Safeguarding human rights in European financial regulation
Reuters reports that The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, introducing sanctions targeting individuals involved in prosecuting U.S. or allied nationals, including Israeli leaders. These … Read more
These are the 5 Reasons why the Travel Rule Violates Fundamental Rights ! Over on Medium, our chairman Simon Lelieveldt, has published an article which outlines why the so-called Travel … Read more
HRIF.EU is urging DNB to halt Transactie Monitoring Nederland immediately. This call to DNB – the Dutch Central Bank – stems from its role as the enforcer of anti-money laundering … Read more
Mini-course: No one (!) has to comply and can be fined when refusing to infringe Human Rights through ‘lawful’ AML-KYC-Sanction rules. Welcome Hi there, welcome to our minicourse. I am … Read more
Human Rights in Finance.EU (HRIF.EU) this week requested bank-owned company ‘Transactie Monitoring Nederland’ (TMNL) to cease processing transactions on behalf of five major banks and to discard all associated data. … Read more
On Tuesday, February 6, Human Rights in Finance.EU presented a petition to the Members of Dutch parliament on the universal right to payment services. HRIF.EU also called for an end … Read more
Yesterday, Europe agreed on an Artificial Intelligence Act, shaping the landscape of AI applications. Amidst the discussions, Human Rights in Finance (EU) as advocate for the protection of human rights in finance, … Read more
On September 6th, the permanent Committee on Finance of Dutch Parliament deliberated on the legislative proposals that should be declared controversial or not, considering the upcoming elections. Controversial legislation will … Read more
Over the past few months, the European Banking Authority has conducted a consultation regarding guidelines related to the assessment of risk factors associated with crypto-assets. What should one pay attention … Read more
In the United Kingdom, a highly disputed obligation will come into effect next week for businesses engaged in cryptocurrency-related transfers and trading. They will be required, under the so-called Travel … Read more