CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation

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Found in 1993, CIVICUS is a global alliance of civil society organisations and activists dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society around the world.

đź“Ł Here's the news: CIVICUS Lens now has a home on Instagram!For years, CIVICUS Lens has published interviews and analysi...
08/10/2026

đź“Ł Here's the news: CIVICUS Lens now has a home on Instagram!

For years, CIVICUS Lens has published interviews and analysis on civil society action around the world, following the activists and movements that defend human rights and organise for change. ✊

Every day, we will share interviews and stories from people standing up for human rights and civic freedoms, in their own words.

Join us and help these stories reach more people. Follow CIVICUSLens: web.civicus.org/lens-instagram

08/10/2026

At , we raised concerns about the challenges facing civil society engagement at the UN.

We called for action to:
🔵 Protect activists and civil society members from reprisals for engaging with the UN
🔵 Ensure human rights mandates and mechanisms have the resources they need to do their work
🔵 Make sure UN reforms strengthen, rather than weaken, civil society participation
🔵 Safeguard meaningful access for civil society across UN processes and spaces

Read our statement ➡️web.civicus.org/HRC63-Reprisals

: Record parliamentary supermajority for Putin after authorities bar the sole peace party.What does an election look li...
07/10/2026

: Record parliamentary supermajority for Putin after authorities bar the sole peace party.

What does an election look like when there is no real opposition? In Russia’s latest parliamentary election, the answer was clear. The only registered party openly opposing the war in Ukraine was barred from the ballot. United Russia, the party backing Vladimir Putin, went on to win a record 349 of 450 seats.

But behind the overwhelming result was a campaign marked by arrests, intimidation, restricted election observation and allegations of manipulated votes and inflated turnout.

And while the war was largely absent from the campaign, its consequences are becoming harder to ignore. Ukrainian drone strikes are disrupting daily life inside Russia, while repression at home continues to silence critics, journalists, activists and civil society.

With civic space closed and genuine opposition pushed out, the election offered little chance for voters to challenge the government or its war.

Read the full article: web.civicus.org/Russia-elections

06/10/2026

Repressive laws in continue to be used to criminalise human rights defenders and imprison activists.

CIVICUS welcomes the UN Special Rapporteur's report and calls on the Human Rights Council, member states and the UN to push for the immediate release of detained activists, the dropping of all charges against them, and the repeal of restrictive laws.

Our statement: web.civicus.org/HRC63-Cambodia

05/10/2026

At , we highlighted that only 17 of the UN Human Rights Council's 47 members provide an environment where people can exercise fundamental freedoms without fear of persecution.

Membership of the Council comes with a responsibility to uphold the highest human rights standards.

Read our full statement at web.civicus.org/HRC63-GuidanceNote

: LUCHA RDC activist Jacques Issongo Mfutu speaks to CIVICUS about the upcoming constitutional referendum and warns abo...
02/10/2026

: LUCHA RDC activist Jacques Issongo Mfutu speaks to CIVICUS about the upcoming constitutional referendum and warns about democratic erosion. The proposed constitutional amendments could open the door to a third presidential term for FĂ©lix Tshisekedi.

With the country still at war, he explains what's at stake for democratic alternation and how civil society is mobilising for constitutional order.

'The Constitution belongs to Congolese people, not to a majority, a president or the opposition. Protecting it is a collective responsability.'

Read the interview: web.civicus.org/Jacques-Issongo

02/10/2026

Russia's crackdown on civil society is no longer confined within its borders.

In a joint statement with Human Rights House Foundation we raised concerns at about how the same repressive laws used to silence activists in Russia are increasingly being used to target those forced into exile.

Read more: https://web.civicus.org/HRC63-Russia

01/10/2026

Bahrain has been placed on the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist following growing concerns over restrictions on civic freedoms.

In joint advocacy with SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights we raised these issues at the UN Human Rights Council and called for greater protection of civic space and human rights. https://web.civicus.org/HRC63-Bahrain

: The far right lost support. But did its ideas already win?For years, the Sweden Democrats pushed increasingly hostile...
01/10/2026

: The far right lost support. But did its ideas already win?

For years, the Sweden Democrats pushed increasingly hostile policies towards migrants. As the party gained support, mainstream parties moved in the same direction – and tougher migration rules became law.

Now, the far right has suffered an electoral setback. But many of the policies it championed remain, affecting where migrants can live, whether families can stay together and even how safely people can access public services.

The election may have changed Sweden’s political landscape. The bigger question is whether the country will change course on migrants’ rights.

Read the full article: web.civicus.org/Sweden-election-2026

: How can you make the world more democratic while leaving your own people out of the conversation?BRICS brings togethe...
29/09/2026

: How can you make the world more democratic while leaving your own people out of the conversation?

BRICS brings together some of the world’s biggest and most powerful countries. Together, its members represent almost half of the world’s population. They want a bigger say in how the world is run, while claiming to democratise the international order.

But what about the people living in those countries?

In many BRICS states, journalists, activists and civil society groups face serious restrictions. And when BRICS leaders meet to make decisions that could affect millions of people, there is still no real way for civil society to have a say or hold them accountable. Ahead of the latest summit in New Delhi, more than 200 civil society representatives came together to demand action on inequality, human rights and peace. Their demands were largely ignored.

BRICS wants to change who holds power in the world. But changing who sits at the table is not enough if citizens still don’t get a seat.

Read the full article: https://web.civicus.org/BRICS-Summit

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