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SERAP and WEA drag federal government to the UN over controversial pardon

16 May 2013, by Adetokunbo Mumuni. World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) and Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have dragged the Federal Government to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) expressing “serious concerns about the state pardon granted to the…

Cyprus: more than just a financial crisis

16 May 2013, by Andreas Pavlou. Source: Flickr / tmb2610 This article explores some of the topics currently being talked about inside and outside crisis-hit Cyprus including money-laundering, political transparency and accountability, extractive industry transparency and the right of access…

Bangladesh: how UNCAC review helps build bridges with government

16 May 2013, by Iftekhar Zaman. Proper implementation of UNCAC requires the coordinated efforts of many stakeholders from the key institutions of the National Integrity System, including all branches of the state, anti-corruption agencies, the media, civil society organisations and…

Vietnam: how UNCAC review helps build bridges with government

16 May 2013, by Stephanie Chow and Dow Nga, Towards Transparency. It has been over a year now since Towards Transparency (TT) published its ‘Survey Report in Support of the Government’s Self-Assessment of the Implementation of the United Nations Convention…

SERAP Nigeria launches text service to report local government corruption

14 May 2013, by Nwafor Chinyere. On 1 March 2013, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) launched a text service to enable citizens and residents who witness or are victims of local government corruption in Lagos State, Nigeria to…

Challenging Kenya’s elections

14 May 2013, by Seema Shah. On Saturday, March 30, 2013, the Supreme Court of Kenya issued its ruling in the landmark case upholding the outcome of the recent presidential elections. The court rejected arguments that the electoral process had…

Most foreign investment in BRICs isn’t foreign at all — it’s tycoons using tax havens

26 March 2013, by Naomi Rovnick. This post was originally published on the Quartz website. Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and China are gathering in South Africa for a summit this week, where they will undoubtedly congratulate themselves on the…

Engaging the Private Sector in Nigeria's Upcoming UNCAC Review

21 March 2013, by Oluajo Babatunde. Corruption remains a major developmental challenge to Nigeria. According to UNODC sources, close to US $400 billion is believed to have been embezzled from the Nigerian central government between 1960 and 1999. The former…

Fighting for the Jan Lokpal: the People’s Movements against Corruption in India

18 March 2013, by Bhawani Shanker Kusum. Conference to encourage women in the fight against corruptionCredit: Bhawani Shanker Kusum Rampant corruption in politics and public administration has been a big issue in India for a long time. There have been…

Tax Havens: Silently Sabotaging the UNCAC and the Stability of Societies

31 January 2013, by Jack D. Smith. Source: iStockphoto Tax havens have become the most destructive financial force in history, quietly robbing vast sums from municipalities, small businesses and ordinary taxpayers. US Senator Carl Levin says that tax havens are…

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