GovCheck lets civil society in every State party measure, article by article, how the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) is implemented — in law and in practice — and follow the progress in public.
Why GovCheck?
The Convention, ratified by 193 States parties, has an official peer review mechanism. But the full review reports are not always published, and civil society takes little part in them. Civil society parallel reports, on the UNCAC Coalition model, fill this gap: GovCheck makes them live, verifiable and followed over time.
What GovCheck does
- The 71 articles of the Convention with their official text; articles 5 to 62 are rated in law and in practice.
- Gaps documented with evidence, and recommendations followed until they are implemented.
- A right of reply: every assessed institution and the government can respond, with evidence; responses are published as they are.
- Open data: tables, charts and reusable CSV files.
Where does GovCheck come from?
GovCheck is developed by the Centre de Recherche sur l’Anti-Corruption (CERC), a Congolese civil society organisation based in Kinshasa and Bukavu. The first data come from CERC’s parallel report on the implementation of the Convention by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2021), written on the UNCAC Coalition and Transparency International template.
The CERC platforms
GovCheck joins EduCheck (citizen monitoring of schools) and HealthCheck (citizen monitoring of health facilities).