Freedom of assembly UNITED KINGDOM: Policing Bill about to become ‘a very damaging piece of legislation’ for human rights defenders 28 April 2022
Freedom of expression POLAND: LGBT+ rights defender NGO ‘Atlas of Hate’ battling multiple legal cases (joint communication between UN and Polish government) 28 April 2022
Freedom of association LITHUANIA: Criminalisation of solidarity at the border with Belarus as migrants and asylum seekers are pushed back 22 April 2022
Freedom of association ITALY: Migrant rights defender NGO accused of encouraging illegal immigration 19 April 2022
Freedom of expression HUNGARY: NGOs fined for calling for protest votes in anti-LGBT+ rights referendum 11 April 2022
Freedom of expression FRANCE: Civil society’s open letter calls to end a police cell’s activities against environmental defenders, as missions are ruled illegal by court 6 April 2022
Access to funding POLAND: Lex Woś adds pressure on NGOs already strained by the humanitarian situation 6 April 2022
Access to funding SLOVENIA: New research on the state of civic freedoms ahead of elections 6 April 2022
Initiatives and campaigns OPEN LETTER: CSOs call on the EU to directly support civil society providing for refugees from Ukraine 5 April 2022
COVID-19 crisis REPORT: The implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on fundamental rights and civic space 5 April 2022
Access to funding STATEMENT: Civil society recommendations for an ambitious rule of law report in 2022 5 April 2022
Freedom of expression HUNGARY: New report on the role of Hungarian capital in foreign media 5 April 2022
Freedom of assembly REPORT: Most EU governments are neglecting their democracies, according to CSO analysis on rule of law 4 April 2022