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Read our summary of our efforts that led to FATF revising its standards and strengthening its engagement with nonprofits.

Joint petition calling on development banks to respect human rights in their investments around the world and ensure their activities are not putting human rights defenders at risk.

The hearing was convened to discuss the grave challenges faced by civil society organizations globally as well as in Europe as a result of restrictive legislation.

ECNL and local partners have launched first comprehensive country reports on monitoring legal developments and practical implementation of FOA in Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia.

Joint Press Statement by the Civic Space Initiative.

Understanding of the role of democracy in security efforts.

Important changes on how the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) perceives non-profit organizations.

The number of signatories to a CSO joint call clearly shows how pertinent and timely a revised strong resolution on this topic is.

The paper by Oonagh B. Breen explores the difficulty to regulate NPOs at a European level and the consequences of the lack of legislation. It also analyses the recent NGO attempts to influence FATF reform process.