This report is the product of collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Anti-Corruption and Arbitration Initiatives Project), the Human Rights Office of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), and the Judicial Council of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with funding provided by the European Union Mission.

The programme focuses on monitoring major corruption cases in the Criminal Courts of Erbil, Duhok, and Sulaymaniyah. The programme assesses judicial procedure and practice, the application of legislative provisions, and trial outcomes.

In the initial phase of the program, the team monitored 100 cases and reviewed 50 judicial decisions issued during the period of 2016-2022.

These were encompassed in the report, which included the results of quantitative and qualitative analysis of the monitored and reviewed cases, as well as recommendations directed to each entity concerned with combating corruption.