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UNCAC Coalition Speech to UN General Assembly Thematic Debate on "Drugs and Crime as a Threat to Development"

New York, 26 June 2012, by Saad Filali Meknassi. Mr. President, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I am Saad Filali Meknassi of Transparency International Morocco and member of the Coordination Committee of the civil society coalition for the…

International Mandates Deplore Attacks on Freedom of Expression

25 June 2012. Today, the 13th annual Joint Declaration by the four specialised mandates of the UN, OAS, OSCE and African Commission tasked with promoting and protecting freedom of expression was launched in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. This…

UNCAC Coalition Statement to Vienna IRG

Vienna, 20 June 2012, by Vincent Lazatin. Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I am Vincent Lazatin of the Transparency and Accountability Network in the Philippines and I speak as chairman of the Civil Society Coalition on the UNCAC.…

Left In the Dark: Lack of information on anti-corruption efforts

18 June 2012. Multi-country independent reviews find lack of access to information pervasive problem in global fight against corruption Governments are still not providing enough information on how their fight against corruption is advancing, according to reviews of six countries…

Global Witness calls for action to end hidden company ownership in light of money laundering accusations

17 June 2012. Global Witness is today revealing evidence that numerous UK companies appear to have helped facilitate a major money laundering scandal centred on a bank in Central Asia. Grave Secrecy, launched today, shows how urgent action is needed…

Memorandum of Understanding finalised with the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC)

11 June 2012, by Lizzie Johnson, Transparency International. The UNCAC Coalition is pleased to announce the formalisation of its working relationship with the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC). The first partnership of its kind with the Coalition, a…

SERAP asks FG to prosecute sixteen foreign companies for bribery

10 June 2012. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a request to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN), asking him to “use your good offices and leadership position to prosecute…

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…