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9 November 2009 in Anti-corruption Conventions

Action by civil society during the plenary session of the conference on the UN Convention against Corruption.  More on the UNCAC Coalition here.

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We’re talking about US $40 billion

8 November 2009 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Asset recovery

Today, one day ahead of the Conference of States Parties, civil society is meeting to prepare with representatives present coming from East-Timor and Cambodia, to Argentina and the US. The preparations included discussions with the UN representative of the UNCAC secretariat, Elsa Gopala Krishnan, as well as government representatives. Lilian Ekeanyanwu of the Government of […]

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Who should monitor corruption?

6 November 2009 in Anti-corruption Conventions

Before leaving to Doha for the 3rd Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption tomorrow, I would like to quickly share with you the Opinion Editorial of Transparency International’s Chair Huguette Labelle in the International Herald Tribune today. Transparency, not secrecy, will lead to fair treatment. People who are forced to pay […]

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Anti-corruption conventions: A new fight

5 November 2009 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Anti-corruption movement, Asset recovery, Politics and government, Private sector

The anti-corruption movement and its partners are readying for their next battle in the fight against abuses and the disregard for transparency, integrity and accountability.  Yet the location is not in a boardroom or in parliament, but in a convention centre in Doha, Qatar. Here, representatives from governments and civil society will be convening discussions […]

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5 Days to Doha – How many days to an effective review mechanism?

4 November 2009 in Anti-corruption Conventions

In December 2006, the first Conference of States Parties agreed that “effective and efficient review of the implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption (…) is of paramount importance and urgent.” When governments met again in January 2008 in Bali, no progress was achieved. This year in September, as part of its response to the […]

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Transparency International Annual Membership Meeting

20 October 2009 in Anti-corruption movement

I just wanted to highlight the outcomes of this year’s Annual Membership Meeting, the biggest since Transparency International has been founded, here in Berlin, 16 years ago. For the first time we had representatives from over 100 nationalities present. It was a truly inspiring experience to meet everyone, sharing experiences of projects and challenges of […]

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Fujimori: “I accept”

6 October 2009 in Americas, Politics and government

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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Congolese activist convicted

29 September 2009 in Africa and Middle East, Anti-corruption movement

The conviction of Golden Misabiko, a Congolese human rights and transparency activist, shows once again the increasingly difficult and challenging situation for activists around the world. Golden Misabiko, President of the Katanga branch of the Congolese human rights organisation Association africaine de défense des droits de l’homme (ASADHO) was arrested and convicted after being released […]

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Cartelisation: blue collar corruption

24 September 2009 in Anti-corruption movement, Private sector

The views and opinions expressed in this post are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Transparency International. “Our competitors are our friends, our customers are the enemy” is an actual statement made by an executive of Archer Daniel Midland, in the famous case of the lysine (a feed additive) […]

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2009 Global Corruption Report: Corruption and the Private Sector

23 September 2009 in Lobbying, Private sector

When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, a 6-year old girl said she wanted to be a corrupt official, because they have so many things. After recovering from the shock of the little girl’s answer, the next question that arises is: how is it that these officials can accumulate so many […]

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