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Joint appeal for a Council of Europe Convention on Transnational Repression

We, the undersigned civil society organisations, call upon the Member States of the Council of Europe to take urgent and collective action to address the growing phenomenon of transnational repression (TNR) through the adoption of a Council of Europe Convention dedicated to preventing and combating this serious and evolving threat to human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe.

December 3, 2025

Кризис многостороннего сотрудничества: какова роль гражданского общества и что ждет ООН

Из моего опыта участия в международных процессах ООН по вопросам устойчивого развития могу с уверенностью сказать: ситуация критическая. Даже за относительно короткий период работы в системе ООН я стала свидетелем очевидного упадка во многих сферах — многостороннее сотрудничество действительно переживает серьёзный кризис.

November 12, 2025

Multilateralism Under Pressure: Civil Society’s Response and the Future of the UN

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the situation in the UN got very difficult. Governments can barely agree on anything. The culture of consensus, when governments could just come together and decide something, is not happening anymore.

October 23, 2025

What do the recent presidential “elections” mean for Belarusian civil society?

Authoritarian regimes never have a positive attitude toward civil society, especially its institutionalised forms and civil society organisations.

February 5, 2025

Annual Conference in Berlin on “Democracies in Peril”

This year our Annual Conference focused on the theme “Democracies in peril?

October 30, 2024

Welcome our new Executive Director, Nataliya Novakova

The Board of the Civil Society Forum (CSF) is delighted to announce the appointment of Nataliya Novakova as the Forum’s new Executive Director effective from September 1, 2024, following an extensive search and selection process.

September 16, 2024
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