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A civil stand against despots and demagogues in a time of democratic decline

A continued rise in authoritarianism across the globe, extreme military and economic power concentrated in the hands of elites,...
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Oxfam chief: If we don’t solve inequality, we won’t move forward

Donald Trump's administration is cutting humanitarian aid, non-profit organizations around the world are facing the introduction of laws on...
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Living Stories of Change: What Can Activists from the Global South Teach Us?

Right now, human rights are under threat in 116 of the world’s 195 countries. From discussions in the US...
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Disinformation intensifies worldwide

BANGKOK – Disinformation is undermining democracy. This was the declaration of around 1,000 activists who attended the International Civil...
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Civil Society: Challenges and Prospects (Жарандык коом: Чакырыктар жана келечек)

International Civil Society Week, which brings together nearly 1,000 people from around the world in Bangkok, Thailand's capital, discussed...
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Measuring government’s human rights compliance via Rights Tracker

BANGKOK – Human rights violations tend to occur in secret, making the data underreported or even unreported. Human Rights...
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Beyond the Philippines: Right to protest under fire in many countries

BANGKOK — In the Philippines, the major anti-corruption protest of over 100,000 individuals on September 21 resulted in a...
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World Civil Society Meeting Held in Bangkok

Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, was the site of International Civil Society Week, bringing together nearly 1,000 people from...
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Day 4 of ICSW: Final Plenary in Session

The final day of #ICSW2025 is here, and the energy is still high as we head into the Final...
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