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CSO experiences with the UNCAC review mechanism, Year 1

13 October 2011. In November 2009, a new Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the UNCAC was approved at the 3rd session of the Conference of States Parties (CoSP) in its resolution 3/1. The mechanism started up in July…

Coalition Statement on Promoting Asset Recovery and Countering Laundering of Corruptly Taken Assets

20 September 2011. The time has come to act. Beyond shedding light on the devastating impact of grand corruption, the Arab spring has revealed major anti-money laundering deficiencies, and the huge difficulties of getting the money back even after the…

UNCAC Coalition Statement on Article 13

22 August 2011. Transparency and Public Participation in UNCAC Implementation and Monitoring are Key to Success Corruption thrives on secrecy, when undisturbed by public access to information about government and business activities. Countering it requires public participation and transparency in…

Training Videos on the Review Mechanism Launched

17 August 2011. The UNCAC Coalition is pleased to announce the launch of a new six-part collection of short animated training videos about Civil Society and the UNCAC Review Process. The videos cover the following topics: Introduction to the UNCAC…

UNCAC Coalition Names New Chair and Vice Chairs

Berlin, 12 July 2011. The UNCAC Coalition Coordination Committee met last week in Vienna and selected its first Chair Professor Slagjana Taseva. Professor Taseva is Chair of Transparency International Macedonia. She is also a member of the Academic Advisory Board…

UNCAC Coalition Calls on Kenya to Investigate Attack on Kenyan Anti-corruption Activists

7 July 2011. The UNCAC Coalition today calls on the Kenyan authorities to investigate attempts to intimidate Kenyan activists engaged in a peaceful demonstration related to allegations of misappropriated funds. On 23 and 29 June, 2011 activists conducting a sit-in…

Meeting of the Implementation Review Group and Start of Year 2 of the Review Mechanism

30 June 2011, by Gillian Dell, Transparency International Secretariat. The UNCAC Implementation Review Group (IRG) met at the UN in Vienna on 30 May–3 June 2011 for its second session. This meeting was noteworthy for several reasons. First of all,…

When states fail to request legal assistance under the UNCAC: the case of Egypt

30 June 2011, by Tim Daniel, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge UK LLP. The European Union adopted a Council Regulation on 21 March 2011 that provides for restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation…

Recovering Stolen Assets in Egypt

30 June 2011, by Engi M. El Haddad, Afro-Egyptian Human Rights Organization. Egyptians woke up on 12 February 2011 to two new realities: Hosni Mubarak was no longer the President of Egypt, and billions of US dollars had been channelled…

Mismanaged public funds recovered in Nigeria thanks to SERAP

30 June 2011, by Adetokunbo Mumuni, SERAP. Following information from whistleblowers and a petition submitted by the NGO SERAP, the Nigerian Commission for Independent Corrupt Practices (ICPC) investigated allocations to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), and discovered massive corruption…