EVOLUTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN CONFLICT PRONE COUNTRIES OF 21ST CENTURY

Abstract

Civil society organizations are very important for uplift of humanity and work round the clock to bring changes and reforms. However, at times the conflict prone countries of Asia and Africa not allow the civil society organizations to work freely for the uplift of society due to old mindset. The determination, struggle and persistent efforts of societies to work independently helped them to achieve some success. Still civil society needs more efforts to resolve issues of those persons who are victims of terrorism, ethnicity, domestic violence, slavery, unequal treatment or discriminations. There are places where people are deprived from their basic rights and they cannot be educated due to violence. Civil society can help people to raise their voices nationally and internationally. Hence, civil society is pivot for a state to achieve stability and tranquillity particularly in conflict prone country. The article is an attempt to discuss the evaluation of civil societies in conflict prone countries of 21st century. In this regard, the case studies of Pakistan, Egypt, Libya, Syria and Afghanistan will be discussed.