RUSI’s comprehensive guide exposes how FATF standards are being weaponized globally to suppress civil society, detailing tactics of abuse, their impacts, and strategies for resistance, while calling for reforms to prevent misuse of anti-financial crime measures.
FATF’s latest report on India exposes its failure to prevent the misuse of its recommendations, as evidenced by India’s continued “partial compliance” and systematic targeting of NGOs using FATF-inspired laws, prompting PUCL to demand urgent legal reforms and protection for civil society.
A comprehensive report by the American Bar Association reveals how India has exploited FATF recommendations to justify laws that suppress civil society and human rights defenders.
A new report titled “Indian Government shields Hindutva Terror Groups in breach of FATF Standards” sheds light on India’s failure to prevent terrorist financing of Hindutva groups while ostensibly complying with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations.
The Indian government has exploited the 2010 and 2013 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) assessment reports to supplement its arsenal of counterterrorism and money laundering laws, many of which are routinely used to target civil society organisations and human rights defenders.
The report provides a detailed examination of the Electoral Bond Scheme (BDS), its structure, and its impact on political financing in the world’s largest democracy, addressing a key failure of FATF. It draws attention to several critical issues that have emerged since the scheme’s implementation, including concerns about money laundering, corruption, and the erosion of transparency in political funding.
This shadow report, prepared for the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) upcoming Mutual Evaluation Review of India in November 2023, highlights serious concerns about the Indian government’s misuse of FATF standards to stifle civil society and nonprofit organizations (NPOs).
