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We are the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law, working to empower civil society through legal and policy frameworks that protect civic freedoms.
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💡NEW blog: How do we move the commitments of the #EUCivilSocietyStrategy from paper to real action?

👉 Read our reflections:
ecnl.org/news/promise...

#EUCivicSpace #Democracy #Participation
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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🚨 ALERT: Tech is a DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD for Civil Society.

​Read my new article on the role of tech in the decline of civic freedoms via @techpolicypress.bsky.social

www.techpolicy.press/civil-societ...
Civil Society Is At Risk—and Tech Is Part Of The Problem | TechPolicy.Press
The time for urgent, rights-based innovation in the aid and tech ecosystems is now, writes Gina Romero.
www.techpolicy.press
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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⏰New GDRC–WSIS statement on the WSIS+20 Outcome Document.
👉 Key asks:
• Safeguards against intrusive, rights-violating technologies
• Protection of encryption, anonymity tools, and free expression
• Attention to AI’s environmental and human rights impacts
www.gp-digital.org/news/gdrc-ws...
GDRC-WSIS Statement on Revision 1 WSIS+20 Outcome Document – Global Partners Digital
www.gp-digital.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Interesting new study on the CoE Framework Convention on #AI 👇
November 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
📢 See you in court? Join us for a new Civic Journalism Coalition Webinar on 27 Nov. 📢

🤔 Are you a journalist or work for a civil society org? Are you interested in how to use journalistic evidence in litigation? And how to defend yourself against #SLAPPs?

➡️ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Our new step-by-step guide walks you through concrete process recommendations for public institutions and private providers designing or using AI tools for public participation.
⏩ Find out more here: ecnl.org/news/bluepri...
Interested in piloting this tool? Get in touch: [email protected].
November 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
🚀 Out now: Framework for Meaningful Engagement 2.0

Civil society & affected communities must be part of #AI development to ensure that platforms & developers create rights-based products.

The #FME 2.0 provides practical suggestions on how to do this: ecnl.org/publications...

#ResponsibleAI
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
✨ Make your voice stronger in shaping #DigitalPolicy!

✍ Apply to a new #CADE training to help you build policy expertise and diplomatic skills!

📅 Ddl: 30 Nov 2025
➡️ Apply now: cadeproject.org/in-focus/cap...
Capacity Development Programme for CSOs 2025–2026 - CADE – Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment
Empowering civil society to shape digital policy The Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is strengthening the ability of civil society organisations (CSOs) – especially those from t...
cadeproject.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
👋 Are you btw 13 and 17? Do you consider yourself an activist? @amnesty.org wants to hear from YOU! 💬

Amnesty collects stories from young people who’ve taken action - online or offline. Whether it’s for climate, equality or any other cause, your voice matters.

📲 survey.zohopublic.eu/zs/ZHEFrJ
Children's Activism
Your response would be greatly appreciated.
survey.zohopublic.eu
November 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🚀 Officially launching LEAD today at #COP30! #LEADwithUs 🌎💚

Join a growing community of defenders, civil society, philanthropy, LEAD champions, and over 100k citizens globally! Let's elevate the voices of environmental human rights defenders in #ClimateAction.

📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXSF...
Leaders Network for Environmental Activists and Defenders #LEAD
Environmental rights defenders often put their lives on the line to defend their territories. The Leaders Network for Environmental Activists and Defenders (LEAD) brings governments, defenders, civil…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
⚠️ The EU must uphold hard-won protections for #digital #HumanRights!

🚨 120+ orgs, unions and defenders urge the EU to halt its planned #DigitalOmnibus proposals - the biggest rollback of digital fundamental rights in EU history.

🇪🇺 Read the open letter:
ecnl.org/news/eu-must...
The EU must uphold hard-won protections for digital human rights
Over 120 civil society organisations, trade unions and defenders urge the EU to halt its planned Digital Omnibus proposals that are part of a broader deregulation agenda.
ecnl.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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As #COP30 begins, a silent war unfolds in courtrooms. Corporations are weaponising the law to silence #ClimateDefenders through #SLAPPs.

🔗 Read on @ipsnews.net : www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/sile...

#ClimateJustice #CivicSpace #SLAPPs #COP30
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
🌎💚 Co-design LEAD’s next phase of work! #LEADwithUs at #COP30 in Belém.

