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Human rights law comes from many sources. E.g:

1948 (UDHR) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
1950 (ECHR) European Convention on Human Rights
1953 (CPHRFF) Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
1976 (CCPR) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
1976 (CESCR) International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights
2016 (CFREU) Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU

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I thought only Americans faced nationality-based discrimination by banks. But I heard there are others. Who else? (crazypeople.online)

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FATCA specifically oppresses Americans who live outside the US. It strong-arms banks into treating Americans adversely different based on their national origin (ranging from denial of service to extra data collection and disclosure). I thought Americans were the only people who broadly face discrimination in banking due to their nationality. But I recently heard of other nationalities (not Americans) who are refused bank access due to their nationality (in Europe, where we might have a high expectation of human rights).

I could never get the details. People that report this to me have been vague. But I’ve heard it twice now. Does anyone know the specifics? Which nationalities and why?