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UNODC-TI training for CSOs on the UNCAC review process

7 March 2011, by Phoebe Hardefeldt. The first civil society training on the UNCAC review mechanism was held in Austria from 2-4 February 2011. It was organised in partnership by the UNODC and Transparency International (TI), in its capacity as…

UNCAC Coalition welcomes steps to freeze Egyptian assets

21 February 2011. The UNCAC Coalition welcomes the decision made today by Egypt’s Public Prosecutor to request a freeze on the foreign assets of Hosni Mubarak and his family. “This decision is an important step.” said Maud Pedriel-Vaissiere of the…

Coalition calls for action on Egyptian illicit wealth

10 February 2011. The UNCAC Coaliton, including the Afro-Egyptian Human Rights Organisation and NADAFA-Egyptians against corruption, have called for urgent action on wealth illicitly transferred from Egypt. The Coalition is deeply concerned about public wealth illicitly transferred out of Egypt.…

TI and UNODC civil society UNCAC review training

10 February 2011. Over 35 civil society representatives came together in Austria from 2–4 February for an UNCAC review training session jointly organised by Transparency International and the UNODC. The three day training focused on how the UNCAC review process…

Call for Algeria to respect the rights of anti-corruption activist Mourad Tchiko

21 December 2010. The UNCAC Coalition is deeply concerned about the treatment of Mr Mourad Tchiko, an Algerian citizen, trade unionist and anti-corruption activist, and calls on the government of Algeria to respect his rights under the Constitution and laws…

Joint Special Rapporteur statement on Wikileaks

21 December 2010. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression have released a joint statement on Wikileaks, recalling international legal principles of freedom…

In the Americas: Success stories in monitoring the Inter-American Convention against Corruption

15 December 2010, Marta Erquicia. The Inter-American Convention against Corruption (IACAC), which came into force in 1996, was a milestone Convention. It was the first global attempt to draft an international treaty to reduce corruption levels in America, and it…

Corruption and its Discontents: a new report by Tearfund

30 November 2010. A new Tearfund report: Corruption and Its Discontents – Assessing the impact of people living in poverty, highlights the way corruption and poor governance is compounding poverty across the developing world. Extensive dialogue with Tearfund’s partner organisations…

Call for the UNCAC Implementation Review Group, UNCAC States Parties and UNODC to Ensure a Transparent and Participatory UNCAC Review Mechanism

26 November 2010. The UNCAC Coalition has released a statement at the UNCAC Implementation Review Group (IRG) Meeting calling for the IRG, UNCAC States Parties and the UN Office of Drugs and Crime to ensure a transparent and participatory review…

Internationalising the public interest

24 October 2010, by Nizar Manek. This post was originally published on the Guardian website. The international media must not forget the campaigners paying a high price for exposing corruption in the developing world The arrest and detention of Algeria’s…

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