Selected country-specific resources

Afghanistan

• Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief and Development (2016). Collaborating for Transformation: The Civil Society of Afghanistan. Position Paper for the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan in October 2016. N/A
• Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief and Development (2016). Panorama of Civil Society Organizations in Afghanistan from the Perspective of Coordination. N/A
• International Federation of Journalists (2010). Media for democracy in Afghanistan. Brussels, Belgium.

 
Bangladesh

• Asian Development Bank (2008). Overview of NGOs and Civil Society: Bangladesh. Manila, Philippines.

• Asian Journal of Political Science (2006). Civil Society and Good Governance in Bangladesh. N/A
• Bangladesh Model Youth Parliament (website)

 
Bhutan

• Faculty of Culture and Society, Malmö University (2014).Youth Civic Engagement in Bhutan: Obedient Citizens or Social Activists?. Malmö, Sweden
• Bhutan Center for Media and Democracy (2013). Strengthening Media and Civic Education to Enhance Democracy in Bhutan. Thimphu, Bhutan

 
Cambodia

• Worldwide Human Rights Movement (FIDH) (2017). Cambodia: #FreeThe5KH released after more than a year in pre-trial detention

• UN News Centre (25 January 2017), Cambodia: UN experts call for the immediate release of five human rights defenders
• Cambodian Center for Human Rights (2017). Shrinking Civic Space in Cambodia – local manifestations of the global crackdown on civil society
• UN Human Rights Council, annual reports of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia: 2016 report (A/HRC/33/62), 2015 report (A/HRC/30/58), 2014 report (A/HRC/27/70), 2013 report (A/HRC/24/36), 2011 report (A/HRC/18/46), 2010 report (A/HRC/15/46), 2009 report (A/HRC/12/40/Corr.1) and 2008 report (A/HRC/7/42)
• CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation (2016). CIVICUS Monitor in Cambodia

• Various NGOs (2016). Joint Statement - Paris Peace Accords Anniversary
• CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation (2016). Unwarranted limitations on civic space in Cambodia, Egypt and Syria: Statement at Human Rights Council
• UN News Centre (15 July 2015). Cambodia’s NGO Bill threatens a free and independent civil society: UN expert urges Senate to reject it
• Morana Krajnovic/ Chemonics (2015). Cambodia’s Shrinking Space for Civil Society and the Role of Donors
• Oxfam Cambodia (2015). Political Economy Analysis of Civic Space in Cambodia
• Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (2013). Assessment of the Enabling Environment for Civil Society in Cambodia

 
China

• International Federation of Journalists (2012). Handbook for Investigative Reporting in China. Brussels, Belgium.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology/ Department of Urban Studies and Planning (2005). From village to small town in contemporary China: The transformation of civic space. Cambridge, USA.

 
Fiji

• Fiji Women's Right Movement (2015). The Fiji Women's Right Movement Input into the Discussion on "How to Create and Maintain Civil Society Space?"

 
Indonesia

• Fokus Muda and the Global Fund (2015). Making the money work for young key populations: Experience of young key populations with the new funding model in Indonesia
• The Asia Foundation (2011). How Civil Society Organizations Work Politically to Promote Pro-Poor Policies in Decentralized Indonesian Cities. Jakarta, Indonesia
• ILO (2003). Civil Society and Civil Society Organizations in Indonesia

 
India

• The Dialogue (2016). How the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act is being abused to shrink civic space in India
• Oxfam India (2014). Civil Society and Policymaking in India: In Search of Democratic Spaces. A Case Study
• International Federation of Journalists (2006). Bridging the divides improving relations between India and Pakistan: a handbook on good journalism practice. Brussels, Belgium.

