While donors partner with civil society to counter shrinking civic space, their rigid funding systems can undermine progress. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on new business models for human rights. Español
The state is the only force large enough to defend workers’ rights from big business, so why is it so often batting for the wrong team?
The aid community often ignores the wishes of the very people it’s supposed to be helping. The world needs a more bottom-up approach to development. A contribution to openGlobalRights’ closing space for civil society debate. Español
Working together, the UN and civil society are using innovative legal action to protect fundamental human rights and re-open lost civic spaces. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on closing space. Español
Though he should be focused on governments, the new High Commissioner for Human Rights will also need to hold senior UN officials to account for undermining rights, as recent events in Kenya show.
Le Kenya a présenté en octobre un projet de loi qui aurait plafonné le financement étranger des ONG et exigé que l'argent transite par un organisme gouvernemental. La loi semblait sonner le glas pour une société civile dynamique. Suite à une pression locale et internationale soutenue, le projet de
In October Kenya introduced legislation capping foreign funding to NGOs and requiring that money be channeled through a government body. Though narrowly defeated, the law looked to be a death-knell for a vibrant civil society sector. But Kenya – and the region – is not out of the woods yet. A cont
