Our time to be heard: Liberian Youth and the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

13 December 2011 in Africa and Middle East, Education, People power, Young people

Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , who was recently jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, has been re-elected as President of Liberia and has pledged to fight corruption during her second term. The challenge, says Annette Jaitner, Senior Programme Coordinator in Transparency International’s Africa and Middle East Department, is making sure that young people are […]

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Nobel prize 2011: the role of women in the Arab world reform

12 December 2011 in Africa and Middle East, Anti-corruption movement, People power

On 10 December, Tawakkul Karman was one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize for her activism in Yemen during the Arab Spring. A member of TI’s contact in Yemen, Tawakkul was congratulated by our Palestinian chapter, whose executive director Ghada Zughayar, talked to us about the prize. Q. What does this Nobel Prize mean […]

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Every Day is Anti-Corruption Day

12 December 2011 in Americas, Anti-corruption movement, People power

Alejandro Salas is the Regional Director for the Americas at Transparency International. The following article was first published on Fox News Latino. December 9, declared as International Anti-Corruption Day by the United Nations in 2003, should be a day of concern and reflection for every citizen around the world. We are all affected, in one […]

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“Be honest, be great!” Anti-Corruption Day around the world

9 December 2011 in Accountability, Anti-corruption movement, People power

9 December is International Anti-Corruption Day. Rachel Beddow, online communications intern at Transparency International, picks out some highlights from around the world. According to UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon, corruption may marginalise people, but it will not silence them. As the world celebrates Anti-Corruption Day, Transparency International is speaking out against corruption worldwide. There is […]

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Accountability is a vital weapon in the battle against climate change

8 December 2011 in Accountability, Aid, Climate Change, Lobbying, Poverty and development, Water

All too often, climate finance initiatives are hampered by waste and corruption. More accountability is needed, argues Cobus de Swardt, Transparency International’s Managing Director. This article was originally published in The Guardian.  World leaders meeting for this year’s climate conference in Durban will be under pressure to pool enough new funds to protect people from […]

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What makes New Zealand, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and others “cleaner” than most countries?

7 December 2011 in Measurement and Research

Marie Chêne, Senior Research Coordinator at Transparency International, looks at the countries that are ranked highest in the 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index. New Zealand, Denmark, Finland and Sweden have been consistently ranked at the top of the Corruption Perceptions Index and are perceived to be the least corrupt of all the countries surveyed. They are […]

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The devil is in the details: more transparency is needed for effective oversight of party financing in Croatia

6 December 2011 in Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government

Tinatin Ninua, Programme Coordinator for political corruption at Transparency International, writes on the need for more transparency in  reporting of political party finances in Croatia.  A recently published report on the Western Balkans calls for effective oversight of political party funding that needs to be addressed both by public institutions and civil society. While political […]

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Mobile ALACs in Africa: Giving citizens from rural areas a voice

6 December 2011 in Africa and Middle East, ALAC, ALACs in AFME

Laura Granado, Programme Coordinator in the Middle East and Africa Department, writes on the work of mobile Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres (ALACs) in Africa, bringing free legal advice to rural populations. One of the main objectives of Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres (ALACs) is to empower the victims and witnesses of acts of corruption […]

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Le CAJAC MOBILE en Afrique : La voix des citoyens des zones rurales

5 December 2011 in Africa and Middle East, ALAC

Laura Granado, Coordinatrice de Programme dans le Département de l’Afrique et Moyen Orient, écrit sur le travail des CAJACs Mobiles en Afrique pour amener le conseil juridique gratuite aux populations rurales. Un des objectifs principaux des Centres d’Assistance Juridique et d’Action Citoyenne ou CAJACs est d’autonomiser les victimes et témoins d’actes de corruption afin qu’ils […]

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What is public sector corruption?

2 December 2011 in Measurement and Research

The Corruption Perceptions Index 2011 highlights corruption in the public sector. But what exactly does this mean? Transparency International’s press intern, Rosie Slater, explains. Drawing on Transparency International’s Plain Language Guide, this post defines and de-mystifies some of the words and phrases most often associated with this kind of corruption. So if you’re confused by […]

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