Roundtable Discussion with The International IDEA

The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights and International IDEA organised a roundtable discussion on Resistance, Reversal, Resilience: Lessons from Abuse of Law to Attack Civil Space on 12 - 13 June 2025.

 

Day one of the roundtable had thematic sessions on Democratic Backsliding and the media and civil society and Day two consisted of thematic sessions on Resistance, Reversing and Building Resilience against Backsliding, as well as the Role of International Actors.

The roundtable featured a mixture of experts from International IDEA, Bonavero Institute, CSO/think tanks, practitioners and media professionals most from the countries of focus -  Central/Eastern Europe, Türkiye, and Latin America. The objective was to exchange knowledge, develop a discussion paper and policy brief with insights and considerations in understanding and resisting backsliding, restoring civic space, and enhancing democratic resilience.