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2008
11-18-2008: Africa Commission on Human Rights Endorses Defending Civil Society Report
Click to see the draft Law in English and Arabic.
11-10-2008: International Journal for Not-for-Profit Law Released
Volume 11, Issue 1 released
11-03-2008: ICNL's Annual Report for 2007-2008 is now Available
View the Annual Report in pdf to learn about ICNL's activities around the world.
10-03-2008: International Workshop on Teaching NGO Law in Kiev, Ukraine
ICNL conducted an International Workshop on Teaching NGO Law from September 12-14, 2008 in Kiev, Ukraine.
09-17-2008: Impact of the War on Terror on Charitable Activities
On September 15, the Global Nonprofit Information Network (GNIN) issued a series of fact sheets documenting how the war on terror hampers charitable activities.
09-12-2008: New Charity Department Established in China
A new department to foster charity and social welfare has been established under the auspices of the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs.
08-30-2008: Volume 10, Issue 4 of the International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law Released
08-25-2008: View the ICNL-Supported Afghan Film "Bulbul and Civil Society"
ICNL and Counterpart, through the Initiative to Promote Afghan Civil Society, are pleased to present their popular film, Bulbul and Civil Society.
07-23-2008: New Law on Societies in Jordan Awaiting Signature
Click to see the draft Law in English and Arabic.
07-08-2008: The Parliament of Uzbekistan establishes a Public Fund to Support NGOs
Click to see the Parliament's Resolution in English and Russian.
05-06-2008: ICNL-Cordaid Civil Liberties Prize Winners Announced!
ICNL and Cordaid announce the winners of their $25,000 prize competition to encourage scholarship on the legal and political environment for civil society, with a focus on civil liberties.
04-03-2008: Proposed Amendment to the Definition of 'Charitable Pupose' in India
The Finance Minister has sought to amend the Income Tax Act to provide that 'advancement of any other object of general public utility' will not be considered as 'charitable purpose' if it involves carrying on of any activity in the nature of trade.
03-24-2008: Brussels Conference on Defending Civil Society
In association with the European Parliament’s Democracy Caucus, the World Movement for Democracy hosted a conference on March 5, 2008 in Brussels on Resisting the Backlash, Asserting the Democratic Imperative.
03-21-2008: Defending Civil Society Report Now Available
Vaclav Havel, Saad Eddin Ibrahim, and other international civil society leaders endorse report authored by ICNL and the World Movement for Democracy.
02-01-2008: ICNL Partnering with University of Pennsylvania Law School
Doug Rutzen has been invited to teach international and comparative civil society law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School this semester. Doug will again be co-teaching with Assistant Dean Adam Kolker for the cross-disciplinary course.
01-31-2008: Charity Commission Issues Public Benefit Guidelines
The Charity Commission for England and Wales has issued its general guidance on public benefit.
01-29-2008: Tajikistan Proposes "About Freedom of Conscience and Religious Unions" Draft Law
The Republic of Tajikistan has proposed a new draft law "About Freedom of Conscience and Religious Unions." ICNL prepared an analysis to assist the drafters and stakeholders bring the law into international and domestic compliance.