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TI and UNODC civil society UNCAC review training

10 February 2011. Over 35 civil society representatives came together in Austria from 2–4 February for an UNCAC review training session jointly organised by Transparency International and the UNODC. The three day training focused on how the UNCAC review process…

Joint Special Rapporteur statement on Wikileaks

21 December 2010. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression have released a joint statement on Wikileaks, recalling international legal principles of freedom…

UNCAC Coalition Newsletter December 2010

A Closer Look at the UNCAC Review Mechanism Call for a Transparent and Inclusive Review Mechanism Gillian Dell The good news is that the review mechanism for the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) is up and running since July 2010!…

Corruption and its Discontents: a new report by Tearfund

30 November 2010. A new Tearfund report: Corruption and Its Discontents – Assessing the impact of people living in poverty, highlights the way corruption and poor governance is compounding poverty across the developing world. Extensive dialogue with Tearfund’s partner organisations…

Notes from the Implementation Review Group Meeting

30 November 2010, by Gillian Dell Now here I sit in pristine white hallway of the IAEA building in front of the room where IRG delegates hold their meetings. (UNODC conference facilities are undergoing renovation thus the use of the…

Internationalising the public interest

24 October 2010, by Nizar Manek. This post was originally published on the Guardian website. The international media must not forget the campaigners paying a high price for exposing corruption in the developing world The arrest and detention of Algeria’s…