The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has failed to address Libya’s systemic non-compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) and counterterrorism financing (CFT) standards for over a decade, enabling rampant financial crime and politically motivated restrictions on civil society, according to a new shadow report.
Civic Initiatives, a Serbian NGO coalition, has formally alerted FATF, MONEYVAL, and UN human rights monitors to new evidence of state authorities abusing anti-money laundering (AML) laws to target critics.
Human rights organizations are condemning the Philippine government’s misuse of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) counterterrorism financing (CFT) standards to criminalize activists, journalists, and NGOs while evading accountability for rights abuses.
A 2021 Amnesty International report reveals how Türkiye exploited a 2019 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) assessment to expand its repression of civil society under the guise of combating terrorism financing.
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.
