Recent articles by the European Center for Not-for-profit Law (ECNL) show  the threats to not-for-profit organisations and civic society caused by legislation intended to combat crime (including anti-money laundering, ‘AML’, and combatting terrorist financing, ‘CFT):

• Moneyval should open up formalised channels for civil society engagement, 16 July 2021: “CSOs from the Moneyval region, lead by ECNL, call for a consistent and meaningful dialogue with the FATF regional body.”
• ECNL statement at UN Counter-Terrorism Week, 2 July 2021: “Any policy or legal debate must begin with, and continuously center, human rights and the particular risks to marginalized communities.”
• Joint statement: UN should ensure independent oversight of UN counter-terrorism architecture, 30 June 2021: “There is a critical need for UN Member States and Secretary-General to use new UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy to develop an independent oversight mechanism to assess and mitigate harm from counterterrorism measures.“
• EU: counter-terrorism laws must comply with human rights obligations, 16 June 2021: “More effort is needed to ensure that the EU Directive on Combating Terrorism is implemented in accordance with human rights law obligations.“
• Time for a course correction on counterterrorism and civic space, 15 June 2021: “ECNL’s article in Just Security on why the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy is a crucial opportunity to correct course and speak up for greater inclusion of civil society in UN policymaking.“

Addition 10 August 2021
Special Report: How a little-known G7 task force unwittingly helps governments target critics, Reuters, in the article:

The FATF, in emailed responses to Reuters’ questions, said it was aware of reports its recommendations have been misused and was monitoring governments’ oversight of nonprofits. It said this year it established a working group on the “unintended consequences of poorly implemented” measures and was identifying possible options to mitigate them.