We’re building a secure and anonymous reporting space for members of civil society in Trinidad and Tobago. If you or someone in your network has experienced or witnessed an incident that affects the ability of civil society to speak out, organise, or operate freely, we want to hear from you.
This initiative is part of the EU-funded System for an Enabling Environment (SEE) project, implemented locally by The Cropper Foundation. Your reports will help track changes in the enabling environment for civil society and inform national and international advocacy.
What Can You Report?
We’re looking for incidents—positive or negative—that reflect how civil society space is changing. This includes things that impact your:
- Freedom of expression, association, or peaceful assembly
- E.g., threats, restrictions on protests, surveillance
- Legal or administrative conditions
- E.g., difficulties registering your group or meeting compliance rules
- Access to funding and resources
- E.g., donor pressure, bank account closures, shifting grant criteria
- Relationship with the state
- E.g., exclusion from consultations, lack of accountability
- Public discourse
- E.g., media misinformation, smear campaigns, hate speech
- Digital security
- E.g., censorship, hacking, doxxing, blocked access to platforms
You can upload:
- Written descriptions
- Photos, screenshots, or scanned documents
- Links to online content
- Videos
- Optional: Your name and contact info, if you’re comfortable
What will you be asked?
Each submission guides you through a few short steps:
- Describe what happened Share what took place in your own words. This can be brief or detailed.
- Tell us when and where it happened Give an approximate date or time period, and the location (community, town, institution, or online platform).
- Explain who or what was involved Describe the people, organisations, institutions or groups involved. Names are optional.
- Select what this incident relates to Choose one or more categories such as freedom of expression, funding, legal conditions, digital security, or public discourse.
- Share the impact Explain how this affected you, your organisation, or civil society more broadly.
- Share any supporting information You can describe evidence (for example “screenshots of emails” or “links to news articles”) or upload files if you feel safe to do so.
- Tell us how you learned about it Indicate whether you experienced this directly, witnessed it, or heard about it from others.
- Optional: add contact details Only if you are comfortable being contacted for clarification or follow-up.
Your Privacy
We do not collect or store your identity unless you choose to share it. All reports are reviewed confidentially and used only to track patterns, raise alerts, and support efforts to improve the civic environment.
Please note: This platform is not a grievance mechanism. We cannot resolve or respond to individual cases, but your information helps us protect civil society for everyone.