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Anti-corruption street art: lend me your wall

15 April 2014 in Americas, Anti-corruption movement, Civil society, Human rights, Impunity, People power, Politics and government, Poverty and development, Young people

Transparency International’s chapter in the Dominican Republic, Participación Ciudadana, has taken its fight to the streets of the capital city – or rather the city’s street walls – as a form of non-violent protest against corruption, particularly the kind that goes unpunished. The “Lend me your wall” (Préstame tu pared) campaign, which also focuses on […]

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Arte callejero anticorrupción: Préstame tu pared

15 April 2014 in Americas, Anti-corruption movement, Civil society, Human rights, Impunity, Miscellaneous, People power, Politics and government, Poverty and development, Young people

El capítulo nacional de Transparency International en la República Dominicana, Participación Ciudadana, ha llevado su causa a las calles de la capital, o mejor dicho a las paredes de la ciudad, como una forma de protesta no violenta contra la corrupción, sobre todo, contra aquella que queda impune. La campaña Préstame tu Pared, que también […]

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Civil society and big brother: the behavioural aspects of data protection

23 August 2012 in Access to information, Technology

Facebook’s Timeline, Google, and what you can do to protect your own online data – Andrea Figari of Transparency International discusses all this and more in an interview by Johanna Arlinghaus of Schlossplatz³, the quarterly student magazine from the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin. This interview originally appeared in the Spring 2012 edition, available here. Schlossplatz³: Where […]

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Elecciones en América Latina: cómo usar los medios sociales para promover la transparencia

20 December 2011 in Americas, Technology

Marta Erquicia, Coordinadora de Programa Senior en el Departamento de las Américas de Transparency International explica cómo las nuevas teconologías se pueden usar para monitorear procesos electorales. Entre Octubre y Noviembre tuvieron lugar elecciones presidenciales, regionales y municipales en varios países de América Latina: En Argentina, Cristina Kirchner batió todas las marcas; en Guatemala, se […]

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Latin American elections: How to use social media to promote transparency

19 December 2011 in Americas, Technology

Marta Erquicia, Senior Programme Coordinator in the Americas Department of Transparency International, explains how new technologies can be used to oversee political processes. Several presidential, regional and municipal elections were held between October and November in Latin America: In Argentina, Cristina Kirchner won by an overwhelming majority; in Guatemala, for the first time after the […]

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