Had a great time at the FATF Private Sector Consultative Forum at UN Office on Drugs & Crime HQ in lovely #Vienna . Couldn’t be more proud of how our NPOCoalition on FATF showed up, and continued highlighting how #AML /CFT recommendations impede #civilsociety .

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Coalition members from Human Security Collective, ECNL, and Charity & Security Network spoke on a panel that addressed the unintended consequences of misapplication of the FATF standards, with colleagues from the World Bank and HSBC. We questioned whether consequences are truly unintended.

Important piece from civil society experts on FATF Just Security

justsecurity.org/92828/rethinki…

#CounteringTerrorismFinancing and #NPOs . Read our brief analysis here on what a course correction would look like in the global, national and 'market' arenas. And on how the concept of 'risk' needs to be re-imagined.
#FATF #UnintendedConsequences

Nonprofits still get tangled in the Financial Action Task Force’s ( #FATF ) strictures intended to stop #TerrorismFinancing .

Time for a course correction, say @hscollective’s Lia van Broekhoven, Sangeeta Goswami & Thalia Malmberg, w/ Floor Knoote:
justsecurity.org/92828/rethinki…

Congratulations Elisa de Anda from all of the Coalition. We cannot think of a better person for the job! Looking forward to working closely with you during your tenure to mitigate the unintended consequences of the FATF framework on civil society worldwide.

📢New Co-authored Study: Counter-terrorism financing ( #CFT ) laws have been notoriously harmful for #humanrightsdefenders . This piece explores whether getting rid of #FATF 's non-profit sector policies would help alleviate suppression of defenders worldwide. Human Security Collective

Perks of working in The Hague: witnessing history unfold first-hand.

#Gaza #Israel #genocide
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🚨Human Security Collective's new foresight piece on the future of #FATF 's Rec. 8 - a policy that has long hampered the #CivilSociety sector - is a must read! Authors explore what would best support civil society caught up in a web of AML/CFT financial regulations.
👉bit.ly/47y9W9E

📢 New! A foresight piece on 'The Future of FATF Recommendation 8' interrogating the normative counter-terrorism financing framework related to non-profits and its implementation at national level.

📰Read the full report here: tinyurl.com/y6xvhsew

Together with millions of people around the world, we are demanding a #CeasefireNOW 🚨

Sign and share the petition ➡️ chng.it/SxNdmDBwCG

Reminder to sign up for the NAP1325 informal networking lunch on 11 Dec!📆NAP 1325 Signatories are invited to join us to reflect on 2023 and look ahead to 2024! Hosted by Oversight Board members Human Security Collective & WO=MEN, Dutch Gender Platform. Please subscribe➡️ow.ly/TRUj50Qfspz

Save 11 December in your agenda!📆 NAP signatories are invited to an informal networking lunch, hosted by Human Security Collective & WO=MEN, Dutch Gender Platform. As the year's end is approaching, it is the perfect time to come together, reflect and look ahead. Please subscribe➡️ ow.ly/7a7b50Q8hKX

📣 Voices from the Region: Young Change Makers Speak out about Gaza

Our partners from Lebanon, Jordan and Tunisia share their perspectives on the situation in Gaza, as Human Security Collective joins calls for a ceasefire and a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
➡️tinyurl.com/54fytmuu

As the #FATF onsite visit to assess #India 's AML/CFT financial integrity frameworks begins today, read the #UN Special Procedures report on the (un)intended consequences of the implementation of this framework on civil society.
spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/…

#FATF Recommendation 8 on #NPOs has been revised as has the guidance paper on its implementation. Revisions clarify the risk-based approach, acknowledge sectoral self-regulation measures, and make clear that #NPOs should not be obliged entities.
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My colleague Kristen Saloomey asked #UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights Fionnuala Ní Aoláin a question about lessons learned from the response to 9/11 attacks & how they apply to the situation in #Gaza / #Israel . Worth a watch.

At my Press Conference in New York yesterday I address the evisceration of civil society across the globe due to the ongoing misuse of counter-terrorism measures. We are not safer or more secure when we target civil society. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Pascal Djeumegued, a faith-based leader from the Far North of Cameroon, who has collaborated with Human Security Collective on various initiatives in the region, shared insights on countering extremist narratives at a United Nations CTED meeting on Countering Violent Extremism.
#CTNarratives

UAE Mission to the UN Mr. Pascal Djeumegued, Faith-Based Leader Human Security Collective, emphasizes the need for collaboration between civil society and military organizations to prevent and monitor violent extremism conducive to terrorism. #CTNarratives