Charity & Security Network
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Working at the intersection of nonprofit rights & national security, C&SN is dedicated to protecting the work of peacebuilding, humanitarian & human rights orgs
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.Human Rights Watch issued a statement saying European lawmakers have sat and watched as #Georgia & #Kyrgyzstan either adopted or declared an intent to adopt Russian-style legislation used to clamp down on #FreeSpeech & #CivilSociety .
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Human Security Collective ECNL Charity & Security Network World Bank HSBC Defenders Protection Grateful for the progress made while looking ahead to how far we still have to go. Coalition work reminds us that progress comes from collective advocacy and action - the only way to do this work in earnest, is together!
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'If it is illegal for us to organize conversations with 'the enemy,' then it is impossible to facilitate the vibrant political discourse necessary for genuine understanding and for enabling the peacemakers of tomorrow.' Nicholas Noe & Joshua Andresen
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Widespread adoption of #ForeignAgent laws across #Europe and #CentralAsia pose a significant risk to #CivilSociety orgs. from govs. seeking to abuse vague national security regulations to stifle #democratic institutions. Human Rights Watch
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Months after the start of new US #sanctions targeting #Yemen ’s #Houthi movement, ordinary Yemenis say they are struggling to access money transfers from outside the country that – after 9 years of war & economic collapse – have become a lifeline for many.
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.Bibi van Ginkel argues that the allegations against #UNRWA underline the overall perceived trend towards a swing back to post 9/11 hard security policies at the cost of balanced & evidence-based responses to #counterterrorism ...
👉New report International Centre for Counter-Terrorism
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' #CivicSpace , which was already dwindling in & across #Israel and [OPT] before 7 October, has continued to shrink ever since in both Israel & #Palestine , seriously limiting the ability of #HumanRights defenders...' Ambassador Cheik Niang. UN Humanitarian
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' #CivicSpace , which was already dwindling in & across #Israel and [OPT] before 7 October, has continued to shrink ever since in both Israel & #Palestine , seriously limiting the ability of #HumanRights defenders...' Ambassador Cheik Niang. UN Humanitarian
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After #Israel killed seven #aid workers in #Gaza , the US says it has not found any incidents of Israel violating international #humanitarian law in the past six months. An Al Jazeera PR probe concluded the World Central Kitchen vehicles were deliberately hit.
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' #Israel insists it is prepared to allow large amounts of aid into #Gaza and that the limiting factor is UN capacity. Its decision not to cooperate with #Unrwa severely affects that capacity.' Julian Borger Ruth Michaelson
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🚨2023 saw almost unprecedented challenges for #humanitarian , #peacebuilding , & #HumanRights work, in addition to continued shrinking #CivicSpace globally.
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Striking a balance between national security and #humanrights is crucial in the age of emerging technologies. Our new brief outlines key recommendations for legislative reform, oversight mechanisms, and digital literacy to safeguard individual freedoms.
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Section 6201 of the Foreign Assistance Act law prohibits security assistance to any government that restricts the delivery of U.S. #humanitarian aid. Read CIVIC & OxfamAmerica's fact sheet on the much-discussed law relating to #Gaza aid access.
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'The argument here is not simply that the United States government used terrorism law to suppress Palestinians. It is that many of the key developments of terrorism law were explicitly written with Palestine in mind.' Michael Arria Mondoweiss
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Today the #UNSecurityCouncil issued its first demand for a #ceasefire in #Gaza . The U.S. abstained from the vote, angering #Israel .
A ceasefire helps ensure #humanitarian aid reaches populations in need in Gaza, who are on the brink of starvation.
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