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Prevention against International Terrorism - Proposals from International Organisations to Regulate Volunteer Organisations

Document number
1056
Date
2005
Title
Prevention against International Terrorism - Proposals from International Organisations to Regulate Volunteer Organisations
Author/publisher
Jonas Thorén, Swedish Sport Confederation
Availability
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Document type(s)
Guidelines/Recommendations,
Keywords
Civil Society Contributions on Draft Recommendations: http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/news/consulting_public/code_conduct_npo/news_contributions_code_conduct_npo_en.htm, Terrorism, Justice and Home Affairs, European Union, Advocacy, NGO, Civil society,
Summary
During this year international organisations have issued proposals concerning regulations in order to prevent that volunteer organisations are used for funding and/or supporting terrorist activities. The proposals have been criticized, they would mean an immense bureaucracy and big administrative burden to the volunteer organisation without meeting their purpose to prevent terrorist activities. There is an apparent risk that the proposals if they are coming into effect will be mandatory for each country and the volunteer organisations in that country. Here is a short summary.
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