Beginning in 2014, a handful of groups with a political agenda have impeded the valuable work of nonprofit organizations through lawsuits, deplatforming campaigns, challenges to organizations’ tax-exempt status, and other means. Although these groups claim their actions are aimed at strengthening security, they stand in the way of the nonprofits’ legitimate work. At the center of these campaigns is disinformation about the work and reputations of nonprofits, disguised as “research,” which is used to exploit legitimate counterterrorism and whistleblower laws
This is the latest chapter in the use of disinformation to delegitimize charitable work. For several years, disinformation on nonprofits has been given an audience on Capitol Hill, and this sham “research” has even made its way into commercial tools commonly used by financial institutions to screen customers and potential customers.
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C&SN Urges State Department to View Israel’s Allegations Against NGOs with Extreme Scrutiny
November 1, 2021 On October 29, the Charity & Security Network sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the State Department to apply extreme scrutiny to any evidence brought forward by the
OECD Dismisses Lawfare Group UKLFI’s Complaint Against Auditors for Two Palestinian NGOs
October 14, 2021 A complaint filed by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) against the PricewaterhouseCoopers network of firms (PwC) alleging violations of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises was
Report Details Rise of ‘Lawfare’ to Suppress Civil Society Groups – Philanthropy News Digest
October 1, 2021 Philanthropy News Digest offers an overview of a recent Charity & Security Network report, The Alarming Rise of Lawfare to Suppress Civil Society: The Case of Palestine and Israel, and quotes Kay Guinane,
New Charity & Security Network Report Raises Alarm on Use of Lawfare to Attack Nonprofits Protecting Human Rights in Israel and Palestine
Washington, D.C., September 28, 2021 — Today, the Charity & Security Network released a report—The Alarming Rise of Lawfare to Suppress Civil Society: The Case of Palestine and Israel—detailing a coordinated effort by politically motivated
The Alarming Rise of Lawfare to Suppress Civil Society: The Case of Palestine and Israel
On September 28, 2021, the Charity & Security Network published a new report, The Alarming Rise of Lawfare to Suppress Civil Society: The Case of Palestine and Israel. The report details coordinated efforts by politically
C&SN Condemns Israel’s Ramped Up Assault on Palestinian Civil Society
Washington, D.C., July 29, 2021 — In response to the Israeli government’s most recent raid on July 29 on the office of a Palestinian civil society organization, the Defense for Children International (DCI) - Palestine,