This report examines the current efforts in Washington, D.C., to amend the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), a law that forbids U.S.-based companies from bribing foreign officials.
Busting Bribery: Sustaining the Global Momentum of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Actargues that these proposed amendments would create loopholes and exceptions so as to drastically alter the effectiveness of the FCPA in combatting bribery. Additionally, the report finds that these amendments would halt, and potentially reverse, the worldwide trend toward adoption and enforcement of anti-bribery measures, thus compromising the global fight against corruption.
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14 November 2012
Guidance Should Satisfy Critics of Government Anti-Bribery Prosecutions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2012 WASHINGTON, DC – Civil society organizations welcomed today’s release of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new guidance for businesses onRead More…
21 May 2012
On May 16, 2012, ICAR along with other leading civil society organizations submitted a letter to leadership at the US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our letter provided further insights, analysis and commentary on critical issuesRead More…
13 January 2012
ICAR along with more than 30 civil society and business groups, including human rights and anticorruption organizations, sent a letter to every member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate expressing their opposition to any efforts to amendRead More…
12 October 2011
25 August 2011
Dear Congressman, On behalf of the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (“ICAR”), a coalition of human rights groups including Amnesty International, Global Witness, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights First and EarthRights International, we submit this letter to indicate our strong defenseRead More…
