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Is corruption winning in Peru?

By on 23 November 2011 in Americas, Political Corruption

Alejandro Salas is the Regional Director for the Americas at Transparency International. The following article was first published on Fox News Latino. Listening to Peruvian media in recent days, there is one question that keeps reappearing – is corruption winning in our country? Over half of Peru’s population perceives corruption to be the main problem [...]

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Climate change and corruption risks in Peru: The launch of TI’s Global Corruption Report on Climate Change in Lima

By on 30 September 2011 in Americas, Climate Change

Samuel Rotta Castilla and Magaly Ávila work on the Climate Governance Integrity Programme at TI’s Peruvian chapter Proética. They talk about what TI’s Global Corruption Report on Climate Change means for Peru. Peru is one of only 17 megadiverse countries, and home to around 80 per cent of the world’s biodiversity.  50 per cent of [...]

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Cambio Climático y riesgos de corrupción en el Perú. El Informe Global de Corrupción sobre Cambio Climático fue presentado en Lima

By on 30 September 2011 in Americas, Climate Change, Forestry

Escrito por Samuel Rotta Castilla y Magaly Ávila, Proética (Transparency International Peru). Perú es uno de los 17 países considerados megadiversos en el mundo, aquellos que concentran el 80% de la biodiversidad y casi la mitad de la diversidad cultural mundial.  50% de las exportaciones peruanas provienen de la explotación de los recursos biológicos, y [...]

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Corruption challenges wait for Peru’s new government

By on 20 June 2011 in Accountability, Americas, Political Corruption

Samuel Rotta Castilla, Project Coordinator for Transparency International’s Peru chapter, Proética, talks about the risks of staying offside, or the challenges of corruption for Ollanta Humala’s new government. During the past ten years, the Peruvian governments’ efforts to tackle corruption appear to have gone astray. Initially, after the fall of Fujimori, there was a strong [...]

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Peru: Los desafíos contra la corrupción para el gobierno de Ollanta Humala

By on 20 June 2011 in Americas

Samuel Rotta Castilla, Coordinador de proyectos para Proética, Capítulo Peruano de Transparency International, trata del riesgo de quedarse fuera de juego por el nuevo gobierno en el Perú. Durante los últimos diez años el gobierno peruano se ha visto falto de rumbo en cuanto a lucha contra la corrupción. Después de la caída del fujimorismo, [...]

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In pictures: Working with vulnerable communities in Latin America

By on 1 June 2011 in Aid, Americas, Measurement and Research, People power, Poverty and Development

By Zoe Reiter and Max Heywood, TI’s Americas department. Lea este artículo en español aquí We were recently in Peru with three of our national chapters to discuss the findings of a TI pilot project Economic Equality in Latin America that aims to make Conditional Cash Transfer programmes (CCTs) in Bolivia, Guatemala, and Peru more [...]

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En imágenes: Trabajando con Comunidades Vulnerables para Fortalecer los Programas de Transferencias Condicionadas en Latinoamérica

By on 1 June 2011 in ALAC, Americas, People power, Poverty and Development

Zoe Reiter y Max Heywood, Departamento de las Americas de TI. Read this article in English here Recientemente estuvimos en Perú con tres de nuestros capítulos nacionales para discutir los resultados preliminares del proyecto piloto EELA (Economic Equality in Latin America – Igualdad Económica en Latinoamérica) que apunta a lograr programas de transferencias condicionadas (PTCs) [...]

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Gender, corruption and basic services – unequal impacts all around

By on 16 June 2010 in Americas, Poverty and Development

Just as with public services or pay levels, inequality between men and women characterises corruption. Corruption in the provision of basic services such as health and education – which are key areas for achieving the Millennium Development Goals – can have disproportionate and negative consequences for women and girls. Corruption can compromise their access to [...]

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Fujimori: “I accept”

By on 6 October 2009 in Americas, Political Corruption

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 [...]

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Summit of the Americas: a chance for dialogue?

By on 17 April 2009 in Americas, Anti-corruption Conventions, Events

The Fifth Summit of the Americas just started in Trinidad and Tobago with 34 leaders of the region attending. While most people’s attention is on US President Obama meeting the leaders of the region, there is actually the need to forward the agenda and make the conference theme Securing Our Citizens’ Future by Promoting Human [...]

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