Tag Archives | Court

Judiciary the weakest link in Cambodia’s Integrity System

29 September 2014 in Access to information, Accountability, Asia Pacific, Civil society, Politics and government

An independent judiciary that is free of corruption and external influence is a vital component of a healthy democracy. Yet Transparency International Cambodia’s first National Integrity System assessment (NIS), shows that although it has made huge progress since the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime, Cambodia’s judiciary still has quite a long way to go. […]

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Bias and corruption in Russia shows up in Western courts

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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Rural Rwandan communities fight corruption

5 January 2012 in Africa and Middle East, ALAC, ALACs in AFME

In the light of the recent and considerable improvement of Rwanda’s perceived level of corruption as being one of the least corrupt countries in Africa, it is interesting to see how our National Chapter in the country is contributing to this positive change. This article presents a grassroots approach which focuses on empowering citizens and […]

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A step forward for access to information in Guatemala

20 August 2010 in Access to information, ALAC, Americas

The Guatemalan Constitutional Court rules that the data on beneficiaries of a large-scale social programme should be publicly available, setting an important precedent for access to information requests by civil society in the country. David Gaitán, of TI’s national chapter in Guatemala Acción Ciudadana, writes about how this decision came about. In early August of […]

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