The five sons of Iraqi Kurdistan’s founding president acquired real estate across the United States and went on luxury shopping sprees. At least some of the money came from major Kurdish conglomerates that two of the brothers appear to have secretly controlled, according to leaked documents.
As organisations committed to protecting whistleblowers and ensuring accountability in international institutions, we -- the Whistleblowing International Network, Government Accountability Project, Transparency International, Transparency International Italy, GlobaLeaks, and Whistleblower Aid -- express our deep concern and disappointment with the International Labour Organization Administrative Tribunal’s (ILOAT) ruling in Zambon v. WHO(Judgment No. 50001).
Today, Government Accountability Project submitted formal recommendations to the United Nations (UN) Internal Justice Council (IJC), calling for urgent reforms to protect whistleblowers and restore integrity to the UN's internal justice system.
The son of Iran’s former national security chief, Hossein Shamkhani, used Dominican and European Union (EU) passports to bypass sanctions and gain access to the international banking system, an investigation by business newspaper, Bloomberg has revealed.
The Directorate-General for Ethics and Government Integrity (DIGEIG) is working with the Program for the Development of Commercial Law (CLDP) of the United States Department of Commerce, with support from USAID, to develop a draft law on the protection of whistleblowers.
This initiative aims to safeguard individuals who report corruption or misconduct, shielding them from legal and administrative repercussions while promoting accountability in the public sector.
The Mexican official who led the country’s murderous war on drugs from 2006 to 2012 was sentenced to 38 years in prison in a New York federal court on Oct. 16.
Yesterday, Government Accountability Project sent a letter to the United Nations (UN) Internal Justice Council (IJC) recommending improvements to their internal justice system and reforms to UN whistleblower protections to help them comply with international best practices.
OCCRP: Destination Dubai: As the U.S. Was Rebuilding Afghanistan, Contractors Snapped up Properties in the UAE This article features Government Accountability Project Investigator, Zack Kopplin, and was originally published here. As billions of U.S. dollars flowed in to rebuild Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban in 2021, many contractors were accused of skimming [...]
Rolling Stone: Arms Dealers and Drug Lords Are Scooping Up Property in Dubai This article was written by Government Accountability Project Investigator, Zack Kopplin, and was originally published here. BUILDING AN ILLEGAL weapons factory is expensive. When convicted torturer Ross Roggio built his factory in Iraqi Kurdistan and manufactured guns that ended up in the hands of [...]
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