Monitoring civic space

Monitoring frameworks to analyse different dimensions of and impacts on civic space. Tools to measure priorities, address changes, track and respond to key civic space trends.

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July 2024

Tracking civic space trends

by United Nations Human Rights Office to the High Commissioner

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2024

Election Watch for the Digital Age

by Freedom House

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2024

Mapping Paper: Realising Protection for Human Rights Defenders and Civil Society Organisations in Europe

by European Civic Forum

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2024

Pathways Paper: Realising Protection for Human Rights Defenders and Civil Society Organisations in Europe

by European Civic Forum

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2024

Foreign Influence Registration Laws and Civil Society

by International Center for Not-for-Profit Law

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January 2023

Civic Space in West Africa: Trends, Threats and Futures

by Spaces for Change

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April 2021

The impacts of AML/CFT regulations on civic space and human rights

by Transparency International

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December 2020

CSO Meter – Assessing the civil society environment in Eastern Partnership Countries

by Simona Ognenovska, Luben Panov and Eszter Hartay; CSI; TIAC; Promo-LEX Association; UCIPR

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November 2020

Resiliency+ Framework: A Guide for Civil Society to Thrive in Uncertain Times

by Partners Global

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October 2020

Community Engagement Toolbox

by the 6 Regional Communication and Coordination Platforms, as part of the Global Fund’s Community, Right and Gender Strategic Initiative

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2020

Civic Freedom Monitor

by The International Centre for Not-for-Profit Law

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October 2019

Civic Space Monitoring Tool: Understanding what is happening in civic space at a local and national level

by Oxfam

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May 2019

Closing Civic and Political Spaces: Exploring opportunities for CSOs in the MENA region to advocate for claiming spaces

by Innovation for Change – The Middle East and North Africa

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March 2017

Guide to Reporting Civic Space: Media Toolkit

by CIVICUS

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March 2017

Civil Society Support Mechanisms: A Directory

by CIVICUS

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December 2014

Civil Society Organisational Capacity Tracking Tool

by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund

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Expert organisations and programmes

Better Coordination Tool

a central coordination platform for civil society responses to emerging civic space situations

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Civic Space Watch I Monitoring Civic Space in Europe

You can reach out to Civic Space Watch in case you experienced or observed a civic space restriction in Europe, either to get support, send an alert or to check out helpful resources.

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CIVICUS Monitor

A research initiative to track the civic space situation around the world

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EU System for an Enabling Environment

The Early Warning and Monitoring Mechanism is designed to enable civil society actors, the EU and the Flexible Support Mechanism (FSM) to anticipate and react to changes in the enabling environment.

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International Center for Not-for-Profit Law

works to improve the legal environment for civil society, philanthropy, and public participation around the world

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Machine Learning for Peace

is committed to harnessing the power of machine learning and data analytics to enhance democracy promotion and crisis response efforts worldwide

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