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Egyptian Asset Recovery: Nil Returns to Date from the UK

27 November 2012, by Tim Daniel. In February 2012, President Hosni Mubarak was forced from power in Egypt, crowning what came to be called the ‘Arab Spring’. The crowds gathered in Tahrir Square had for months condemned Mubarak’s regime as totally corrupt. He, his family, and cronies were said to have amassed enormous personal fortunes … Continue reading Egyptian Asset Recovery: Nil Returns to Date from the UK →

Equatorial Guinea takes France to the International Court of Justice

27 November 2012, by Maud Perdriel-Vaissière, SHERPA. A unique opportunity to rule on immunity in grand corruption cases On 26 September 2012, Equatorial Guinean authorities announced that they had filed a case against France in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over a French judge’s criminal investigation of corruption allegations, including money laundering, which Equatorial … Continue reading Equatorial Guinea takes France to the International Court of Justice →

Coalition workshop at 15th IACC: Joining forces to make UNCAC work

23 November 2012, by Gillian Dell and Kristen Brand, Transparency International. On the final day of the 15th IACC in Brasilia (7-10 November 2012), 67 IACC participants joined 6 panellists at a Coalition workshop entitled “Joining forces for enforcement: Making UNCAC work”. Vincent Lazatin, Chair of the UNCAC Coalition and moderator of the workshop, opened … Continue reading Coalition workshop at 15th IACC: Joining forces to make UNCAC work →

In Memoriam: Jeremy Pope

12 November 2012, by Karen Hussmann. Sadness and pain marks this moment in which we are forced by fate to say good-bye to a beloved friend – a contagiously enthusiastic and inspiring soul of the anti-corruption movement — our dear Jeremy Pope. Adequate words are hard to come by. And yet, I am writing these … Continue reading In Memoriam: Jeremy Pope →

Floods: Relief funds and materials not reaching most victims

4 November 2012, Tearfund, SERAP. Two civil society groups, UK-based Tearfund and Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have expressed “concerns that relief funds and materials allocated to cater for the needs of the displaced persons and victims of floods in several parts of the country are not reaching those who need them most due … Continue reading Floods: Relief funds and materials not reaching most victims →

10th Anniversary of Right to Know Day

29 October 2012. 28 September 2012 was the 10th anniversary of International Right to Know Day, proclaimed by the Freedom of Information Advocates Network (FOIAnet) in 2002. Much has happened over those ten years. FOIAnet itself has grown from a meeting of just twenty individuals, mostly from European countries, to a truly international network bringing … Continue reading 10th Anniversary of Right to Know Day →

Chinese Economy Lost $3.79 Trillion in Illicit Financial Outflows Since 2000, Reveals New GFI Report

25 October 2012, Global Financial Integrity. This post was originally published on the Global Financial Integrity website. Fraudulent Mispricing of Trade Accounted for $3.20 Trillion in Illicit Outflows from 2000–2011 Serious Ramifications for “Social and Political Stability” The Chinese economy hemorrhaged US$3.79 trillion in illicit financial outflows from 2000 through 2011, according to a new … Continue reading Chinese Economy Lost $3.79 Trillion in Illicit Financial Outflows Since 2000, Reveals New GFI Report →

Killing of Russian Whistle-Blower Magnitsky Brought before European Court of Human Rights

19 October 2012, Open Society Justice Initiative. The Open Society Justice Initiative has filed a complaint before Europe’s top human rights court on behalf of the mother of Sergei Magnitsky, the Russian tax adviser and whistle-blower who died in detention in November, 2009 after exposing high-level official corruption. The complaint argues that Russian law enforcement … Continue reading Killing of Russian Whistle-Blower Magnitsky Brought before European Court of Human Rights →

Missing $12.4bn oil windfall suit now for final judgment in November

26 September 2012. Hope for a definite legal pronouncement and accountability for the missing $12.4 billion oil windfall was yesterday kept alive as the Federal High Court in Abuja finally adjourned the suit to 23 November 2012 for judgment. This development followed the hearing of arguments and re-adoption of written addresses by lawyers to the … Continue reading Missing $12.4bn oil windfall suit now for final judgment in November →

Rise in prosecutions makes it harder to get away with foreign bribery

Berlin, 6 September 2012. Call on governments to keep up pressure on companies Laws forbidding companies from bribing abroad to win contracts or dodge local regulations have resulted in rising prosecutions, anti-corruption group Transparency International said in a new report today. The report, Exporting Corruption? Country Enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. Progress Report 2012, … Continue reading Rise in prosecutions makes it harder to get away with foreign bribery →