Updates

Amendments to the Law on Normative Legal Acts were adopted but failed to improve public participation opportunities.

Introducing stricter sanctions for offences most frequently associated with protests have chilling effect on freedom of expression and assembly.

Although some of the restrictions are/will be eased, still no more than 10 people are allowed to gather.

The percentage mechanism allows taxpayers to allocate 2% of their paid income tax to a CSO of their choice.

CSOs will now have to conclude employment contracts instead of service contracts for short-term work done by service providers.

The Court found that Azerbaijan violated applicants’ right to freedom of association under Article 11 of the Convention.

Learn more about how CSO Meter is used and how we will improve it further in the next couple of years.

This type of nonprofit partnership can advance the connection between the business and public sector as well as help CSOs engage in micro regional development.

New amendments will simplify procedures of reporting about foreign donations to NGOs.

Early parliamentary elections are set for July 11, 2021.

The new Agency has broader duties and rights than the previously existing NGO Council.

The first set of emergency measures ban public assemblies, introduce restrictions on free movement and impose rules on how the mass media coordinates and reports on the exceptional situation.