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Organisations across South Africa are honouring Mandela Day this Monday, 18 July, by hosting outreaches and awareness campaigns.

Every year, the CIVICUS Monitor, a global rights index, provides an assessment of the conditions of civil society within countries. It looks at the civic space in countries and the extent to which countries are protecting fundamental rights. According to the report, People Power Under Attack 2021, South Africa has been downgraded from ‘narrowed’ to ‘obstructed’. The Daily Vox team spoke to David Kode, the advocacy and campaigns lead at CIVICUS Monitor to find out more.

702 is taking time to celebrate moving forward, together. Even while standing apart!

Members of the National Legislative Assembly attend the first meeting at Parliament, in Bangkok,Thailand, 8 August 2014, PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP via Getty Images Several global groups said a draft law in Thailand threatens to muzzle civil society groups and non-government organizations. This statement was originally published on article19.org on 2 April 2021. The Thai authorities’ adoption of a draft law to regulate non-profit groups would strike a severe blow to human rights in Thailand, several international organizations said today. The bill is the latest effort ...

2 April 2021, 11:14 UTC The Thai authorities’ adoption of a draft law to regulate non-profit groups would strike a severe blow to human rights in Thailand, several international organizations said today. The bill is the latest effort by the Thai government to pass repressive legislation to muzzle civil society groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The “Draft Act on the Operations of Not-for-Profit Organizations” contains provisions that would have a deeply damaging impact on those joining together to advocate for human rights in the country, in violation of their ri...