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Nonprofits Tell Subcommittee about Impact of Ineffective Counterterrorism Rules

Jun 2, 2010

On May 26, representatives from the nonprofit sector testified before a subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee to address how anti-terrorist financing laws impact charities. The hearing marked the first time an oversight panel has considered how the Department of the Treasury's policies impact charitable groups and was a major step in bringing attention to the largely ignored challenges facing charities and foundations since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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June 1, 2010 Charity and Security Network Newsletter

Jun 2, 2010 by Suraj Sazawal

Vol. 2, Issue 10
Featured articles, blogs and abstracts (click on headline to read full article):

1. House Oversight Hearing Looks at Impact of Anti-terrorist Financing Laws on Lawful U.S. Charities

2. After the Oversight Hearing: What is the Next Step?

3. List of U.S. charities designated, shut down or both by Treasury

4. Handbook Targets Reducing Corruption of Aid Delivery

5. Abduction Management Tools for Aid Workers

6. UPDATED: Compliance Toolkit Aims to Inform and Protect UK Charities

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May 17, 2010 Charity and Security Newtork Newsletter

May 18, 2010 by Suraj Sazawal

Vol. 2, Issue 9
Featured articles, blogs and abstracts (click on headline to read full article):
1. Court Announces Unprecedented Remedy for Constitutional Violations of KindHearts
2. Al-Haramain Proposes U.S. Pay Damages for Illegal Surveillance to Another Charity
3. Broad Coalition of Nonprofits Asks Obama to Put Humanitarian Imperative First
4. Panel of Experts Reviews Need for Action to Fulfill Obama's Cairo Commitment
5. Flawed Theories on Violent Extremism Lead to Bad Policy by Mike German
6. Register for the 9th CIVICUS World Assembly, 20 to 23 August 2010 in Montréal, Canada.
7. Peacebuilding Toolkit Offers Practical Advice for Mediators
8. Film: Profiling Prejudice in National Security Measures
9. Final Chance to Participate in CSN’s website/newsletter survey (it’s quick and easy!)

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May 3, 2010 Charity and Security Network Newsletter

May 8, 2010 by Suraj Sazawal

Vol. 2, Issue 8
Featured articles, blogs and abstracts (click on headline to read full article):

1. Invite to May 12 Event: Commitment to Charitable Giving: One Year After Obama's Cairo Speech

2. CSN Survey (it’s quick and easy!)

3. U.S. Nonprofit Rights Highlighted in UN Human Rights Submission

4. Background: Al-Haramain v. Obama Decision Holds Wiretap of Charity Illegal

5. A Hungry Child Knows No Politics: ACS Report Calls for Reform of Material Support Laws

6. Key Counterterrorism Official Addresses Civil Liberty Violations

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April 15, 2010 Charity and Security Network Newsletter

May 8, 2010 by Suraj Sazawal

Vol. 2, Issue 7

Featured articles, blogs and abstracts (click on headline to read full article):

1. Senator Asks DOJ for Patriot Act Oversight

2. Opinion: How an Intent Requirement Can Fix Material Support Laws by Sahar Aziz

3. Opinion: Are Terrorist Lists Doing Their Job?

4. Book: Countering the Politics of Fear

5. Report: Additional Congressional Oversight Needed on Intelligence Sharing

6. The Issue of Countering Violent Extremism in the 111th Congress

7. The Issue of Countering Violent Extremism from the 110th Congress

8. Transcript from the Feb 17, 2010 event: What's at Stake in the HLP Supreme Court Case

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March 31, 2010 Charity and Security Network Newsletter

Apr 1, 2010 by Suraj Sazawal

Vol. 2, Issue 6

Featured articles, blogs and abstracts (click on headline to read full article):

1. Judge Rules Warrantless Wiretap of U.S. Charity Unconstitutional
2. Hearing Examines Government & Community Engagement Efforts To Disrupt Terror Plots
3. UN’s Improved Listing Process Receives Praise from State's Top Counterterrorism Official
4. Letter Urges Reforms on Charitable Giving Rules
5. President Asked to Nominate Appointees to Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
6. State and Defense Officials To Senate: Military Alone Cannot Counter Violent Extremism
7. Law Review Article Calls 2004 Intelligence and Anti-Terrorism Law a Failure
8. Report: More Aid Reduces Terrorism Threat in African Horn

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March 15, 2010 Charity and Security Network Newsletter

Mar 16, 2010 by Suraj Sazawal

Vol. 2, Issue 5
Featured articles, blogs and abstracts (click on headline to read full article):

1. Planned Parenthood, Others Targets of Unlawful Intelligence Collection Between 2001-2008

2. President Urged to Nominate Appointees to Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

3. UN Will Evaluate Human Rights Record of U.S., Rights of Civil Society an Issue

4. Authors Highlight the Securitization of Aid and Restrictions on Nonprofits

5. Presidential Advisory Council Recommends Against Implementing USAID’s PVS

6. Austin Plane Attack Highlights Double Standards by Seema Ahmad

7. Multimedia for the Supreme Court case: Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project

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Supreme Court Hears Charities' First Amendment Challenge to Patriot Act

Mar 9, 2010

On Feb. 23, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Humanitarian Law Project v. Holder, a case challenging parts of the USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Act). The Humanitarian Law Project (HLP) and other charities allege that sections of the law violate the First Amendment.