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[…]
12 de noviembre de 2024 Hoy nos complace presentar seis evaluaciones de la aplicación nacional de la Posición Común Africana sobre Recuperación de Activos. La Posición Común Africana sobre Recuperación de Activos (CAPAR) es un hito en el enfoque de la Unión Africana sobre la recuperación de activos robados en el continente. Establece recomendaciones internacionales, Read more about Aplicación de la Posición Común Africana: Lanzamiento de seis evaluaciones nacionales de la aplicación de CAPAR[…]
12 novembre 2024 Aujourd’hui, nous avons le plaisir de lancer six évaluations de mise en œuvre nationale de la Position africaine commune sur le recouvrement des avoirs (CAPAR). La Position africaine commune sur le recouvrement des avoirs (CAPAR) est une étape importante dans l’approche de l’Union Africaine en matière de recouvrement des avoirs volés sur Read more about Mise en application de la position africaine commune : Lancement de six évaluations nationales de la mise en œuvre de la CAPAR[…]
12 November 2024 Today we are pleased to launch six assessments of national implementation of the Common African Position on Asset Recovery. The Common African Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR) is a milestone in the African Union’s approach to the recovery of assets stolen from the continent. It sets out international, regional and national recommendations Read more about Implementing the Common African Position: Launch of six national assessments of CAPAR implementation[…]
Written by Althaf Ali, CiFAR. Equatorial Guinea, while rich in natural resources, is plagued by the corruption and embezzling of its national treasury by the Obiang family. In France, the Biens mal acquis (Ill-gotten gains) case was a first of its kind proceedings, with legal action brought against a current, high ranking official, and which Read more about Returning ill gotten gains to Equatorial Guinea[…]
On the 25th and 26th April 2024, regional bodies, parliamentary networks, asset recovery interagency networks, and civil society representatives will gather in Nairobi, Kenya for the Regional workshop on the Common Africa Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR) and Asset Recovery in Africa. The event is organised by the CAPAR Civil Society Network, Civil Forum for Read more about Regional Workshop on CAPAR and Asset Recovery in Africa – Nairobi, Kenya[…]
Information and references referred to in this blog can be found in this Overview Country Table To answer this question, CiFAR has recently conducted research published in a report From Sanctions to Investigations. Legislation, policy and practice linking investigations into the origins of sanctioned assets and recommendations for governments to strengthen the investigation and confiscation Read more about <strong>What are countries doing to investigate and confiscate sanctioned assets belonging to Russian oligarchs?</strong>[…]
The announcement of the Jersey return of GBP 3 million – the latest cross border return to Kenya – was welcomed with pomp and gladness by Kenyans in general, because these had been a long coming return! The signing and announcement of the Agreement for the recovery, transfer, repatriation, disposition and management of recovered asset Read more about The Jersey Return: Public Participation and Transparency Lessons[…]
Is it possible to confiscate sanctioned assets and use them for public good? How to do this quickly and without compromising the rule of law? These are some of the questions that CiFAR has been trying to understand since the freezing of Tunisian, Egyptian and Ukrainian assets under the EU’s misappropriation sanctions. These questions became Read more about <strong>FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS AS A FIRST STEP TO RECOVER SANCTIONED ASSETS</strong>[…]
The United Nations World Data Forum which builds a pathway to better data for sustainable development, and which took place in Hangzhou at the end of April, offered a moment to reflect on data availability across the Sustainable Development Goals framework, including SDG 16.4. As we have written before, there is currently no indicator that Read more about Asset recovery data availability – small steps forward[…]