C&SN, a coalition of more than 500 civil society representatives dedicated to protecting the rights of nonprofit organizations that help communities and address pressing human rights issues, urges Secretary Pompeo and the Trump Administration to
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
We are aware of more and more reports and testimonials that the Trump Administration and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are considering designating the Houthis in Yemen as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Such a
In a report submitted to the UN General Assembly in mid-October, Alena Douhan, the UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, found that unilateral sanctions
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Feb. 27, 2020 issued General License 8 “Authorizing Certain Humanitarian Trade Transactions Involving the Central Bank of Iran” and related FAQs in conjunction with the formalization of the Swiss
by Kay Guinane Nineteen years ago today – Sept. 23, 2001- President George W. Bush signed Executive Order 13224, an emergency declaration responding to the 9/11 attacks that relied on sanctions authorities in the International
Many nonprofit organizations operating across borders have to cope with the complex web of U.S. sanctions programs and the processes for obtaining licenses from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) or the Department of
The U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued new guidance on its Sudan and Darfur sanctions programs. The new guidance clarifies that U.S. persons are no longer prohibited from engaging
Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) that have been inhibited in their work due to national security laws and policies could see some positive developments in three House of Representatives-passed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act
On June 15, 2020, the Charity & Security Network (C&SN) partnered with the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) and the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) to explain how U.S. sanctions impede human rights
