Articles

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…

Compensation for victims of corruption: Why does it matter?

3 December 2016, by Sue Hawley, Corruption Watch. The mantra “corruption is not a victimless crime” is used frequently – by anti-corruption NGOs, government officials and even judges. Yet victims of corruption are rarely represented in court proceedings, rarely consulted…

Catalyst for reform: How a peer review mechanism changed the anti-corruption landscape

29 November 2016, by Brigitte Strobel-Shaw, UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Driven by the desire to bring the full force of international cooperation and partnership down on endemic corruption, the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) is transforming the way…

As UN criticizes Switzerland, pressure mounts over human rights impacts of tax havens

New York/Geneva, 29 November 2016, Center for Economic and Social Rights. This post was originally published on the Center for Economic and Social Rights website. Switzerland has received stern recommendations from the UN’s women’s rights treaty-monitoring body regarding its role…

What does the UK beneficial ownership data show us?

22 November 2016, by Robert Palmer and Sam Leon, Global Witness. This post was originally published on the Global Witness website. UK companies with hidden owners lie behind some of the worst problems of our time. Amongst other things they…

Statement of NGO Alliance at the 8th UNTOC Conference of Parties

19 October 2016. Statement of the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice on item 2 (b). Trafficking in Persons Protocol during the Eighth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations against Transnational Organized…