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The Organization of American States: Does it practice the integrity it preaches?

By on 27 December 2012 in Americas, Anti-corruption Conventions, Politics and government

The Organization of American States (OAS) is a leading regional body for the countries of North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean. Since its founding in 1948, it has been forerunner in the fight against corruption in member states and produced the first international agreement to fight corruption: The Inter-American Convention against [...]

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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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