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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…

Corruption Media Monitoring Report

6 August 2016, Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa. Overview of Reported Corruption and Other Significant Cases (1 to 5 August 2015) Introduction Cases of corruption, human rights abuses, mal-administration and bad governance are dominating the Zimbabwean media. A day hardly…

IJM Announces Deaths of Two Individuals Associated with its Kenya Operations Following Their June 23rd Disappearance

Washington, DC / Nairobi, 1 July 2016. With deep mourning, International Justice Mission (IJM) today announced that two individuals associated with the organization, including staff member, Willie Kimani, and taxi driver, Joseph Muiruri, were killed following their abduction in Nairobi…

Statement by Manzoor Hasan, UNCAC Coalition Chair, at the 2016 UNCAC Implementation Review Group Briefing for NGOs

Vienna, 23 June 2016. Chair, distinguished delegates: Good morning. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today and thank you to UNODC for its informative presentation this morning. I am speaking on behalf of the UNCAC Coalition, a…