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Call on the European Parliament to support transparency of the EU external fishing fleet

23 January 2017 Dear Member of the European Parliament, We, the undersigned European and global organisations, are writing to you to request your support in advancing legal and sustainable fishing of the European fishing fleet, as well as contributing to…

SERAP to Akwa Ibom govt: Immediately release journalist Nsibiet John

Lagos, Nigeria, 6 January 2017, SERAP. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called for the “immediate and unconditional release of a newspaper publisher, Nsibiet John arrested on the orders of the deputy governor of Akwa Ibom State, Moses Ekpo.”…

Joint Letter Regarding UNESCO’s Access to Information Policy

21 December 2016 Irina Bokova Director General UNESCO CC: Getachew Engida, Deputy Director General Eric Falt, Assistant Director General for External Relations Frank la Rue, Assistant Director General for Communication and Information Dear Irina Bokova, We are writing to you…

With His Family’s Fortune at Stake, President Kabila Digs In

15 December 2016, by Michael Kavanagh, Thomas Wilson, and Franz Wild, Bloomberg. This post was originally published on the Bloomberg website. Boys mine for copper in a pit about 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) outside Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. /…

Interview with Ady Macauley, Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Sierra Leone

11 December 2016 At the 17th International Anti-Corruption Conference in Panama, Gillian Dell of Transparency International conducted the interview below with Commissioner Ady Macauley. What was Sierra Leone’s experience of the UNCAC first review cycle? The UNCAC first cycle review…

Breaking the Corruption Chain in Belize: The campaign for good governance and UNCAC accession

10 December 2016, by the Executive Council of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry. For more than a decade the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has been advocating for better governance, accountability in public office, more e-government…

Message from the UNCAC Coalition Chair on International Anti-Corruption Day

9 December 2016, by Manzoor Hasan. The year 2016 will be remembered for the tremendous political changes that shaped lives and futures all around the world. Throughout this tumult the spectre of corruption – with its ability to undermine trust…

Weak systems for asset recovery in Nigeria improving under civil society scrutiny

9 December 2016, by Rev. David Ugolor, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ). In 2016 the government of Nigeria set up a Presidential Committee on Asset Recovery, which in a departure from previous initiatives includes civil society groups…

Consistent commitments: Civil society calls on OGP governments to pledge transparency in the second review cycle of the UNCAC

6 December 2016, by Christine Clough, Global Financial Integrity, and Peter Tausz, UNCAC Coalition. This year the Open Government Partnership (OGP) is celebrating its five-year anniversary, having grown from eight participating countries to 70 by 2016. At the same time…

UNCAC obligations invoked in support of efforts against wildlife trafficking in Vietnam

6 December 2016, by Olivia Swaak-Goldman, Wildlife Justice Commission. Wildlife crime is the fourth largest illegal trade in the world, trailing only behind drug trafficking, human trafficking and counterfeiting in generating revenues for transnational criminal networks: some estimate it generates…