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New regulation obliges CSOs to register with the Office against Terrorist Financing

Venezuela Impact | Negative Civicus Rating | Repressed On March 30, the Venezuelan government released through the Official Gazette an administrative measure that obliges civil society organizations to register in the Unified Registry of Subjects Obligated by the Organic Law against Organized Crime and Financing of Terrorism, approved in 2012.   Ruling No. 001-2021 establishes the […]

Landmark Escazú Agreement on environmental human rights enters into force

Latin America Last April 22, the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean, better known as the Escazú Agreement, entered into force. Signed in September 2018 by 24 countries and so far ratified by just 12, it came after six years […]

“Blaming the messenger”: five Latin American presidents against NGOs

Latin America It is legitimate in principle for presidents to defend their actions in the face of allegations or accusations, uphold their ideals and respond to proposals from other political or social actors. What is not valid is taking refuge in their investiture to misrepresent or provoke those who in one way or another criticize […]

The opposition promotes a bill to regulate by law the access to public information

Bolivia Impact | Positive Probability | Medium Civicus Rating | Obstructed Deputy Carlos Alarcón, head of the opposition bench of the Comunidad Ciudadana Party – the second largest in the Chamber of Deputies – presented an initiative to regulate access to public information and ensure transparency in state management.  This bill recognizes access to information […]