Elena Panfilova

About Elena Panfilova

Elena Panfilova is a Board Member of Transparency International and Director of our Russian chapter.
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Closed doors in Russia mask corruption

By on 6 November 2012 in Defence and Security, Politics and government

It was definitely coming, even inevitable. The final act began about two weeks ago with a raid on Rosoboronservice, state-owned company under the Russian ministry of defence and ended this week with the dismissal of Russia’s defence minister, one of the top powerful men in the government, presumably as a result of the investigation of the alleged fraud in his ministry. What happened in between illustrates how [...]

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Bias and corruption in Russia shows up in Western courts

By on 20 March 2012 in Europe and Central Asia, Human rights, Private sector

In Russia we do not always find justice in our courts or when dealing with law enforcement. Despite all the talk of judicial reform and some modest progress, there is a lot of room for improvement.  Now the situation has become a subject of debate and scrutiny not only domestically, but also abroad. Increasingly I [...]

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Bribe Payers Index 2011: Why is Russia last?

By on 2 November 2011 in Europe and Central Asia, Private sector

Today, Transparency International publishes the 2011 Bribe Payers Index. Elena Panfilova, Board Member of Transparency International and Director of our Russian Chapter, talks about Russia’s low score, which puts it in last place, as it was in 2008. Russia finishes last in the Bribe Payers Index this year. Why do you think this is? Russia [...]

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