Brazil needs effective protection for witnesses and victims of corruption

12 November 2015 in Access to information, ALAC, Civil society

Marcia Reis is an activist from the network Amarribo Brasil, Transparency International’s partner in Brazil, who went to jail when she spoke out against corruption. Unfortunately, in Brazil, all too often whistleblowers are considered traitors and are victims of threats and persecutions. “When an activist reports corruption or irregularities they are chased by those they are […]

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Civil society’s role in the fight against corruption

6 November 2015 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Civil society, Politics and government

The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) provides the legal framework that countries use to fight corruption. It dates from 2003 and every two years there is a Conference of States Parties where the signatories — there are now 177 — meet to discuss UNCAC implementation. For the first time at this year’s meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia […]

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Asset recovery: where are we now?

30 October 2015 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Asset recovery, Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government

One of the big topics at this week’s Conference of State Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) is asset recovery. Delegates will discuss what more needs to be done – and there is a great deal — to speed up the return of stolen assets to their rightful owners and where UNCAC fits […]

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After peaceful elections Ivory Coast must build on its commitments to fight corruption

29 October 2015 in Africa and Middle East, Oil and gas, Politics and government

On 25 October Ivory Coast went peacefully to the polls in the first election since bloody violence erupted in the aftermath of the 2010 presidential election. The incumbent Alassane Ouattara will remain in power. Our main concern is that any new government understands that to maintain stability it must strengthen the institutions that provide security, […]

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A bill to limit access to property registers in Russia will hide corruption

12 October 2015 in Access to information, Civil society, Europe and Central Asia, Impunity

In Russia, finding out who owns that Italianate villa or luxury apartment is currently possible thanks to the Unified State Register of Rights to Immovable Property, a government database managed by ROSREESTR, the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre, and Cartography. USRR data is in the public domain. It costs just 200-600 rubles (US$3.27-US$9.80) to […]

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New milestone in fight against global corruption

28 September 2015 in Accountability, Anti-corruption Conventions, Anti-corruption movement, Civil society, Climate Change, Education, Health, Human rights, Impunity, Politics and government, Poverty and development

On 25 September 2015, the world’s leaders assembled at the UN in New York and made a historic statement in approving 17 key objectives to focus actions across the globe to bring the core strengths of our civilisation to its real potential. The UN General Assembly adopted new global goals, the “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” […]

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Practicing open data: publishing court decisions in Germany

28 September 2015 in Access to information, Europe and Central Asia, Impunity

In order to hold government to account, people need to know what it is doing. That is why it is so important for civil society to be able to have access to information on all types of government actions. Advocating for what we call “open data” is at the heart of the anti-corruption movement. In […]

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Fighting corruption in Greece must be a priority

25 September 2015 in Asset recovery, Civil society, Europe and Central Asia, Impunity, Politics and government

Greece now has a new government, its fourth in six years. One of the returning Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ priorities remains constant: to fight of corruption. Previous incarnations of this government had appointed a minister to strengthen this fight. This was definitely a good move but it did not deliver. The previous minister of state […]

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Switzerland’s changing role in the future of sport

24 September 2015 in Sport

  When the Swiss authorities arrested seven FIFA officials on 27 May 2015 in Zurich to face extradition on charges of racketeering and fraud, people were surprised not only that it was happening but where it was happening. But that was not all – almost immediately Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber disclosed that their own […]

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Ending corruption, ending poverty – how will the SDGs measure up?

24 September 2015 in Accountability, Aid, Civil society, Climate Change, Cost of Corruption, Human rights

This week the United Nations will agree on 17 sustainable development goals. Goal 16 makes the case that fighting corruption is at the heart of delivering a better world. We have argued this case for many years and are beginning to amass the data to prove this. That’s why it is so important that in […]

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