C&SN partnered with fellow nonprofits to explain how U.S. sanctions impede humanitarian response to the COVID pandemic. The comments outline the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights. Read the full story at C&SN News. (June 22)
Tune-in to our new podcast where we will explore the intersection of nonprofit rights and national security. Learn more about the podcast and listen to our trailer episode at ourpodcast page. (June 10)
DOJ recently asked a U.S. nonprofit to register under FARA because it received a grant from a foreign government, indicating a more expansive interpretation of the law. Read the full story at C&SN News. (June 24)
The ongoing protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis are a wake up call for the U.S. to address systemic racism and for organizations like C&SN to proactively take steps to combat racism in our field. Read the full statement. (June 19)
Ten years ago, the Supreme Court ruled against the Humanitarian Law Project in a case that effectively outlawed peacebuilding activities that engaged listed terrorist organizations. Listen to C&SN’s latest webinar recording where legal and peacebuilding professionals examine the impact this ruling has had on building sustainable peace around the world. (June 19)
Following the latest knife attack in the U.K., Frank Gardner at the BBC looks at the changing landscape of global counterterrorism efforts over the last two decades. Read more at theBBC. (June 24)
For more than a century, white supremacy groups have wreaked incalculable devastation against Black Americans. Angela R. Pashayan and Docktrel Cromartie analyze why the KKK has not been labeled a terrorist organization at Foreign Policy. (June 20)
Sahar Aziz argues that passing a law allowing the designation of domestic groups as terrorist would allow the U.S. government to silence opposition. Read the full story at Al Jazeera. (June 13)
Following Trump’s branding of nonviolent protestors as domestic terrorists and new overly broad counterterrorism legislation being introduced in the Philippines, the UN must now reassess its counterterrorism strategy. Jordan Street and Christopher Rogers argue at Just Security. (June 11)
Currently there is no legal procedure to designate a U.S. group a terrorist organization. Trump’s call could indicate a shift in U.S. counterterrorism priorities. Brian J. Phillips writes at The Washington Post. (June 11)
International human rights groups are worried their days of operating freely in Hong Kong are numbered now that Beijing is drawing up a national security law for the city. Laura Westbrook reports at the South China Morning Post. (June 21)
Regimes across the world have used COVID-19 measures as tools to cross the line between protecting their citizens and violating human rights for political reasons. The trend emphasizes the need for civil society to check government power.Read the full report at CIVICUS. (June 10)
Financial regulations imposed on banks often impede nonprofit programs. Gabriela Pellón analyzes what nonprofit professionals need to know about AML/CFT at WINGS. (May 28)
A proposed draft U.N. resolution has emphasized that 11 million Syrians are in need of aid and that cross-border deliveries remain “an urgent and temporary solution” to help them. Read the full story atDaily Sabah. (June 19)
Lebanon is now facing challenges posed by new U.S. sanctions on Syria due to the close banking and commercial ties between the two countries. Dale Gavlak reports atVoice of America. (June 23)
Rob Berschinski argues that levying sanctions on the ICC could undermine U.S. foreign relations and diminish the power of sanctions as a viable tool in foreign policy. Read more at Just Security. (June 16)
