5 lessons from 3 years of #RiskAssessments under the #DSA
๐ Read our new policy brief on how #BigTech platforms' reports, and the implementation of the Digital Services Act, can be strengthened: ecnl.org/publications...
๐ด Tomorrow, women take to the streets. States must facilitate, not repress.
On #IWD2026, I call on all authorities to protect women's right to peaceful protest.
The streets belong to women. ๐งต Read my full statement: mailchi.mp/09a8ee1af4ae...
#8M #WomenDefenders #FoAA
Navigating the Foreign Agents Registration Act - 1
๐ Navigating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) can be complex for nonprofits.
Our new briefer explains the law, why it matters, and steps organizations can take to navigate compliance in a shifting legal landscape.
Read the briefer: www.icnl.org/our-work/us-...
When aid is cut, it is not only funding that disappears: #CivilSociety weakens.
One year after the U.S. aid freeze, thousands of organizations have closed or been forced to alter their missions.
#FreedomOfAssociation is at stake.
๐ www.ipsnews.net/2026/03/the-...
๐ข ๐๐๐ฐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก: ๐๐จ๐ฐ #๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Repression no longer stops at national borders. Our new report explores how AI is making it faster, more scalable, and harder to detect, looking at AI-enabled surveillance, AI platforms and policy gaps.
๐ฅ ecnl.org/publications...
We stand with Greenpeace
We stand in solidarity with Greenpeace.
A US court awarded Energy Transfer $345 million. @greenpeace.org will appeal & continues its #antiSLAPP lawsuit against the company under the #EUโs new directive.
This is bigger than Greenpeace. Public participation is the backbone of democracy. #TimeToResist
Infographic titled โHuman Rights at Stake: Top 10 Human Rights Trendsโ on a green background. Ten white line icons with short labels: protracted wars and civilian harm; security first, human rights sidelined; multilateral legitimacy crisis; eroding human rights leadership; far-right normalisation and welfare capture; gender backlash and rollback of womenโs and LGBTQ rights; closing civic space to consolidate power; defenders delegitimised, including in exile; environmental rights eroded, defenders targeted; information integrity under pressure: AI and disinformation. Human Rights Compass logo appears at the bottom right.
โ๏ธ Human Rights At Stake โ๏ธ
Mapped by 120+ human rights defenders and experts as the global realignment hardens into a fractured order, and civic space, equality, and accountability come under pressure
โก๏ธ10 Global Human Rights Trends humanrightscompass.org#kpg_17808
๐ฃ Call for Input: the #UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) launched an online survey on #CivicSpace
๐๏ธ DDL: Friday, 6 March 2026
โถ๏ธ Find more info here: www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...
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March 4 | Digital Governance Working Group 2026 โ Session 1
Join us online to map collaboration opportunities and strengthen Global NorthโGlobal South partnerships for inclusive, human-centric internet governance.
๐ EN/FR/ES interpretation available
๐ Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The Global Nonprofits Guide now covers 78 countries!
๐๏ธMore countries, more info! The Global Nonprofits Guide just got bigger - now covering information on nonprofit laws in 78 countries, including Germany, France and Switzerland โ and many more.
Explore whatโs new: www.globalnonprofitsguide.org
GNG is powered by DLA Piper, ECNL and PILnet.
๐ MACS partners are: bsky.app/profile/civi... , Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law, bsky.app/profile/nyte... , Le Mouvement associatif, รkotรกrs Alapรญtvรกny , bsky.app/profile/nhc-... , OFOP, FDSC Romania
โถ๏ธ Find all the tried-and-tested methodology and more info here: www.ecnl.org/macs
๐ Stay tuned: in May, the upcoming Civic Space Report by the European Civic Forum will provide more analysis across Europe.
#MACS #EUCivicSpace
๐ ๐๐๐ฐ: ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐
Powered by #MACS, the reports offer fresh insights and point to the actions needed to better protect civic freedoms in Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland and Romania.
๐ Download: www.ecnl.org/macs
๐๏ธโ๐จ๏ธ To protect fundamental rights, #AI -enabled #NationalSecurity initiatives require urgent limits, argue Ashwin Prabu and ECNL's @marle.bsky.social in this new Tech Policy Press blog:
๐ซ Letting #AI providers hide the fact that they exempted themselves from the #AIActโs requirements is not simplification. It's the weakening of transparency safeguards.
With 60 orgs and experts, we call on EU to reject harmful proposals as part of the AI Omnibus: www.accessnow.org/press-releas...
๐ก New report by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network BIRN on how invasive #surveillance technology is used against pro-democracy protesters in #Serbia #Georgia:
balkaninsight.com/2026/01/28/f...
Join ECNL's Supervisory Council! DDL: 10 Feb 2026
๐ Join us in shaping the next chapter of ECNL's journey! ๐
Weโre looking for dedicated and forward-thinking individuals to ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ.
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CADEโs December newsletter is out!
