Urging CoSP to the UNCAC to Enhance Foreign Bribery and Money Laundering Prosecutions

On December 15-19 in Doha, Qatar, International Whistleblower Advocates (IWA) 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).

In preparation for this event, our advocates engaged in several efforts to urge State Parties, NGOs and Human Rights Defenders to strongly advocate effective tools to combat corruption, including foreign bribery and money laundering.

Below is a summary of the most critical efforts that we’ve initiated leading up to this session, which serve as a reference and reminder of what we call upon state parties to do in the proposal drafted by the National Whistleblower Center and IWA.

1: The Proposal

The National Whistleblower Center, IWA, and its supporters are asking State Parties NGOs and Human Rights Defenders to implement a series of law enforcement tools that they believe are essential for the detection and successful prosecution of corrupt activities, money laundering and foreign bribery. More than 50 civil society organizations and anti-corruption practitioners/activists from over 20 different countries have already endorsed the proposal.

2: Webinar for NGOs and Journalists

On November 18, 2025, Josy Joseph of Confluence Media moderated a webinar with leading international whistleblower attorneys Stephen M. Kohn and Kayla Svihovec of Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto titled, “Select How NGOs and Journalists Can Use Transnational Whistleblower Laws to Combat or Expose Corruption.” This webinar covered how NGOs, investigative journalists, human rights defenders, and whistleblowers can use transnational anti-corruption laws to successfully prosecute corrupt officials.

3: IWA Featured on “Whistleblower of the Week”

On October 22, 2025, Whistleblower of the Week podcast released a special episode highlighting the urgent need to enhance international whistleblower protections and strengthen transnational anti-corruption laws. Hosted by FBI Whistleblower Jane Turner, the podcast featured Stephen M. Kohn, the Chairman of the National Whistleblower Center and an attorney for leading international whistleblowers.

Kohn stressed that in light of the United States’ diminishing leadership on anti-corruption enforcement, it is up to other liberal democracies to step in and fill the void.

4: Deep Anti-Corruption Research

For decades, anti-corruption experts and friends of IWA and the National Whistleblower Center have performed in-depth research uncovering and articulating the powerful effectiveness of whistleblowing in curbing corruption.

Experts have also performed vast analysis on the need for rewards, protections, and other incentives to make whistleblowing effective and worthwhile, as many risk their lives and careers to expose corruption and other systemic abuses.

5: Network and Alliance Building

IWA continues to work with journalists, NGOs and Human Rights Defenders to educate them about the existing transnational laws that, when used correctly, can stop corruption, hold corrupt officials accountable, and protect and compensate whistleblowers. The UN needs to embrace these laws and ensure that whistleblowers know their rights.

Get Involved

If you’re interested in getting involved, we suggest endorsing the proposal and joining our free online webinars led by the world’s top anti-corruption experts. Together, we can deeply invest in this new momentum to enhancing foreign bribery and money laundering prosecutions and have the influence and clout to make it happen. Now is time.