Past News

World Movement to Hold Sixth Assembly in Jakarta, Indonesia, in April 2010

The Secretariat of the World Movement for Democracy is pleased to announce that the World Movement's Sixth Assembly will take place on April 11-14, 2010, in Jakarta, Indonesia.  The Assembly, under the theme of "Solidarity across Cultures: Working Together for Democracy," will bring together more than 500 democracy activists, practitioners, and scholars from all global regions, and will build upon the democracy-promotion strategies developed at previous assemblies held in New Delhi, India; São Paulo, Brazil; Durban, South Africa; Istanbul, Turkey; and Kyiv, Ukraine. Click here for more information. (Article in English only)

This second issue of the Arab Parliamentary Bulletin covers an interesting period in the Arab region. During the second quarter of 2009, parliamentary elections were held both in Kuwait and Lebanon and went relatively well despite the fears and concerns resulting from the political crises in both countries. More...

In May 2009, Mr. John Williams (CEO, GOPAC) met with CAUPAC members in Baku, Azerbaijan to further discuss the concepts and agenda of GOPAC.  There is a strong desire for an anti corruption agenda in Azerbaijan, and some positive steps have been made towards a more transparent and accountable structure. More..

GOPAC Executive Committee Meets in Mexico City

Mexico City, Mexico – June 16-17, 2009 – Members of GOPAC’s (Global Organisation of Parliamentarians Against Corruption) Executive Committee came to Mexico City, Mexico (June 16-17th, 2009) to conduct its annual meeting.

The meeting was hosted by Diputado César Camacho, Member of the Mexican Camara de Diputados, Chair of GOPAC’s Latin American Chapter and Vice Chair of GOPAC. The event was opened by Diputado César Duarte Jaquez, President of the Mexican Congress. More...

GOPAC’S ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING GLOBAL TASK FORCE

Governments in banking centres like Switzerland and Liechtenstein have said that they will ease strict banking secrecy rules and will exchange information with foreign governments to combat tax fraud and tax evasion. While this is a positive development, it does not address the need to stop the laundering of corrupt money, and the recovery and repatriation of stolen assets. More...

LEGAL INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE
The Council of Europe has developed a number of multifaceted legal instruments dealing with matters such as the criminalisation of corruption in the public and private sectors, liability and compensation for damage caused by corruption, conduct of public officials and the financing of political parties. These instruments are aimed at improving the capacity of States to fight corruption domestically as well as at international level. The monitoring of compliance with these standards is entrusted to the Group of States against Corruption, (GRECO). Click here to see the Recommendation on Common Rules against Corruption in the Funding of Political Parties and Electoral Campaigns.\

GOPAC’s 3rd Global Conference took place in Kuwait City, Kuwait this past November 2008.  The conference brought together over 220 current and former parliamentarians, technical experts and observes on the role of parliamentarians in the effective implementation and oversight of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC).  The conference was organized in partnership with GOPAC’s Arab Regional Chapter – ARPAC and was hosted by the Kuwait National Assembly under the patronage of Amir H.H. Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Declaration, Position Statements and Resolutions Added

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South Caucasus Parliamentarians: New Regional Chapter

The GOPAC Secretariat would like to extend its congratulations to the founding members of the newly formed South Caucasus Parliamentarians’ Network against Corruption (CAUPAC). On February 5th, 2009 MPs came together to establish the Regional Chapter and elected Mr. Ali Husynov and Mr. Fuad Muradov of Azerbaijan and Mr. Pavle Kubliashvili of Georgia to the Executive Committee. An application has been sent to formally register CAUPAC with the Ministry of Justice. News of the new anti corruption organization was met with much interest and media coverage.