Safeguarding human rights in European financial regulation
We often get the question: “When will you become an ANBI?” Our answer is as simple as it is uncomfortable: we would like to. The idea behind ANBI— giving fiscal … Read more
On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a large-scale strike on Venezuela and announced it had captured President Nicolás Maduro. Whatever one thinks of Maduro, the message to the rest … Read more
Paying with cash is, like it or not, a human right issue. Cash is what lets people participate in society without needing a smartphone, a bank account, or perfect digital … Read more
Help Us Make the Dutch Data Protection Authority Enforce the GDPR ! The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) last month issued four decisions on the banks’ bulk transaction-monitoring dragnet—and looked … Read more
FATF-standards are not valid laws: Dutch Data Protection Authority explained it in 2019 already! In Dutch the supervisor on the GDPR is the AP: as in Authority PersonalData. And in … Read more
Human Rights in Finance (.EU), known as HRIF.eu, has in June 2025, just prior to the lauch of the DR-trading facility on Euronext, formally requested enforcement action from the Dutch … Read more
Investors insufficiently informed about supervisory issues, enforcement actions and legal risks Human Rights in Finance.EU (HRiF.EU) is sounding the alarm over the prospectus that Triodos Bank has published in relation … Read more
May 25, 2025, Amsterdam Across Europe, civil society organisations have proven essential in holding data protection authorities accountable when enforcement fails. That’s the lesson noyb (None of Your Business) has … Read more
Amsterdam, February 22, 2025 – Human Rights in Finance.EU (HRIF.EU) has today issued an open letter and briefing note, advising EU financial institutions to re-assess their reliance on U.S.-based service … Read more
At Human Rights in Finance.EU (HRIF.EU), we believe that the financial system must serve people and societies, not the other way around. Financial institutions, regulators, and policymakers have a profound … Read more