Select Committee · International Development Committee
FCDO and civil societies
Status: Closed
Opened: 28 Feb 2024
Closed: 23 May 2024
Following the announcement that a General Election will be held on 4 July, Select Committees will be unable to meet from 24 May and will cease to exist from 30 May until after the General Election. This work has therefore closed . In recent years the fragility of civil society has become apparent as political … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2024 | Dr Nick Westcott, Edmund Fitton-Brown · UN Sanctions Monitoring Group, Karla McLaren · Amnesty International, Nicolas Kaczorowski · International Foundation for Electoral Systems | View ↗ |
| 7 May 2024 | Andrew Firmin · CIVICUS Lens, Channsitha Mark · Cambodia, ActionAid, Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu · STAR Ghana Foundation, Nadine Tunasi · Survivors Speak OUT Network, Nana Afadzinu · West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), Rowan Popplewell · Bond UK | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Firmin · Editor-in-chief & co-author of State of Civil Soc… | CIVICUS Lens | 1 |
| Channsitha Mark · Country Director | Cambodia, ActionAid | 1 |
| Dr Nick Westcott | — | 1 |
| Edmund Fitton-Brown · Former Coordinator | UN Sanctions Monitoring Group | 1 |
| Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu · Executive Director | STAR Ghana Foundation | 1 |
| Karla McLaren · Head of Government and Political Relations | Amnesty International | 1 |
| Nadine Tunasi · Coordinator | Survivors Speak OUT Network | 1 |
| Nana Afadzinu · Executive Director | West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) | 1 |
| Nicolas Kaczorowski · Country Director, Tunisia | International Foundation for Electoral Systems | 1 |
| Rowan Popplewell · Policy Manager – Civic Space | Bond UK | 1 |