Monthly Archives: August 2023
Ukraine: Training for Journalists on Documenting International Crimes
30 August 2023. [Текст українською йде далі] The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) and the Regional Press Development Institute (RPDI) provided a training programme for Ukrainian experts and journalists last week based on our Manual for Journalists on Collecting and Preserving Information About International Crimes. The core idea behind the programme is that journalists … Continue reading
Myanmar: NGO Law Imposes Severe Restrictions on Civil Society
21 August 2023. The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) released today its Analysis of the Organisation Registration Law, or NGO Law, which was adopted in late 2022 by Myanmar’s military junta, which has claimed lawmaking authority since the February 2021 coup. The NGO Law imposes substantial restrictions on both domestic and international NGOs. It … Continue reading
Myanmar: Baseline Study on Access to Information Post-Coup
[Burmese text follows] 14 August 2023. The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) and the Hope Organization are today launching a baseline Study on Access to Information in Myanmar: Changes in How Health CSOs Access Information. The Study, which relied on a survey of 60 CSOs operating in Myanmar, assessed the state of access to … Continue reading