Anti-corruption conventions: A new fight
by Craig Fagan on 4:47 pm on Thursday, 5. November 2009 | No Comments
The anti-corruption movement and its partners are readying for their next battle in the fight against abuses and the disregard for transparency, integrity and accountability.
Yet the location is not in a boardroom or in parliament, but in a convention centre in Doha, Qatar. Here, representatives from governments and civil society will be convening discussions — [...]
Fujimori: “I accept”
by Guest on 4:50 pm on Tuesday, 6. October 2009 | No Comments
I’m innocent! These were the arrogant and carefree words used by Alberto Fujimori in December of 2007 when the trial against him began for grave human rights violations – including murders, kidnappings and torture – committed during the years in which Peru was under the control of the criminal organisation which he lead as President [...]
What is ‘lobbying’ and its link to corruption?
by Craig Fagan on 9:59 am on Monday, 14. September 2009 | 2 Comments
Back-corridor negotiation on proposed legislation is a practice that runs from Brasília to Washington, Bruxelles to ar-Rabāṭ. However, the relationships between policy-makers and interest groups walk a fine ethical line that separates participatory democracy from state capture.
Striking legislative deals are generally considered to be just one part of broader lobbying efforts undertaken by groups advocating [...]
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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