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Disciplinary systems and litigation may be weaponised to punish legitimate decisions, while sustained pressure and public scrutiny affect prosecutors’ mental wellbeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>The discussion warned of risks linked to artificial intelligence, with proprietary software generating evidence and prosecutorial discretion quietly outsourced to algorithms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>It reaffirmed the International Association of Prosecutors’ Standards that prosecutors must act without fear, favour or prejudice, and emphasised how the IAP Standing Committee on Prosecutors in Difficulty supports those under threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>A whole-of-society approach is needed, with responses including strengthening operational autonomy, responding quickly to disinformation, and setting firm guardrails for the use of AI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>This special event takes place in hybrid format at the 11th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption in Doha, Qatar. It is co-organised by Norway, the Basel Institute on Governance and the International Association of Prosecutors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch3>Opening remarks\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cp>Hanna Olsen Bodsberg, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Justice, Norway\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch3>Speakers\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\t\u003Cli>Elizabeth Andersen, Executive Director, Basel Institute on Governance (moderator)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\t\u003Cli>Shenaz Muzaffer, General Counsel, International Association of Prosecutors\u003C\u002Fli>\n\t\u003Cli>Anton Du Plessis, Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions, South Africa\u003C\u002Fli>\n\t\u003Cli>Oscar Solórzano, Head of Latin America, International Centre for Asset Recovery, Basel Institute on Governance\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Ch3>Background reading and watching\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iap-association.org\u002Fen-GB\u002Flibrary?q=486\">IAP Standards for Prosecutors\u003C\u002Fa>, the international benchmark for the conduct of individual prosecutors and of prosecution services.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iap-association.org\u002Fen-GB\u002Flibrary?q=509\">IAP Standing Committee on Prosecutors in Difficulty\u003C\u002Fa>, which regulates the ways in which the IAP processes requests for assistance from prosecutors, prosecution agencies or associations of prosecutors claiming to be in difficulty.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\t\u003Cli>Summary of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fnews\u002Fanti-corruption-prosecutors-under-attack-cosp-special-event-now-open-all\">previous CoSP special event on safeguarding prosecutors\u003C\u002Fa> and YouTube recording: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FXr4QgP4x2m4\">Anti-corruption prosecutors under attack\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>","2025-12-18","Norway, Basel Institute on Governance, International Association of Prosecutor","Event",[11],"Asset Recovery and Enforcement",2886,[14,17],{"url":15,"caption":16},"https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fcosp11","View Basel Institute delegation and special events at CoSP11",{"url":18,"caption":19},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.unodc.org\u002Fcorruption\u002Fen\u002Fcosp\u002Fconference\u002Fsession11.html","CoSP11 official website","safeguarding-prosecutorial-independence-cosp11-special-event-2886",null,{"id":23,"storage":24,"filename_disk":25,"filename_download":26,"title":27,"type":28,"created_on":29,"modified_on":29,"charset":21,"filesize":30,"width":31,"height":32,"duration":21,"embed":21,"description":21,"location":21,"tags":21,"metadata":33,"focal_point_x":21,"focal_point_y":21,"tus_id":21,"tus_data":21,"uploaded_on":29},"c9fe786a-bf06-4f9f-b1ef-403b87d38be0","local","c9fe786a-bf06-4f9f-b1ef-403b87d38be0.jpg","Side event_safeguarding prosecutorial independence_withQR.jpg","CoSP side event_safeguarding prosecutorial independence","image\u002Fjpeg","2026-05-03T21:47:18.000Z",192557,1600,900,{},[],[],{"left":37,"top":37,"width":38,"height":38,"rotate":37,"vFlip":39,"hFlip":39,"body":40},0,20,false,"\u003Cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M17 10a.75.75 0 0 1-.75.75H5.612l4.158 3.96a.75.75 0 1 1-1.04 1.08l-5.5-5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0-1.08l5.5-5.25a.75.75 0 1 1 1.04 1.08L5.612 9.25H16.25A.75.75 0 0 1 17 10\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u002F>",1780676612984]