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New OECD Report on Tax Avoidance Lags Behind Global Transparency Movement

Washington, DC, 19 July 2013, Global Financial Integrity. This post was originally published on the Global Financial Integrity website. OECD’s “BEPS” Report to G20 Fails to Endorse Country-by-Country Reporting for Multinational Companies, a Necessary Precursor to Curtail Corporate Tax Dodging G20 Should Embrace Disaggregated Accounting Standard A new report on tackling corporate tax dodging released … Continue reading New OECD Report on Tax Avoidance Lags Behind Global Transparency Movement →

The First Three Years of the UNCAC Review Process: A Civil Society Perspective

16 May 2013. This report by Transparency International (TI) and the UNCAC Coalition is about the experience of civil society organisations (CSOs) in the first three years of the UNCAC review process. It is the third such report and covers some of our activities and contributions under Resolution 4/1 on the Review Mechanism. It has … Continue reading The First Three Years of the UNCAC Review Process: A Civil Society Perspective →

Recommendations for Action by the UNCAC Implementation Review Group and Conference of States Parties

16 May 2013. Re: Recommendations for Action by the UNCAC Implementation Review Group and Conference of States Parties Dear Chair, Bureau and Members of the UNCAC Implementation Review Group, On behalf of the UNCAC Coalition and its Coordination Committee we are writing this second letter to urge the UNCAC Implementation Review Group (IRG) and Conference … Continue reading Recommendations for Action by the UNCAC Implementation Review Group and Conference of States Parties →

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 about the UNCAC Review Mechanism. We would like to commend UNCAC States Parties, the Implementation … Continue reading Strengthening UNCAC and its Review Mechanism →

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 Call for Meaningful End to Anonymous Shell Companies GFI Urges G8, U.S., EU to Follow … Continue reading David Cameron Calls for Abolishing Phantom Firms in Major Transparency Victory →

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 of the Review, the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) has produced a Submission assessing … Continue reading International Monetary Fund: Transparency Policy Needs Complete Overhaul →

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 (ZACC) officers are reportedly being victimised for trying to expose alleged corrupt deals at various … Continue reading Zimbabweans Must Stand Up to Impunity – ZACC should be given support to fight corruption →

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 – we lost the promise of a transparent, accurate and effective process,” said Gladwell Otieno, … Continue reading Kenyan Civil Society Group Files Case Challenging Election Process →

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 discuss today: the profoundly negative impact of corruption on human rights. Let us be clear. … Continue reading Opening statement by Navi Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights: Panel on “the negative impact of corruption on human rights” →

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 of the most serious crimes of corruption. The resolution was a key part of the … Continue reading GOPAC Calls on International Community to Prosecute Corruption Perpetrators →