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240 organisations and individuals demand the release of detained, anti-corruption advocate, Gubad Ibadoghlu

Vienna, 7 May, 2024 – In a concerted display of international solidarity, 240 organisations, academics and human rights defenders today published an open letter demanding the release of detained anti-corruption expert, Gubad Ibadoghlu, who is currently under house arrest in…

Why the EU could and should join the International Treaty on Exchange of Data for the Verification of Asset Declarations

26 March 2024 – Guest Blog  Asset declaration systems are one of the most powerful tools in combating corruption. However, the effectiveness of asset declarations all depends on their verification. When verifying asset declarations of public officials, access to foreign…

15th Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting: Combating Money Laundering in the Pacific Islands and beyond – What can civil society organizations do?

22 March 2024 –  Money laundering is a complex and dynamic challenge across the Asia-Pacific region. It involves disguising financial assets derived from criminal activity into funds with an apparently legal source, with devastating economic, political and social costs including…

New civil society report on Chad: Gaps in legal and institutional frameworks hampering real progress on UNCAC implementation

29 February 2024 –  A recent report authored by the Organisation Tchadienne Anti-Corruption (OTAC) finds that provisions for the prevention of corruption and asset recovery (Chapter II and V of the UNCAC) are largely missing from legal and institutional frameworks…

Strengthening Political Financing in Paraguay: A Civil Society Success Story

5 February 2024 – With support from the UNCAC Coalition, civil society in Paraguay is involved in analyzing, monitoring and strengthening the national political financing framework. How are civil society voices making a difference in the fight against corruption? Stories…

Victims of Corruption at CoSP10: Exploring their Challenges and their Path to Reparations

Tuesday 30 January 2024 –  Corruption has damaging effects extending beyond the state, causing direct harm to individuals, institutions, communities, and societies as a whole, exacerbating the vulnerability of marginalized groups, and hampering the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.…

Anti-Corruption & Human Rights: Exploring Synergies

25 January 2024 – By Andrea Rocca, Transparency International and Betina Pasteknik, UNCAC Coalition, Co-chairs of the UNCAC Coalition Human Rights & Corruption Working Group.  Amnesty International, Transparency International and the UNCAC Coalition hosted a special event on corruption and…

International data exchange for asset declarations: guest blog

19 January 2023 – Asset declaration systems are one of the most powerful tools in combating corruption. The effectiveness of asset declarations all depends on their verification. When verifying asset declarations of public officials, access to foreign data is often…

14th Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting: Tackling Environmental Crime and corruption through regional attempts

22 December 2023 – Environmental crime and corruption have become major contemporary anti-corruption issues. Many threats stemming from environmental problems emerge from corruption, causing harm to the environment as well as threatening living entities on Earth. On the eve of…

UNCAC CoSP10: Civil society organizations excluded from UN anti-corruption conference due to objections

*** Note: After the release of this statement, the UNCAC CoSP held a first-ever vote, deciding that all observers are allowed to participate. ***   Atlanta, 11 December 2023 – Transparency International and the UNCAC Coalition strongly condemn the move…