Nonprofit Organizations and Counterterrorism Measures

Feb 8, 2016

Top 400 Taxpayers See Tax Rates Rise, But There’s More to the Story

As Americans were gathering party supplies to greet the New Year, the Internal Revenue Service released their annual report of cumulative tax data reported on the 400 tax r...

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Feb 4, 2016

Chlorine Bleach Plants Needlessly Endanger 63 Million Americans

Chlorine bleach plants across the U.S. put millions of Americans in danger of a chlorine gas release, a substance so toxic it has been used as a chemical weapon. Greenpeace’s new repo...

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Jan 25, 2016

U.S. Industrial Facilities Reported Fewer Toxic Releases in 2014

The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data for 2014 is now available. The good news: total toxic releases by reporting facilities decreased by nearly six percent from 2013 levels. Howe...

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Jan 22, 2016

Methane Causes Climate Change. Here's How the President Plans to Cut Emissions by 40-45 Percent.

UPDATE (Jan. 22, 2016): Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its proposed rule to reduce methane emissions...

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July 16, 2010 Charity and Security Network Newsletter

Vol. 2, Issue 13
Featured articles, blogs and abstracts (click on headline to read full article):
1. Analysis: Material Support and the Need for a Sensible Humanitarian Exemption
2. Updated: Editorials, and Opinions about Supreme Court’s June 21, 2010 HLP decision
3. Analysis: Congressional Report Says Dept. of Defense Contracts Funding Insurgents
4. Response to Matthew Levitt’s Take on Due Diligence by Charities (Part 1)
5. Why the Supreme Court Got it Wrong in Humanitarian Law Project by Sahar Aziz
6. Students Planning Peaceful Demonstration Target of Police Spying
7. Clinton Speech: A Strong and Free Civil Society is Essential

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June 30, 2010 Charity and Security Network Newsletter

Vol. 2, Issue 12
Featured articles, blogs and abstracts (click on headline to read full article):
1. Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Peaceful Conflict Resolution Support To Terrorists
2. Opinion: Court’s Humanitarian Law Project Ruling Fails the Common Sense Test
3. Case Background: Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project
4. News Articles, Editorials, and Commentary/Analysis about the HLP decision
5. Audio File: Nonprofit and Legal Experts Provide Response to Court’s Ruling
6. Challenges in Counterterrorism Rules Make Peacebuilding with Listed Groups Difficult
7. Witnesses at Hearing Say Profiling Is Counterproductive to Law Enforcement Goals
8. Former Head of Missouri Charity Pleads Guilty to Violating Sanctions Against Iraq

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Supreme Court Rules Against Charities' Challenge to the Patriot Act

Jun 22, 2010 by Amanda Adams*

In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that the government can ban all forms of aid to designated terrorist organization, even if that aid includes advice about nonviolent and legal activities. In Humanitarian Law Project v. Holder, the Humanitarian Law Project (HLP) and other charities allege that sections of the USA PATRIOT Act violate the First Amendment. The plaintiffs said they only wanted to help the groups' nonviolent activities.

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June 16, 2010 Charity and Security Network Newsletter

Vol. 2, Issue 11
Featured articles, blogs and abstracts (click on headline to read full article):
1. Anniversary of Cairo Speech Passes Without Reforms on Rules for Charities
2. Analysis of the Treasury Department’s FAQ for charitable giving
3. USIP Report: Reform Listing Procedures to Turn Groups Away From Violence
4. Update: Coalition of Nonprofits Asks Obama to Put Humanitarian Imperative First
5. State & Justice: Respect for Human Rights Fundamental in Combating Terrorism
6. NGOs Tell House Committee That Foreign Aid Rules Need Fixes
7. NGO Impartiality May Upset Some, But Is Important for All
8. One Year After Cairo Speech, Obama Needs to Address Charitable Problems

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Nonprofits Tell Subcommittee about Impact of Ineffective Counterterrorism Rules

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

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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Hearing Considers Counterterrorism Rules and the Effects on Charities

May 27, 2010 by Amanda Adams*

The House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing to consider how anti-terrorist financing laws impact charities. This is the first time an oversight hearing considered how Treasury's policies impact charitable groups since 9/11.

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