Tag Archives | Anti-corruption Conventions

No one has all the answers: the positive role of civil society in Russia

By on 6 May 2013 in Civil society, Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government

Last week the Moscow City Prosecutor’s Office sent to Transparency International Russia an official warning to register as a foreign agent. This came because the Prosecutor said TI Russia was shaping public opinion about government policies in the field of law enforcement and had an impact on the adoption by State institutions of laws and [...]

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The power of journalism as an anti-corruption tool

By on 31 October 2012 in Measurement and Research, Private sector

From 7-10 November 2012, more than 1,000 people from around the world will gather in Brasilia for the 15th International Anti-Corruption Conference. Brazil is a particularly interesting setting for the conference. Whilst discussing and debating some of the most pertinent corruption problems and solutions, one of Brazil’s biggest corruption cases in history – the Mensalão [...]

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What happened at CoSP4?

By on 3 January 2012 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Anti-corruption movement, Lobbying

The UN anti-corruption conference CoSP4 was the largest of its kind to date. The results were disappointing, writes Gillian Dell, Global Programmes Manager at Transparency International. The fourth session of the UNCAC Conference of States Parties that met in Marrakech in October 2011 (CoSP4) was the biggest ever – with over 1500 delegates from 125 [...]

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Can they walk the talk? American States and the Inter-American Convention against Corruption

By on 5 September 2011 in Americas, Anti-corruption Conventions

Marta Erquicia is a Senior Programme Coordinator for the Americas at Transparency International. In 1996, countries across the Americas joined forces to establish the Inter-American Convention against Corruption in response to a string of high level corruption scandals that hit the region. It was the first time globally that states agreed on having a joint [...]

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Bribery: a barrier to good use of taxpayers’ money?

By on 10 June 2011 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Anti-corruption movement, Europe and Central Asia, Measurement and Research

Fighting foreign bribery and strengthening government procurement processes are key to addressing corruption in international trade. Companies who bribe foreign officials are on the “supply side” of international corruption. Transparency International’s latest Progress Report on foreign bribery enforcement found that government efforts to stop this practice are lacking. Last week, 20 of Transparency International’s European [...]

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Can bribes paid by private firms cause “social damage”?

By on 26 January 2010 in Americas, Anti-corruption Conventions, Private sector

Yes! It is possible that firm pays for the damages caused to a society at large when caught bribing governmental officials! This is the case now in Costa Rica where Alcatel-Lucent, the French-American communications company, agreed to pay US $10 million to the Costa Rican State as a compensation for the “social damage” provoked to [...]

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Desafíos de las Convenciones para el 2010 y la Declaración Anticorrupción de la XIX Cumbre Iberoamericana

By on 6 January 2010 in Americas, Anti-corruption Conventions

The following post has been written by Ximena Salazar, Coordinator for the Anti-Corruption Conventions Programme in the Americas at Transparency International. Estamos comenzando el 2010 y dentro de los desafíos para este año está que comience a operar el mecanismo de seguimiento de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas contra la Corrupción (UNCAC), recientemente aprobado [...]

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What did the others say? Observations on the CPI in the media

By on 18 November 2009 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Measurement and Research

The 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index has been launched. As every year, and maybe more than ever, it stirred a lot of needed debate and attention to the issue of corruption around the world. The attention the index received this year showed that the greed and lack of transparency that were at the heart of the [...]

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The Deal in Doha

By on 17 November 2009 in Anti-corruption Conventions

On Friday the 13th, the Doha deal on the UNCAC review mechanism was concluded! (Resolution L9). The deal was adopted by approximately 106 States Parties represented at CoSP3 —another 14 governments were there as observers. It’s a landmark in establishing the first ever UN peer review mechanism. But its not a deal to celebrate — [...]

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6 years, 3 conferences, no happy end?

By on 13 November 2009 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Asset recovery

Negotiations on the fourth day of the conference on the UN Convention against Corruption in Doha were long and hard. Governments from the two sides met last night and held discussions until around 2:00 in the morning. However, no final agreement has been found yet. Varying reports about what the draft text for how the [...]

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