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Elections in Honduras: is public security a priority for presidential candidates?

20 November 2013 in Accountability, Americas, Civil society, Defence and Security, Human rights, Impunity, Politics and government, Poverty and development

Honduras is one of the most insecure countries in the world with the highest murder rate per capita. According to the Observatory of Violence (Observatorio de la Violencia), 85.5 people per 100,000 were murdered in Honduras in 2012 – almost 20 per day. This high level of violence occurs in a country in which half […]

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Getting rich, paying the price: corruption in Brazil

14 November 2013 in Accountability, Americas, Civil society, Cost of Corruption, Impunity, Politics and government, Private sector

On 13 November, after eight years, the Brazilian Supreme Court ordered the arrest of senior politicians convicted in the one of Brazil’s biggest corruption scandals, known as the Mensalão. Although this will not end the process – the defendants will have a new trial in 2014 – it is a step forward in changing the […]

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Hungary’s whistleblower law offers no real protection

12 November 2013 in Civil society, Europe and Central Asia, European Union, Politics and government, Private sector, Whistleblowing

Since a new government came to power in 2010, Hungary has witnessed the emergence of new patterns and forms of corruption. The symbiotic relationship between the government and powerful business groups has deepened. Many oversight institutions have become less independent. Government decision-making lacks transparency, as private interests have captured the legislative process. As a result, […]

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Leaks, press freedom and state surveillance: is this our fight?

5 November 2013 in Accountability, Civil society, Defence and Security, Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government, Technology, Whistleblowing

Ever since the Wikileaks debate came to the fore, I have been wondering to what extent we, as Transparency International, should be taking a stand on the issue of Wikileaks, and what that stand should be. On the one hand we stand for transparency, principally because we are an anti-corruption organisation and transparency is one […]

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Transparent Education wins lawsuit against Hungary’s biggest university

4 November 2013 in Access to information, Accountability, Civil society, Education, Europe and Central Asia, European Union, Young people

According to a 21 October ruling, Hungary’s largest university – Eötvös Loránd (ELTE) – is being ordered to release the names of student union members in the law faculty who received “public service scholarships” and bonus payments for participating in the student government. This groundbreaking ruling comes in the wake of a freedom of information […]

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Ireland’s first steps to join Open Government Partnership

29 October 2013 in Access to information, Accountability, Anti-corruption movement, Civil society, Europe and Central Asia, Events, Politics and government

This week several representatives from Transparency International will join about 1,000 members of civil society and government to discuss transparency, accountability and participation at the Open Government Partnership London Summit. Nuala Haughey, advocacy and research manager with Transparency InternationaI Ireland, will be attending as well. This blog originally appeared on the Open Government Partnership website. […]

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Sweating because of corruption

21 October 2013 in Anti-corruption movement, Asia Pacific, Civil society, Education, People power, Young people

Attending a Youth anti-corruption award ceremony at the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission in Korea turned out to be a sweaty event. Normally, travelling in Asia as soon as you enter a public building temperatures drop to below 20 degrees and one worries about catching a cold. Not this time. Last week, South Korea ordered […]

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Se premia el periodismo de investigación de América Latina

18 October 2013 in Americas, Civil society, People power

Desde evasión fiscal hasta acuerdos entre gobiernos y criminales, fueron muchos los temas de los trabajos que ganaron este año el Premio Latinoamericano de Periodismo de Investigación. Premio que otorgan Transparency International y el Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS). A principios de esta semana, un teatro en Río de Janeiro sirvió de escenario para la […]

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Award-winning investigative journalism from Latin America

18 October 2013 in Americas, Civil society, People power

From tax evasion to deals between gangsters and governments, a wide range of corruption and topics of public interest were covered in the winning pieces of this year’s Latin American Investigative Journalism Awards, organised by Transparency International and Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (Press and Society Institute, IPYS). Earlier this week, a Rio de Janeiro theatre […]

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Le ras le bol des étudiants de l’université d’Abidjan

11 October 2013 in Accountability, Africa and Middle East, Civil society, Education, People power, Young people

Quand le ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche scientifique s’est rendu à l’université de Cocody à Abidjan, Côte-d’Ivoire, en mai dernier, il a été reçu par des étudiants en colère. Invité pour un colloque, le ministre Cissé Ibrahim Bacongo est arrivé dans la matinée de lundi sur le campus de l’université de Félix […]

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