Join today's strategy meeting of LEAD at 15:00

✏️ Register here to attend: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

👉 Find out more about the LEAD: lead-initiative.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🌎💚Are you at #COP30? #LEADwithUs

❇️ Join us today at 16:30 for a reception celebrating LEAD, a global initiative that elevates the voices of environmental human rights defenders in #ClimateAction.

📍 Grassroots Movement for Climate Venue, no registration needed.
👉 lead-initiative.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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🆕 ICNL’s Civic Freedom Monitor has a new look and enhanced functionality!

⏭️ With a more interactive interface and coverage of 50+ countries, it’s easier than ever to explore global trends in civic space laws and policies.

Explore more: icnl.org/cfm

#CivicFreedom #CivicSpace
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
📹 Missed our webinar on #AI & #Democracy?

➡️ Don't worry, you can watch the full recording here:
youtu.be/a9aJHBdrVOY
How to make AI safe for democracy? - AI & Democracy Webinar
During this interactive webinar on AI and democracy, researchers, policymakers, and democracy experts explored both the risks and opportunities that AI presents for democratic systems and public…
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November 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
In our latest newsletter, we are looking ahead to the future. Read about:
👀 The foresight paper on the future of civil societies
🚀 ECNL's new strategy
🌍 Global safeguards for civil disobedience and freedom of association...

... and much more!
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October 31, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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🇨🇿 This three-part Guide offers support to democratic exiles, #HumanRights defenders, and #CivilSociety workers who may relocate to the Czech Republic.

🔎 Get critical legal insights to help ensure compliance and facilitate effective integration: www.icnl.org/post/news/gu...
October 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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NOW OUT: Guidelines on the Right to Peaceful Environmental Protest and Civil Disobedience

📝 A set of Guiding & Operational Principles for the effective protection of peaceful #EnvironmentalProtesters

👉 Full Guidelines (English): unece.org/sites/defaul...

#UNECE #AarhusConvention
October 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Europe's civil society #HumanRightsDefenders are under threat:
-Restrictive legislation
-Crackdown on activists & harassment
-Severe funding crisis
@coe.int states & non-state funders should stand up for civil society, the lifeblood & pillar of democratic society. ⬇️
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
Alarming trends: the crisis facing civil society and human rights defenders in Europe
Strasbourg 09/10/2025
www.coe.int
October 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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🗞️ New #CADE Newsletter (Aug/Sept 2025) is here!

🌐 Explore how CSOs are shaping #DigitalRights & #InternetGovernance
🤝 Read partner updates from across the globe
💡 Discover tools for a more inclusive digital future

👉 Read it now: cadeproject.org/newsletters/...

#LetsTalkDigital #civilsociety
October 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
❔Have you registered yet for our upcoming webinar on AI & Democracy?
Explore with us both the risks and opportunities that AI presents for democratic systems and public participation.
📅 October 14, 2025
🕑 14:00 – 15:30 CET
✏️ Make sure to secure your spot today here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"Young people are not disengaged – they are redefining #participation."

💡 A must-read from @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu on the lessons structured systems of civic participation can learn from the way young people mobilise. 👇
📖 Often labelled as “youth”, young people are taken into account only when it comes to youth issues or in limited spaces like youth councils.

In search of alternative routes, they are developing new forms of civic engagement, rewriting the rules of political participation.

Latest article 👇
Misunderstanding Youth Activism: How Young People Are Rewriting Democracy
Youth activism is redefining democracy as young people create new paths of participation and inclusive political change.
europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu
October 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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💻 You’ve heard of human rights — but what about digital rights?

From censorship to internet shutdowns, our online freedoms are under threat.

🎥 Watch the new #CADE video: Yhttps://youtu.be/bZzKmZFHA1w?si=bBX5DHyUXOLNhGiz

#DigitalRights #LetsTalkDigital #OnlineFreedom
October 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
#AI impact assessments without #participation of affected groups are just empty, tick-box exercises that don’t address the real-life #HumanRights concerns.

A new report from @cecuconsumo.bsky.social shows how #CivilSociety makes the process more transparent, inclusive and impactful. ‪⤵️
🚨 ¡Nuevo informe clave! 📘Descubre cómo las evaluaciones de impacto (EIDFs) en derechos fundamentales pueden ser la primera línea de defensa frente a los riesgos de la IA.
🔗 cecu.es/publicacione...
#IAConDerechos
October 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM