Topic: Freedom of association
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Asociación Sindical de Trabajadores Agrícolas y Campesinos (ASTAC) Case
The Asociación Sindical de Trabajadores Agrícolas y Campesinos (Trade Union Association of Agricultural Workers and Campesinos) (ASTAC) is the trade union for workers in the banana sector in Ecuador that, for years, have faced legal obstacles to register in the national register of private companies unions in the country, thus violating the right to work…
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Furukawa Case
The Japanese company Furukawa Plantaciones S.A. has been operating on the Ecuadorian coast to exploit abaca fiber since 1963. More than 1,240 people, mostly Afro-Ecuadorian, have lived on the company’s plantations. They work in unworthy and miserable living, housing and work conditions, without access to drinking water, adequate food, health care, electricity or sanitation, in…
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Guatemala’s Law on Non-Governmental Organizations
On February 11, 2020, the Guatemalan Congress approved reforms to the Law on Non-Governmental Organizations, which increased governmental control over NGOs operating in the country. This law empowers the government, specifically the Ministry of the Interior, to withdraw the registration of an organization without any type of procedure, and to control funds derived from international…
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Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum and Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition Trust v. The Provincial Development Coordinator & 4 Others
Tafadzwa Muguti, a local authority in the Harare province, issued a directive in June 2021 with the goal of limiting the operations of civil society organizations in the region, banning those that did not comply with the new regulation.
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Center for Strategic Litigation & another v. Tanzania
The case discusses the Tanzanian government’s attempts to block citizens’ access to justice by suppressing the activities of civil society organizations that engage in public interest litigation. It addresses that part of the Basic Rights and Duties Enforcement Act as amended by the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendment) No.3 Act of 2020 are unconstitutional, for violating…