While criticism continues over the the verdicts in the NGO trial, Egypt’s draft NGO law has provoked a significant local and international uproar. The Cairo Institute for Human Rights (with over 40 other local rights organizations), Human
Click here for a printable PDF of this Issue Brief The U.S. counterterrorism framework impedes the work of legitimate nonprofit organizations (NPOs) in two ways: first, it prohibits anyone from engaging in a wide
Brett Wolf, Regulatory Intelligence reporter at Thompson Reuters Accelus, writes about Banking for Nonprofits - The Way Forward, a recent publication from the Consortium for Financial Access, which the Charity & Security Network (C&SN) is a member of. Andrea
Congressional efforts to update the Bank Secrecy Act could help nonprofit organizations (NPOs) that face increasingly urgent problems with transferring funds across borders. Four Senators have circulated a discussion draft ILLICIT CASH ACT that includes provisions
Due Process? The State of U.S. Treasury’s Terrorist Listing Procedures Monday July 29 at 2 pm EDT View the Recording View Webinar Slides by Kay Guinane View Webinar Slides by Hina Shamsi View
The primary prohibition on material support of terrorism is in the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), which prohibits material support to Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) designated by the Secretary of State. In
Bank derisking, one of the most significant threats to non-profit organizations (NPOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), just got a publicity boost by none other than Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, who also serves as
Material support is defined somewhat differently in different contexts, making it difficult for nonprofit organizations to navigate the prohibition when working in areas controlled by or in proximity to listed terrorist groups. The primary
In Safeguarding Humanitarian Access in Sanctions Regimes Alice Debarre of the International Peace Institute argues that although sanctions regimes are used with the assumption that they minimize harm, they actually can devastate civilian populations, particularly those
The Global NPO Coalition on FATF submitted comments to the United National Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism regarding “Soft law and informal lawmaking in the