Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption
On December 15-19 in Doha, Qatar, the National Whistleblower Center will be participating as a civil society group in the 11th Conference of the State Parties (CoSP 11) to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC).
As an approved NGO “observer” for the Convention, IWA is working with a network of anti-corruption organizations, agencies, and human rights defenders to support the introduction of an urgent resolution supporting the implementation of critically needed whistleblower/anti-corruption practices to combat transnational crimes such as bribery and money laundering.
Enforcement of laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Anti-Money Laundering protections are at a critical crossroads, and the need for increased enforcement should be high on the Convention’s agenda. With diminishing U.S. leadership on the fight against international corruption, it’s more crucial than ever for liberal democracies to take the lead in rolling out an effective international anti-corruption regime. CoSP 11 is an important stage for working towards this “Reverse Marshall Plan.”
Read our resolution for “Enhancing Foreign Bribery and Money Laundering Prosecutions.” If interested in signing your organization, government entity, or news media group as a signatory to the resolution, please see this form.
Speakers
Jeana Lee
Program Manager, National Whistleblower Center
Jeana Lee is the Program Manager at the National Whistleblower Center. She leads NWC’s policy advocacy for greater legal protections for whistleblowers and runs the international campaign to educate governments and NGOs around the world about the importance of transnational whistleblower laws in combatting corruption.
Jeana is also an Assistant News Editor at Whistleblower Network News, where she coordinates and covers news on whistleblower policies and international anti-corruption. She has written pieces on legal and international issues regarding whistleblowing for the National Law Review and the Oxford Business Law Blog.
Prior to her role as Program Manager, Jeana was a Communications Intern at the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), where she helped communicate the Biden-Harris Administration’s climate change agenda to the public. She studied Political Science at the University of California Berkeley.
Stephen Kohn
Founder & Chairman of the Board
In addition to winning the first-ever $100 million whistleblower award (UBS Swiss Banker Bradley Birkenfeld), Stephen Kohn has set numerous precedents expanding the scope of protections for whistleblowers and securing multi-million dollar judgments under the False Claim, Dodd-Frank, tax, and environmental whistleblower laws. Kohn helped write key whistleblower laws, including Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley. He has pioneered transnational whistleblower protections under the FCPA and Commodity Exchange Act and was the principal author of the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Enhancement Act. In 1985 he wrote the first-ever legal treatise on whistleblower law. His 8th book on whistleblower law is Rules for Whistleblowers (Lyons Press 2023).
Kate Reeves
International Liaison, National Whistleblower Center
Kate Reeves serves as the International Liaison for the National Whistleblower Center, where she forges relationships with anti-corruption civil society groups and human rights defenders worldwide and works with NWC to advance best-practice whistleblower policies abroad. At Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto she provides legal assistance on cutting-edge transnational anti-corruption cases. Reeves has also conducted extensive research on the efficacy of human rights laws in protecting against environmental injustices associated with green development. She is currently pursuing a joint JD/PhD at the University of California, Berkeley.
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On December 15-19 in Doha, Qatar, the National Whistleblower Center will be participating as a civil society group in the 11th Conference of the State Parties (CoSP 11) to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). As an approved NGO “observer” for the Convention, IWA is working with a network of anti-corruption organizations, agencies, and…
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Conference Address
Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel, Al Corniche Street, Doha, Qatar