Bi-weekly News and Opinion Roundup - August 13, 2019

Anti-Terrorism Financing · Civil Society · Counterterrorism · FATF · Humanitarian Aid · International Humanitarian Law · Peacebuilding · Sanctions

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Trump Administration Issues Massive Sanctions on Venezuela August 13

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This week marks the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the foundation for International Humanitarian Law. Please see our special section on IHL below, and follow the conversation at  @ CharitySecurity .

Anti-Terrorism Financing Can You Take “Statements” To the Bank? Risk-Focused BSA? “Showdown.” AML RightSource - August 2 Bipartisan AML Bill Is Just the Right Touch American Banker - August 2

Civil Society Hong Kong Airport Reopens After Demonstrators Shut Down Flights; China Says Protests Have Begun to Show ‘Sprouts of Terrorism’ The Globe and Mail - August 12 Shrinking Civic Space: Civil Society Condemns Attacks, Clampdown, Arbitrary Arrest, Detention Sahara Reporters - August 6

Counterterrorism U.S. Not Ready to Remove Sudan From Sponsors of Terrorism List Reuters - August 7

FATF Actions Against Banned Outfits Key to Exiting FATF List: US Dawn - August 7

Humanitarian Aid

Trump Administration Resurrects 'Rescission' Proposal in Latest Attack on US Aid Spending Devex - August 7 Women In the Front Lines Philippine Daily Inquirer - August 7 Humanitarian Aid in Syria is Being Politicized — And Too Many Civilians in Need Aren’t Getting It Washington Post - August 6 Aid Worker Violence Perpetrators 'Acting With Impunity’ The National - August 6 Return Decision-Making to Communities: Could Cash-Assistance Be The Way Forward in Northeast Syria? REACH Initiative - August 6 UN Food Agency, Yemeni Rebels Reach Deal to Restore Aid Voice of America - August 4

International Humanitarian Law 70 Years of the Geneva Conventions And Why We Need Them More Than Ever The Interpreter - August 12 The Long Road to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 SwissInfo - August 12 5 Myths About the Geneva Conventions As They Turn 70 ICRC - August 9 CIVCAS Reporting, Responsible Command and Feasibility Lawfare - August 7 IHL App: International Humanitarian Law in Your Pocket ICRC - August 7 Protecting Humanity: 70 years of the Geneva Conventions British Red Cross - August 5 Poland to Highlight Int'l Humanitarian Law During UN Security Council Tenure Xinhuanet - August 2 Sri Lanka: No Progress in Prosecuting Aid Worker Massacre Human Rights Watch - August 1

Peacebuilding

Western Security Force Assistance in Weak States: Time for a Peacebuilding Approach Modern War Institute - August 6

Sanctions

UN Rights Chief Bemoans Unilateral Sanctions on Venezuela, Fearing ‘Far-Reaching Implications’ UN News - August 8 Pence Signals Openness to Sanctions Over China's Human Rights Abuses Axios - August 6 Future of Aid Work At Risk in Iran Due to U.S. Sanctions Norwegian Refugee Council - August 5

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