General Assembly CC: The United Nations Secretary-General Open Letter: The UN General Assembly must take decisive action…
July 27, 2023

Philippines: Halt harassment against human rights defenders

  President of the Republic of the Philippines Malacañang Palace Compound P. Laurel St., San Miguel, Manila The Philippines. Dear President Marcos, Jr., Philippines:…
July 11, 2023

Singapore: Online Criminal Harms Act another legal instrument to suppress civic space

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation are deeply concerned over Singapore’s recently passed Online…

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What is The CIVICUS Monitor?

The CIVICUS Monitor is an online platform that tracks threats to civil society in all countries across the globe.

Use this interactive map to learn the state of civic space (the space for civil society) and fundamental freedoms in any country.  Civic space is rated as either closed, repressed, obstructed, narrowed or open.

CIVIC SPACE AT A GLANCE

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number of countries with closed, repressed or obstructed civic space
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(%) percentage of the world’s population that live in a country with ‘open’ civic space
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number of human rights defenders killed in 2017 for their peaceful work (Source: DefendDefenders)

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