After two years of expert meetings organised by TI to propose a monitoring mechanism to the IACAC (see recommendations, only in Spanish), many of civil society's recommendations were adopted and the Follow-up Mechanism, as it is known today, was approved in 2001.

II Round

The Second Round started in 2006. Civil Society Organisation from 10 of the countries reviewed have alreay sent their independent report to the OAS. 5 of those countries have as well presented their findings at the Comittee of Experts meeting in which their countries were being examined.

• Poder Ciudadano (Argentina) (report, presentation at the Committee of Experts) Spanish only
• Pro-Bolivia (report) Spanish only
• Chile Transparente ( report, presentation at the committee of experts) Spanish only
• Transparencia por Colombia ( report, presentation at the committee of experts ) Spanish only
• Corporación Latinoamericana para el Desarrollo (Ecuador) (report, presentation at the Committee of Experts) Spanish only
• Aci-Participa (Honduras) (report, presentation at the Committee of Experts) Spanish only
• Transparencia Mexicana (report) Spanish only
• Etica y Transparencia (Nicaragua) (report, presentation at the Committee of Experts) Spanish only
• Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Libertad Ciudadana (Panamá) ( report, presentation at the Committee of Experts) Spanish only
• Transparencia Paraguay (report, presentation at the Committee of Experts) Spanish only
• Proética (Perú) (report) Spanish only
• Comisión de la Sociedad Civil de seguimiento a la CICC (República Dominicana)( report, presentation at the Committee of Experts) Spanish only
• Varias organizaciones (El Salvador) ( report, presentation at the Committee of Experts) Spanish only
• Instituto de Transparencia de Trinidad y Tobago (report)
• Transparencia Venezuela (report) Spanish only

I Round

During the First Round of the OAS Follow-up Mechanism civil society organizations from 17 countries have participated submitting independent reports regarding the compliance of their governments with the IACAC in the topics examined in the First Round and by presenting their observations and conclusions during informal sessions with the OAS Committee of Experts.

The following national chapters, national contacts, and working partners of TI have submitted independent reports and presented them before the Committee of Experts. Please click on the countries´ name to read the report:

• Poder Ciudadano (Argentina)
• Ética y Democracia (Bolivia)
• Transparencia Brasil (Brasil)
• Chile Transparente (Chile)
• Transparencia por Colombia (Colombia)
• Transparencia Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
• Corporación Latinoamericana para el Desarrollo (Ecuador)
• Asociación Probidad (El Salvador)
• Ética y Transparencia (Nicaragua)
• Fundación para la Libertad Ciudadana (Paraguay)
• Proética (Peru)
• Participación Ciudadana, Finjus and El Federalista (Dominican Republic)
• Instituto Transparencia (Trinidad and Tobago)
• Uruguay Transparente (Uruguay)
• Transparencia Venezuela (Venezuela)
• Transparency International Canada (Canada)
• Transparency International USA (USA)
• Acción Ciudadana (Guatemala)

Contact information for TI's national chapters and national contacts can be found here.

Since the creation of the Follow-up Mechanism, Transparency International has made recommendations to assure its effectiveness. Among other things, TI champions a more transparent Mechanism and the formal participation of civil society in the process.

• TI´s Recommendations December 2006
• TI's Recommendations March 2006
• TI's Recommendations September 2005
• TI's Recommendations March 2005 (only Spanish)
• TI's Recommendatios 2004 (only Spanish)
• TI's Recommendations 2003 (only Spanish)
• TI's Recommendatios 2001 (only Spanish)