Anti-corruption leader released in Niger
by Stephanie Don on 7:52 pm on Friday, 28. August 2009 | No Comments
The anti-corruption leader Wada Maman who was arrested last Saturday 22 August in Niamey, Niger, has been released on bail, along with eight other men who were detained on the same day. His arrest and the ongoing intimidation of civil society in the country continue to be a cause of great concern for Transparency International [...]
Anti-corruption leader arrested in Niger
by Stephanie Don on 5:47 pm on Monday, 24. August 2009 | No Comments
Anti-corruption leader Mr Wada Maman was arrested on Saturday, 22 August, as he was travelling through Niger’s capital, Niamey. Mr Maman is a Board Member and Secretary General of the Association Nigérienne de Lutte contre la Corruption (ANLC), the TI chapter in Niger.
Mr Maman was going from his home to the home of another [...]
First Latin American Conference on Investigative Journalism
by Stephanie Don on 10:32 am on Wednesday, 19. August 2009 | No Comments
Investigative journalists open doors and help society evolve from a culture of secrecy to one where transparency, good governance and public accountability are the core values. On 15-18 August, Transparency International (TI) and Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS) brought together journalists from all over Latin America and beyond to the first Latin American Conference on [...]
Chasing rats
by Gypsy Guillén-Kaiser on 4:40 pm on Tuesday, 11. August 2009 | No Comments
While the word “rat” has not yet made it into Transparency International’s recently launched Plain Language Guide, Participación Ciudadana, TI’s chapter in the Dominican Republic, is making quite a fuss about the fuzzy creatures.
Together with a few other NGOs, this very active organisation decided to pursue public good through a mass fumigation march, with the [...]
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