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How strong are we in the global fight against corruption? Self-assessing the implementation of the UNCAC

10 June 2012, by Priya Sood, GOPAC. Corruption: a word many in civil society these days would readily attribute to governments and politicians around the world. It is not solely an issue in developing countries and affects all citizens regardless…

Gateway: corruption assessment toolbox

9 June 2012, by Andrew McDevitt, Transparency International. Do you want to know more about the different ways to measure corruption? Are you thinking of doing an assessment and want to find out what others have done? Do you want…

Letter to EU Commissioner Barnier on access to beneficial ownership information

6 June 2012. Dear Commissioner Barnier, We are writing on behalf of the non-governmental organisations and coalitions listed below, following the publication of the Commission’s application report on the Third Anti-Money Laundering Directive. The report provides a very useful framework…

Nigerian Chief Justice urged to appoint independent counsel to probe abandoned projects

21 May 2012. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a request to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Dahiru Musdapher, urging him to “urgently use your good offices and position to appoint an independent counsel to investigate allegations…

CESD in Azerbaijan: $17 million oil money was “missed” in the SOFAZ Building Construction

18 May 2012. One square metre in the new office of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) will cost $9,000, and it is to be the most expensive project in Baku. These are the results of monitoring of the…

GFI Calls on G8 to Tackle Illicit Financial Flows at Camp David Summit

Washington DC, 17 May 2012. Curtailing Illegal Capital Flight Will Ensure Food Security in Developing World; Make Good on L’Aquila Commitment Global Financial Integrity (GFI) today called on leaders of the G8 to concretely tackle the issue of illicit financial…

Elections success for the Coordination Committee

10 May 2012, by Lizzie Johnson, Transparency International. The UNCAC Coalition Coordination Committee got off to a flying start into their second year, following elections held between 18 and 24 April 2012. Five of the 12 Committee members were up…

Convention des Nations unies contre la corruption : comment la France met-elle en œuvre ses engagements ?

Avril 2012, Transparence International France. La Convention des Nations Unies contre la corruption (dite convention UNCAC ou « de Mérida ») constitue le premier instrument juridique mondial en matière de lutte contre la corruption. Entrée en vigueur en 2005 et…

Unfair business practices supported by government secrecy new report warns

London / Brasilia, 17 April 2012. Open Government Partnership countries score badly on promoting corporate transparency Private corporations around the world are benefitting from undue levels of secrecy around company registers making it impossible for the public to know how…

How to Participate Virtually in the Open Government Partnership's Brazil Meeting

5 April 2012. The first annual meeting of the Open Government Partnership is taking place in Brasilia on April 17-18, 2012! Many people working on open government may not be able to attend in person, so the OGP has worked…

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