On April 22, 2022, Reginald Turner, the President of the American Bar Association (ABA)—the largest voluntary association of attorneys and legal professionals in the world—wrote a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Israel’s
On April 19, 2022, Treasury issued Russia-related General License (GL) 27, authorizing “Certain Transactions in Support of Nongovernmental Organizations' Activities.” Alongside this, Treasury issued an accompanying Fact Sheet on “Preserving Agricultural Trade, Access to Communication,
Case Summary Joshua Atchley et al. v. AstraZeneca UK et al, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 2017 by veterans of the Iraq war and their families
On April 13 the Global Center on Cooperative Security held a public event to highlight conclusions of its March 2022 report A Blueprint for Civil Society-Led Engagement in UN Counterterrorism and P/CVE Efforts.The report provides
On April 1, 2022, the White House announced the much anticipated list of priority countries and regions under the Global Fragility Act (GFA), in addition to releasing the updated U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and
By Gabe Murphy Coverage of the war in Ukraine has rightly emphasized the critical role of civil society in responding to this moment. Both local civil society groups and international nongovernmental organizations have mobilized to
On March 16, 2022, a virtual side event, Respect, Protect and Fulfil: Guaranteeing Access to Resources as a State Responsibility, was held at the UN Human Rights Council 49th Session. The event focused on how
C&SN Director Paul Carroll spoke with Laicie Heeley, the host of Inkstick Media's podcast Things That Go Boom, about sanctions—addressing their sometimes harmful impacts, and calling for greater transparency, accountability, and clarity on the goals
On March 16, 2022, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism held a hearing, 11 Years of War: The Humanitarian Impact of the Ongoing Conflict in Syria. Witnesses
On March 11, 2022, Treasury issued Ukraine General License 23, authorizing transactions, “including the processing and transfer of funds, payment of taxes, fees, and import duties, and purchase or receipt of permits, licenses, or public
