Safeguarding human rights in European financial regulation
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
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
The year 2024 marked the first full year of activity for HRIF.EU. In February 2024, we opened a bank account, conducted various transactions monitored by five joint banks and Transaction … Read more