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Civil Society plays an increasingly important role in international human and social welfare. The most important prerequisite for the development of the NGO sector is a steady level of trust and engagement from society. This public trust and engagement is based the organization’s level of accountability.

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Survey Reveals Increasing Diversity of Civil Society in Vietnam

( November 14, 2012 ) Tags: civil society, study, Vietnam

To improve understanding of civil society development in Vietnam, The Asia Foundation just released findings from a new survey of CSOs in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City conducted from November 2011 to June 2012.

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CIVICUS Denounce Government of Bangladesh’s Systematic Clampdown on Civil Society

( June 20, 2012 ) Tags: Bangladesh, civil society

A proposed law would not only require NGOs to obtain permission to utilise foreign funds, but would also mean that NGOs have to secure prior authorisation to carry out individual activities partly or wholly funded by foreign sources.

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Russian NGOs and Civil Society: Under Influence?

( June 12, 2012 ) Tags: civil society, Russia

Russia has a very long paranoid tradition with regard to foreign influence. Nowadays, political opposition and human rights and campaigning NGOs have been many times suspected of being agents of foreign, primarily U.S., influence.

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