 
Iran

• ARTICLE 19 (2017). Tightening the Net: Online Freedoms in Iran Following Rouhani’s Reelection. London, UK

• Institute for Global and International Studies at the George Washington University (2013). Civil Society Organizations and Empowerment of Women and Girls in Iran
• Arseh Sevom “Third Sphere” NGO (2010). Attacks on Civil Society in Iran

​Kiribati

• Kiribati Ministry for Internal and Social Affairs, UNICEF (2011). National Youth Policy 2011-2015

 
Lao PDR

• Asian Development Bank (2011). Lao People's Democratic Republic - Civil Society Briefs
• Kepa (2015). Reflection on Lao Civil Society

 
Malaysia

• Freedom House (2016). Malaysia - 2016 Report
• Human Rights Watch (2015). Malaysia - 2015 Report
• Universiti Sains Malaysia (2011). Civil Society and the Challenges of Democratization in Malaysia. Penang, Malaysia.

 
Maldives (the)

• UN Development Programme (2011). Comprehensive Study on the Maldivian Civil Society

 
Myanmar

• FORUM-Asia and Progressive Voice (2017). Human Rights Situation in Burma/Myanmar: A Briefing Paper. Bangkok, Thailand
• CIVICUS Monitor (2017). No improvement on civic space: Myanmar shuns international scrutiny
• UNESCO (2016). Assessment of Media Development in Myanmar
• UPR Info (2015). 2nd Cycle UPR Myanmar 2015: Information on the Status of the Human Rights Situation in Myanmar
• Civil Society Dialogue Network (2013). Mapping of Myanmar Peacebuilding Civil Society
• Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Agder (2013). The Role of Civil Society in Promoting Democracy, Good Governance, Peace and National Reconciliation in Myanmar. Grimstad, Norway

 
Nepal

• Human Rights Watch (2015). Nepal - Report 2015
• World Movement for Democracy (2011). Defending Civil Society: Report on Laws and Regulations Governing Civil Society Organizations in Nepal
• UNESCO (2013). Assessment of Media Development in Nepal, based on UNESCO’ Media Development Indicators (2013)
• Asian Development Bank (2005). Overview of Civil Society: Nepal

 
Pakistan

• ICNL (2017). Civic Freedom Monitor: Pakistan
• Bytes 4 All Pakistan (2016). Pakistan Internet Landscape and Internet Rights and Legislation in Pakistan: A Critique on Cyber Crime Bill
• Bytes 4 All Pakistan (2015). Debating faith in Cyberspace: Offline consequences of Online religious expression in Pakistan
• The Brookings Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World (2015). Empowering Pakistan’s Civil Society to Counter Global Violent Extremism
• Bytes 4 All Pakistan (2014). Technology driven violence against women

 
Philippines (the)

• CIVICUS Monitor (2016). Duterte's War on Drugs Damages Civic Space
• Asian Development Bank (2013). Civil Society Briefs: Philippines.

 
Samoa

• CIVICUS Monitor (2016). Samoa overview
• Macmillan Brown Centre (2008). Civil Society and Political Accountability in Samoa

Solomon Islands (the)

• State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (2006). Strengthening Civil Society in Solomon Islands: Organisational and Network Development in Development Services Exchange

 
Sri Lanka

• UNDP (2007). Civil Society and UNDP in Sri Lanka: Partnerships in Crisis Situations
• International Federation of Journalists (2007). Words to Action - investigative reporting on corruption in Sri Lanka. Brussels, Belgium.
• International Federation of Journalists (2006). Reporting for All: Developing a public service journalism culture in Sri Lanka. Brussels, Belgium.

 
Thailand

• Kepa (2011). Reflections on Thai Civil Society
• UPR Info (2016). 2nd Cycle UPR Thailand 2016: Information on the Status of the Human Rights Situation in Thailand

 
Timor-Leste

• US Agency for International Development, Search for Common Ground in Timor-Leste (2015). Youth Engagement to Promote Stability. Final Evaluation 2015

• Australian Council for International Development (2008). Timor-Leste Civil Society Analysis

Viet Nam

• ARTICLE 19 (2017). Vietnam: Media must have full access to meetings of the National Assembly. London, UK
• The Asia Foundation (2012). Civil Society in Vietnam: Comparative Study of Civil Society Organizations in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
• German Institute of Global and Area Studies (2013). Civic Organizations in Vietnam’s One‐Party State: Supporters of Authoritarian Rule?