Highlights from 2025 include:
๐ Civil society using the UN UPR to track digital rights commitments
๐ New resources to help CSOs engage in digital policy & technical spaces
๐ Youth Voices for Digital Rights creative action
AND MORE!
๐ mailchi.mp/diplomacy/ca...
ECNL newsletter
๐ซ Look back at 2025 w/ our newsletter, bringing you:
๐ขpractical resources and tools you can put into practice, like the new guide on how to do innovation right with #FRIAs;
๐ต research to inform your work on #democracy, #AI, #foresight ... & much more.
Sign up for 2026: mailchi.mp/ecnl/2025-in...
Ireland has one of the world's highest concentrations of data centers. The expansion has reshaped the grid & deepened fossil fuel use. As the EU pushes to triple data center capacity, Ireland offers a warning. Read our investigation with AlgorithmWatch.
Title slide reading โMaking institutions listen despite institutional inaction.โ Presented at the CSO Meter Hub Virtual Learning and Conversation Sessions on 16 December 2025. The slide shows the Progress & Change Partnerships logo and names Florian Irminger as President.
Presentation slide titled โProblem statement: Institutional inaction.โ The slide lists internal fractures within the EU, Council of Europe, OSCE and United Nations, and notes a lack of political courage from institutional leadership. It includes references to Azerbaijan and Georgia, a quote by Martin Griffiths calling on the UN to recover its courage, and a QR code linking to Human Rights Compass recommendations.
Slide titled โFractured Order: Relevance for civil society.โ The slide explains how internal institutional challenges affect expectations and strategies for civil society, and highlights a growing role in holding institutions accountable. Images of two reports on Azerbaijanโs human rights situation are displayed on the right.
Slide titled โAttention to Belarus: Long haul.โ The slide presents a timeline from 2010 to 2021 showing sustained civil society and UN engagement on Belarus, including Human Rights Council resolutions, the appointment of a UN Special Rapporteur and the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry. The slide includes photos related to civil society work in Vilnius and documentation of UN non-cooperation by Belarus.
Great exchange with @ecnl.bsky.social colleagues on how civil society can hold international organisations accountable and advance human rights.
Belarus reminds us that this is a long haul (I remember the Jan 2011 civil society meeting well) ๐คโค๏ธ๐ค
Cover for publication titled "A Guide to Fundamental Rights Impact Assessments (FRIA) under the EU AI Act", DIHR and ECNL logo
๐ New: Guide to Fundamental Rights Impact Assessments ๐
How can #FRIAs be conducted meaningfully & in line with the #AIAct?
๐ Here's a clear roadmap from ECNL & DIHR for deployers of high-risk AI systems - and anyone seeking to deploy AI responsibly - to do so.
๐ ecnl.org/publications...
banner for webinar by the Civic Journalism Coalition, Lighthouse Reports, EDRI, ECNL logos
๐ข How can journalists and civil society work together? What are the best practices for effective collaboration?
๐ต Join this Civic Journalism Coalition Webinar TODAY with ECNL, @disclose.ngo, @lighthousereports.com and EDRI:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Amsterdam's journey in participatory AI development, circular yellow elements and also a white blue circle as well as an icon with a group of people
๐ซถ Responsible #AI works best when people collaborate.
In #Amsterdam, the municipality, technical team and citizens co-created an AI system using ECNLโs Framework for Meaningful Engagement: putting public interest and trust at the centre.
Find out more here: ecnl.org/news/amsterd...
We are searching for an editor/proofreader. for the monitoring action for civic space project. Apply by 8 December 2025. Link in the post.
โ Experienced editor/proofreader (5+ yrs reviewing analytical reports, civic freedoms terminology) wanted for the Monitoring Action for Civic Space (#MACS) project.
๐ You will review 7 country reports to ensure clarity, consistency & accuracy.
Apply by 8 December: ecnl.org/job-openings
#Hiring
New Case Study, Participatory Democracy in Action, Group of people in black and white in a circle in a discussion. Watercolor pattern in the back.
๐๐ณ๐ฑ How can people in the Netherlands eat, consume goods, and travel more sustainably? Today, the Dutch National #CitizensAssembly on #Climate presents its answers to this question.
๐ก Read more on the power of involving people in the decisions that shape their lives: ecnl.org/news/citizen...
colourful circles against the backdrop of a crowd
๐กNEW blog: How do we move the commitments of the #EUCivilSocietyStrategy from paper to real action?
๐ Read our reflections:
ecnl.org/news/promise...
#EUCivicSpace #Democracy #Participation
๐จ ALERT: Tech is a DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD for Civil Society.
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โRead my new article on the role of tech in the decline of civic freedoms via @techpolicypress.bsky.social
www.techpolicy.press/civil-societ...
โฐNew GDRCโWSIS statement on the WSIS+20 Outcome Document.
๐ Key asks:
โข Safeguards against intrusive, rights-violating technologies
โข Protection of encryption, anonymity tools, and free expression
โข Attention to AIโs environmental and human rights impacts
www.gp-digital.org/news/gdrc-ws...
Interesting new study on the CoE Framework Convention on #AI ๐
