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Hong Kong: another step closer to China

Hard-line pro-Beijing security chief takes power in a walkover election

Civil society campaigning achieves forced labour victory in Uzbekistan

Seventeen years of advocacy and activism leads to the end of state-imposed forced and child labour in country’s cotton industry

EUROPE

Fresh hope for civil society: right-wing populist defeated in Slovenia

Victory of new party raises hope that civic freedoms will be respected

SOUTH ASIA

India: hijab row the latest show of Hindu nationalism

Right-wing populist politicians target Muslim women to inflame divisions and win elections

EAST AFRICA

Game not over: resistance against East African Crude Oil Pipeline

Victories of civil society campaign on financing sow doubts on project’s fate

LATEST ARTICLES

South Africa: the deadly impacts of climate change

Civil society responds to huge floods that left hundreds dead and thousands homeless

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

SOUTHERN AFRICA

24.May.2022

Pandemic treaty: will the world be ready for the next crisis?

Civil society perspectives needed to shape treaty to improve pandemic performance

Nigeria: students hope to go back to school

University students demand government reaches an agreement with striking teachers so classes can resume

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

WEST AFRICA

20.May.2022

Indonesia: breakthrough on gender-based violence

Long-term civil society advocacy pays off with passing of law against forced marriage and sexual abuse

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SOUTHEAST ASIA

19.May.2022

STATE OF CIVIL SOCIETY REPORT 2021

INTERVIEWS

LEBANON | 25.MAY.2022

‘The political youth movement was a major pillar of the opposition to the ruling class’

LEBANON | 23.MAY.2022

‘This election has brought to the forefront new voices speaking about rights’

PHILIPPINES | 20.MAY.2022

‘We fear the democracy those before us fought so hard for will be erased’

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#HRDs are the backbone of civil society, defending #humanrights and challenging the status quo.💪 The new Lifeline guide for narrative change offers defenders tools to amplify their work and assert a more positive, future-oriented narrative. https://www.csolifeline.org/narrative-change

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Join @LysaJohnSA at #OGCconference22 on 31 May 9am CET.

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will be discussing the emerging global crisis of #governance, and sharing sharp insights 🔎
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Don't miss out on your favourite session! #OGCconference22

Register online or in-person to join us for part of, or the whole day:✏️ http://undpogc.eventbrite.com/

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Celebrate what you stand for instead of criticizing what you oppose! ✨Learn these and other tips in Lifeline’s Guide for Narrative Change and start to change the way your #humanrights organization is viewed in your community! 🌍 https://www.csolifeline.org/narrative-change

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🇿🇦 CSOs such as @HopeSAorg have been stepping in to bring some relief to the lives & livelihoods of millions affected by devasting floods that hit the eastern region of the country. How is civil society helping people cope?

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There are many ways in which (I)NGOs can work with the Council of Europe:

💡actual partnership
💡providing info to different bodies such as the @ECHR_CEDH or @CommissionerHR
💡aiding the work of monitoring bodies and many others.

🔖How to get involved: https://www.coe.int/civil-society

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La sociedad civil debe garantizar que el #TratadoPandémico esté a la altura de las circunstancias, controlando la adhesión de los Estados y exigiendo rendición de cuentas, ¿Qué mecanismos podríamos proponer desde la sociedad civil?
+ info: https://web.civicus.org/TratadoPandemiasES #CIVICUSLens

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🇱🇧 Lebanon:'this election has brought to the forefront new voices speaking about rights & pointing the way forward out of the current crisis." -Lina Abou Habib of @AsfariInstitute on CSO's role in the recent general election https://web.civicus.org/LinaAbouHabib2

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A #PandemicTreaty is being drafted & civil society plays a crucial role in ensuring that the treaty is up to task through monitoring adherence of states & demanding accountability. What mechanisms could civil society propose? 👉🏾 https://web.civicus.org/PandemicTreatyEn
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🇳🇬 Nigeria: Frustrated & angry students such as @activistfem have started a protest movement in the face of the four-month teachers’ strike in public universities across the country.
What are the demands of the #EndASUUStrike movement?
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