12 November 2025 the European Commission adopted the EU Strategy for Civil Society in which the challenge of shrinking civic space is well highlighted. For example the Strategy: Acknowledges that civil society needs an enabling, safe and supportive environment
RESILIENT project team invited you to take part in Resilience and Adaptation Assessment for Civil Society
In recent years, an array of restrictive “crisis” measures—ranging from foreign-agent registration laws and draconian anti-drug propaganda statutes to LGBTQI+ censorship rules and steep cuts in global health funding
On 8th September 2025 the UN Human Rights Council adopted a Resolution on the human rights implications of drug policy.
“Keep UNAIDS — the HIV response in EECA is not finished” is the main message of the statement from the regional networks of Eastern Europe & Central Asia”
Growing Against All Odds: Mapping funding for intersectional organizing in the CEECCNA regions
Informal discussions ahead of the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC60) have already spotlighted the shrinking space for civil society in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) region.
First time ever European Commission is developing a dedicated Strategy to ensure support to and cooperation with civil society across all areas of European Union activities.
RESILIENT Project is looking for 10 Focal Points from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan (1 per country) to provide information on shrinking space and criminalization of key populations.
16th June 2025 marked a deadline for providing input for the UNGA-80th thematic report on “Freedom of assembly and association rights, collective action and human solidarity facing existential threat: preserving the fundamental principles”
