100 civil society organizations around the world in defense of Civic Space in Angola demand new law on NGOs to be withdrawn

Posted on 05/07/202306/07/2023 by CiFAR

Press Release 100 civil society organizations around the world in defense of Civic Space in Angola demand new law on NGOs to be withdrawn 5 July 2023 100 civil society organizations worldwide signed a statement today against the “Estatuto das Organizações Não-Governamentais” (Status of non-governmental organisations), a new draft law regulating civil society in Angola Read more about <strong>100 civil society organizations around the world in defense of Civic Space in Angola demand new law on NGOs to be withdrawn</strong>[…]

Returning assets indirectly through third-party entities

Posted on 16/03/202323/02/2024 by Lucia Cizmaziova

Read our new report – Indirect Asset Return Through Third-Party Entities Indirect return mechanisms describe the practice of returning recovered money across borders indirectly via third-party entities that stand between cooperating governments. These entities might be called in to aid in the negotiations, as well as in the process of the distribution of the returned Read more about Returning assets indirectly through third-party entities[…]

Country Profiles

The CiFAR Asset Recovery Country Profiles are our guides to ongoing asset recovery organised by country. They include an overview of the corruption, AML and transparency situation in the country, as well as information on ongoing cases and international instutional engagement with bodies that support prevention and return of stolen public assets. 2022 Profiles 2021 […]

Global South Forum on Asset Recovery, Nairobi

Posted on 06/11/202206/11/2022 by Jackson Oldfield

Nairobi – The first Global South Forum on Asset Recovery (GSF) is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya on 7-9 November. The Global South Forum is organised by the Civil Forum for Asset Recovery (CiFAR) and it is a first-of its-kind civil society-led meeting aimed at discussing current issues, challenges and opportunities presented by ongoing cases Read more about Global South Forum on Asset Recovery, Nairobi[…]

Tracking Swiss Asset Returns

Tracking Switzerland's Return of Illicit Assets This page aims to provide an overview of assets relating to corruption and returned, or scheduled for return, by Switzerland and to be a tool for civil society to further engage with these and other potential cases of cross-border corruption and asset recovery. Information for this page was collected […]

New UK asset recovery framework: important elements for civil society

Posted on 10/03/202210/03/2022 by Jackson Oldfield

In 2022, the UK government published a new Framework for transparent and accountable asset return, designed to ‘ensure consistency, transparency, and accountability’ in the return of funds by the UK government. This framework relates to funds returned under both Articles 57(3)(a) or (b) of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) – in other words obligatory Read more about New UK asset recovery framework: important elements for civil society[…]

Germany 2021

Overview Germany ranks well internationally in terms of corruption perceptions in Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perception Index with a score of 80/100 and a ranking of 9/180.1 It was not ranked in the 2021 Basel Anti-Money Laundering Index but ranked 99th out of 125 (with 125 being the best) in the 2019 ranking, below many […]

South Africa 2021

Overview South Africa presents somewhat of a paradox in its fight against corruption. It is characterized by a robust institutional, legal, and policy-based anti-corruption framework. However, the country’s reputation as one of Africa’s economic hubs has been tarnished by persistent levels of corruption, on both a grand and administrative scale. Corruption in South Africa has […]

5. High Level Cases

Now let’s explore some high-profile cases of stolen assets. Critical Thinking When you review these cases, are there any patterns that stand out in terms of transparency, the rule of law, governance, and regime durability? Case 1: Vladimiro Montesinos Country: Peru Player: Vladimiro Montesinos [former head of intelligence services and advisor to President Alberto Fujimori Read more about 5. High Level Cases[…]

Conference – New Trends & Destination Countries

CiFAR and the International State Crime Initiative Kleptocracy and Asset Recovery: The Role of Destination Countries Cross-border corruption is a multi-billion dollar a year challenge to democratic norms and to transparent and accountable governance. Corruption cements the power base of authoritarian regimes, using financial jurisdictions in regions such as the UK, US and Switzerland to […]