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Strengthening UNCAC and its Review Mechanism

29 April 2013. Letter from the UNCAC Coalition to the UNCAC Implementation Review Group Dear Chair, Bureau and Members of the UNCAC Implementation Review Group, We are writing to you on behalf of the UNCAC Coalition and its Coordination Committee…

David Cameron Calls for Abolishing Phantom Firms in Major Transparency Victory

Washington, DC / London, 25 April 2013, Global Financial Integrity. This post was originally published on the Global Financial Integrity website. British PM Endorses Public Registries of Company Ownership to “Break through the Walls of Corporate Secrecy” France, Germany Also…

International Monetary Fund: Transparency Policy Needs Complete Overhaul

Halifax, 26 March 2013, Centre for Law and Democracy. This post was originally published on the Centre for Law and Democracy website. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has launched a review its Transparency Policy, last revised in 2009. As part…

Zimbabweans Must Stand Up to Impunity – ZACC should be given support to fight corruption

Harare, 21 March 2013, Transparency International Zimbabwe. Transparency International Zimbabwe (TI Z), the leading global organisation in the fight against corruption, is deeply concerned by the recent happenings as chronicled in the media reports in which the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission…

Kenyan Civil Society Group Files Case Challenging Election Process

Nairobi, 16 March 2013. Members of Kenya’s civil society filed a case in the Supreme Court today, challenging the legitimacy of the March 4th 2013 General Election. “Our case is not about who’s won, but how the public has lost…

Opening statement by Navi Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights: Panel on “the negative impact of corruption on human rights”

Geneva, 13 March 2013. This post was originally published on the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights website. Excellency, Distinguished panellists, Ladies and gentlemen, I applaud the Council for its leadership on the important topic you will…

GOPAC Calls on International Community to Prosecute Corruption Perpetrators

Ottawa, 4 March 2013, GOPAC. This post was originally published on the GOPAC website. Legislators from around the world have resolved to seek the adoption of global legal instruments to enable the international community to pursue and prosecute the perpetrators…

United States Should Follow European Union Transparency Lead, Require Country-by-Country Reporting at Banks

Washington, DC, 28 February 2013, Global Financial Integrity. This post was originally published on the Global Financial Integrity website. GFI Praises European Union for Committing to Require Financial Institutions to Disclose Profits, Taxes, Subsidies, and Staff Numbers on a Country-by-Country…

Opaque structure of horsemeat company shows need for company reform

London, 17 February 2013, Global Witness. The Observer alleged today that one of the key companies involved in the horsemeat scandal was set up such that it hid the names of the people who own and control it. “This illustrates…

The Economist Calls on US, UK, Developed Countries to Clean up their Own Back Yard

Washington, DC, 14 February 2013, Global Financial Integrity. This post was originally published on the Global Financial Integrity website. Cover-Page Editorial and 10-Article “Special Report” Highlight Trillions of Dollars in Dirty Money Flows Facilitated by Delaware, Miami, City of London,…