Marching against Corruption in Brazil: Day One

16 July 2013 in Americas, Anti-corruption movement, Civil society, Cost of Corruption, Human rights, People power, Politics and government, Poverty and development, Water

  This post is authored by Lirian Pádua, a Journalism graduate who works as a reporter, editor, and photographer and is volunteering for the NGO Batra (Bauru Transparente), a member of Amarribo Brasil’s network.   About 25 volunteers from a number of different organisations gathered today in Guaribas, a town of 4,800 in the arid bushland in the […]

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Sexual favours are not considered corruption in China

16 July 2013 in Accountability, Anti-corruption movement, Asia Pacific, Human rights, Politics and government, Poverty and development, Private sector

The conviction of a high-ranking Chinese official for corruption and the continuing reports of alleged sexual favours as part of the ongoing scandal involving drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline in China, exposes gaps in the anti-corruption legislation in the country. The high profile corruption case against China’s former minister of railways Liu Zhijun is being heralded as proof […]

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Egypt in crisis: A look at corruption figures for the last two years

15 July 2013 in Access to information, Africa and Middle East, Civil society, Cost of Corruption, People power, Politics and government, Poverty and development, Whistleblowing

Egyptians are sharply divided over the military’s recent ousting of President Morsi on the back of large-scale popular demonstrations against his rule. They are far more unified, however, in their views on what ails the country. Corruption is at the forefront of those concerns. On 9 July 2013 Transparency International released the Global Corruption Barometer […]

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Happy birthday Malala! Ensuring education for all

12 July 2013 in Asia Pacific, Education

Today is Malala Yousafzai’s 16th birthday. Since the tender age of 10, Malala has been campaigning for something that many of us often take for granted: the ability to go to school. Her brave activism for universal education and girls’ rights in her native Pakistan was noticed by others who had different ideas. In October […]

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Venezuela’s flagship housing programme raises transparency questions

12 July 2013 in Accountability, Americas, Cost of Corruption, Poverty and development

Lea este blog en español Even as Venezuelans wonder what the future holds for their country after the elections that led to the victory of Nicolas Maduro, there are many other pressing issues to be solved. On 18 January, Transparency Venezuela launched a report, “Analysis of corruption and integrity risks in Gran Misión Vivienda Venezuela“. […]

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El principal programa de vivienda en Venezuela plantea cuestiones de transparencia

12 July 2013 in Accountability, Americas, Cost of Corruption, Poverty and development

Read this post in English Incluso mientras los venezolanos se preguntan qué futuro le espera a su país tras las elecciones que dieron como vencedor a Nicolás Maduro, quedan muchos otros temas urgentes por resolver. El 18 de enero Transparencia Venezuela publicó Análisis de riesgos de corrupción e integridad en gran Misión Vivienda Venezuela. Basado […]

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Curaçao: small island, big challenges?

11 July 2013 in Americas, Politics and government, Whistleblowing

Imagine an island around 250 kilometres north of Venezuela, where you can find idyllic beaches, pastel coloured colonial Dutch architechture, iguana soup and copius amounts of a lurid blue coloured liqueur. This is Curaçao, one of the newest countries in the Americas and home to a population of just 150,000 people. Put in context, that’s […]

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Bribery blocks the potential of emerging economies

9 July 2013 in Civil society, Cost of Corruption, Private sector

Last month the FT wrote about the countries that will be driving global economic growth in the years ahead. any company still concentrating its efforts in established economies really is living in the past.” But companies trying to prepare for a future world of opportunities offered by new markets must be ready to face new […]

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Are high bribery rates in poor countries blocking development?

9 July 2013 in Civil society, Cost of Corruption, Education, Human rights, People power, Politics and government, Poverty and development

New findings from the United Nations show that global development commitments – called the Millennium Development Goals – are off track. Governance and corruption are one of the culprits. Yet whole regions are behind on achieving the targets set for 2015, such as making sure all children are in school and that women get proper […]

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Finally, companies in Brazil can be prosecuted for corruption

8 July 2013 in Americas, Private sector, Region

Companies in Brazil have been able to escape punishment for corruption, but that has all changed now as Leo Torresan of Amarribo Brasil, Transparency International’s partner explains. It may be that lawmakers are feeling the heat of the popular movement against corruption. This week, after stalling for more than three years, Congress finally passed a law making […]

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