What is the fine-grained topic of the following text: Civic space—the space in which civil society operates—in Nepal is rated as “obstructed” by the CIVICUS Monitor, a tool that tracks threats to civil societies around the world.“Freedom of association is a fundamental human right that is crucial to the functioning of a democracy,” CIVICUS stated. Only return the topic.
The state of civic space and civil society in Nepal as tracked by the CIVICUS Monitor.