Shrinking Civic Space: The legal and political environment for CSOs in seven Asian countries

This publication “Shrinking Civic Space: The legal and political environment for CSOs in seven Asian countries” is a compendium of CSO perspective papers that assess the legal, regulatory, policy,  financial and political environment affecting civil society and CSOs in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, and Sri Lanka. A regional overview highlights the similarities and nuances of the country papers, and synthesizes the recommendations to broaden civic space for CSOs in the region.

 

 

Founded in 1979, ANGOC is a regional association of national and regional networks of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Asia, actively engaged in food security, agrarian reform, sustainable agriculture, participatory governance, and rural development.