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Abusing UNESCO: President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Teodoro.
- Political corruption--Equatorial Guinea.
- Political corruption.
- Money laundering--Equatorial Guinea.
- Money laundering.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- New York: Open Society Institute, 2012.
- Summary:
- This briefing paper examines the on going effort by President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea to abuse the reputation and standing of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by- Using the establishment of a UNESCO science prize to launder the image of his regime, which is accused of extensive human rights abuses, and which has several senior officials who are subjects of at least three separate anti corruption investigations in the US and Europe; and - Appointing his son as Equatorial Guineas Deputy Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, which could endow him with diplomatic immunity in the face of criminal money laundering investigations in France.
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