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2011 in words and pictures

By on 29 December 2011 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Anti-corruption movement, Climate Change, People power

An illustrated, month-by-month look at some of the top corruption-related stories and trends of 2011. January Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself ablaze in defiance of bribe-seeking police. The death of the 26 year-old Tunisian fruit vendor serves as a catalyst for a surge of protests that quickly unfurl across North Africa and the Middle East. We [...]

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Should banks profit from dictators’ money?

By on 24 August 2011 in Africa and Middle East, Anti-corruption Conventions, Political Corruption, Private Sector

As Libya prepares for the future, what are financial centres doing to stop the flow of stolen assets from dictators? The following is adapted from a speech made by Transparency International’s vice-chair, Akere Muna, at the UN public service forum in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania. If corruption, especially money laundering and bribery [...]

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Video: Helping civil society strengthen the UN anti-corruption treaty

Video: Helping civil society strengthen the UN anti-corruption treaty

By on 17 August 2011 in Anti-corruption Conventions

The entry into force of the UN Convention against Corruption in 2005 was a big step forward in the fight against corruption, but it was only the beginning of efforts to make governments do more. 154 countries have now ratified the treaty (India, Thailand and Iceland are among the latest, but, controversially, not Germany), but [...]

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Corruption: a crime against society

By on 18 July 2011 in Accountability, Africa and Middle East, Anti-corruption Conventions, Anti-corruption movement, Europe and Central Asia, Financial Markets, G20

The following is an excerpt from the collected papers of the Rencontres Economiques d’Aix-en-Provence 2011. Read the full article here. Corruption is often thought of as an economic or “white collar crime”. That ignores the greater implications of corruption, the abuse of power at the expense of the many, which perpetuates social injustice and the [...]

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G20: Leading on anti-corruption? The view from civil society

In the fight against corruption, Germany falls behind

By on 16 May 2011 in Anti-corruption movement, Europe and Central Asia, G20

With India’s ratification of UNCAC this month, Germany is one of the last three G20-countries to have not ratified the UN Convention against Corruption, together with Japan and Saudi-Arabia. This is not only embarrassing; it also undermines the credibility of Germany’s efforts to fight corruption at international level, hampering the government’s ability to create a [...]

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Asset recovery in the dock

By on 8 June 2010 in Financial Markets

This week senior members of the Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) initiative, a joint programme of the World Bank and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime meet in Paris to step up efforts to find and repatriate stolen assets. Here, Daniel Lebègue, president of TI France, explains what his organisation is doing on this issue. [...]

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Anti-corruption Day: What does it stand for?

By on 9 December 2009 in Africa and Middle East, Americas, Anti-corruption Conventions, Anti-corruption movement, Asia Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Events, Measurement and Research, Region

9 December is international Anti-Corruption Day. In Bangladesh people are getting together to shout Jago Manush Durnity Protirodhe Jago (Rise up people, rise up against corruption) during the multitude of activities organised nation-wide. In Indonesia thousands are on the street. Around the world, Transparency International is taking Anti-Corruption Day as an opportunity to commemorate and [...]

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Day 2: Mechanism not to wind up toothless

By on 10 November 2009 in Anti-corruption Conventions

The second day of the conference has started. The key issues in the discussions on the UNCAC review mechanism are on the table. Two positions have crystalized, two draft resolutions are on the table. I will be trying today to get hold of them to put them up here on the blog. While one position [...]

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