Many jurisdictions that sanction persons for corruption update their lists more frequently towards the end of each year. However, changes do take place in between and several changes have taken place in particular under the UK’s Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions since our beginning of year update. In April 2025, 12 new individuals were added to the Read more about Anti-corruption sanctions: 2025 midpoint[…]
From 15–17 April, on behalf of the CAPAR Civil Society Network, CiFAR attended the first African Asset Recovery Practitioners Forum in Nairobi. Over 90 delegates from across all African regions — including asset recovery and anti-corruption agencies, financial intelligence units, and other public bodies — gathered to discuss ways to enhance collaboration on asset recovery Read more about A new era for regional asset recovery efforts in Africa?[…]
Berlin, 22 May 2025 We are pleased today to launch our Annual Report for 2024, alongside our 2024 Financial Statement. The year saw some important highlights in our work. Of note was the second Global Forum, which was held in December. This remains the only global meeting of civil society working on asset recovery and Read more about Annual report and financial statement 2024[…]
Summary of a research paper developed for CiFAR: prepared by Amber Madden-Doyle, Dora Anghelache, Hanna Berndt, Mathilde Colinet, and Victoria Damore, under the supervision of Dr. Cecily Rose, Associate Professor, Leiden Law School for the University of Amsterdam LLM course: Amsterdam International Law Clinic. Paper reviewed by Clara Czuppon, Lewis Kundai and Jackson Oldfield (CiFAR). Read more about Victim Inclusion in Asset Recovery[…]
Citizen involvement through non-governmental and community-based organizations is a key feature in the recovery and reuse of recovered assets. The non-governmental organizations Associação Mãos Livres, Associação OMUNGA, Associação Pro Bono Angola and UYELE-Associação Cívica, dedicated to the defense of human rights and the exercise of citizenship, established the Working Group for Transparency and Truth in Read more about Angola and the social reuse of assets[…]
SECOND GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM ON ASSET RECOVERY En español/ Em português Brasilia, 3-5 December 2024 Between 3 and 5 December 2024, representatives of civil society organisations from around the world that are engaged in the recovery of the proceeds of corruption met in Brasília, Brazil, to discuss some of the most pressing barriers, challenges, Read more about OUTCOME STATEMENT: CSO Forum Brasilia[…]
How Asset Recovery Promotes Transparency and Good Governance in Africa Since 2022, CiFAR has been supporting civil society organizations across Africa to champion a new initiative under the Common African Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR). The continent-wide CAPAR CSO network is driving transformative efforts to recover stolen assets, strengthen good governance, and ensure transparency in Read more about How Asset Recovery Promotes Transparency and Good Governance in Africa[…]
As we step into 2025, the landscape of asset recovery is at a critical juncture. With heightened global attention on corruption and financial crime, there is a growing call for more robust mechanisms to recover stolen assets and ensure they benefit the communities from which they were taken. Here, we outline key expectations and aspirations Read more about 2025 in Asset Recovery: What to Expect and What We Hope For[…]
This week, we are holding our second Global Civil Society Forum on Asset Recovery. Having kicked off the series in Kenya in 2022, this second edition is taking place in Brazil and aims to bring together civil society organisations from across the globe to discuss the most pressing issues, challenges and opportunities in asset recovery Read more about Global CSO Asset Recovery Forum[…]
LEGISLATIVE, POLICY AND PRACTICAL TOOLS TO ENFORCE ASSET FREEZING SANCTIONS Read the report here In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the designation of numerous oligarchs and their companies drew public attention to the newer practice of individual sanctions: targeting a country’s powerful personalities rather than its general population. Although targeted international sanctions Read more about From Sanctions Implementation to Enforcement[…]