ILLICIT CASH Act Introduced in Senate
After circulating a discussion draft for several months, the Senate introduced its version of a Bank Secrecy Act bill with the ILLICIT CASH Act (S. 2563) on September 26, 2019. Congressional efforts to update
You Might Be a Foreign Agent If ….
The examination of foreign influence on U.S. elections has put a heavy focus on the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA), the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA), an until-fairly-recently-somewhat-ignored law that requires those working for a
U.S. Asks Court to Dismiss TZAC v. Oxfam GB
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York moved to dismiss the Zionist Advocacy Center’s (TZAC) False Claims Act suit against Oxfam GB on Oct. 18, 2019. Since The Zionist Advocacy Center (TZAC)
House-Passed Bill Orders Report on Derisking
The U.S. House of Representatives on October 25, 2019, passed a bill designed to update the Bank Secrecy Act for the first time since the PATRIOT Act. The bill contains report language that could add
Charity & Security Network Announces Leadership Transition
Plan Expands Capacity and Maintains Continuity The Charity & Security Network (C&SN) announced today that Kay Guinane, its founder and Executive Director, will transition from her current position and assume the role of part-time Senior
Surveillance of Civil Society is a Growing Problem
Headlines in recent weeks serve as reminders that the long-standing problem of government surveillance of civil society has not gone away. Instead it is growing into a threat to the privacy of communications of civil
UN Report: “Soft Law” Bodies Must Integrate Human Rights Into Counterterrorism Efforts
A new report from the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism (SRCT), Fionnuala Ni Aolain, focuses on the role of “soft law” bodies – organizations such
Task Force on Humanitarian Access Releases Recommendations, Report
The Task Force on Humanitarian Access, co-chaired by Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Todd Young (R-IN), released Denial, Delay, Diversion: Tackling Access Challenges in an Evolving Humanitarian Landscape on Sept. 18. The Task Force, launched by the Center
New EO on Terrorist Listings Could Worsen Bank Derisking
A new Executive Order (EO) signed by President Trump on September 10, 2019, specifically targets correspondent bank relationships as possible sources of terrorist financing. The new order, which gives U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC)
Proposed UN Terrorist Designation Lacking Humanitarian Protection Rejected
The Charity & Security Network (C&SN), in partnership with the Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP) and 11 other member organizations, sent a letter to U.S. officials urging defeat of Kenya’s proposal to designate Al-Shabaab a terrorist