The UN Special Rapporteur (SR) on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression solicited public input on the effect of disinformation on democracy, development and human rights in preparation
The Biden Administration on February 16, 2021 removed Ansarallah (aka the Houthis) from two U.S. terrorist lists, less than three weeks after the group was added to the lists by the outgoing Trump administration. At
On Friday, February 5, the US State Department announced its intention to revoke the last-minute Trump Administration designation of the Houthis in Yemen as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). The designation was broadly opposed by humanitarian and peacebuilding
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced January 28, 2021 that it will pause publication of a final rule that would have prohibited the largest U.S. banks from denying financial services in
U.S. Treasury will be required to develop a derisking strategy under the most comprehensive update to banking regulation since the passage of the PATRIOT Act. The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 was passed as part
In comments submitted in response to regulatory proposals on anti-money laundering (AML) effectiveness and on fair access to financial services, Charity & Security Network (C&SN) has highlighted bank derisking of nonprofit organizations (NPOs), its impact
Legislation to establish a National Commission on U.S. Counterterrorism Policy to assess U.S. counterterrorism objectives, policies, programs and more did not survive the latest attempt to move through Congress. The provisions in a stand-alone bill
The Charity & Security Network, a resource and advocacy center dedicated to protecting nonprofit organizations’ (NPOs’) ability to carry out effective programs that aid communities and promote human rights, is concerned about recent reports indicating the
Despite release of guidance for delivery of Covid-19 relief in areas impacted by U.S. sanctions, humanitarian and medical relief organizations are having difficulty getting supplies where they need to go, due to sanctions restrictions. With
The CIVICUS Monitor, a global research collaboration that rates and tracks respect for fundamental freedoms in 196 countries, has downgraded the United States’ rating from “Narrowed” to “Obstructed.” The rating change coincides with the release
