Essay: More corrupt, fractured and ostracised – how Vladimir Putin has changed Russia in over two decades on top
MATTHEW SUSSEX, a fellow at Australian National University’s Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, says – in an article first published on The Conversation, that future historians are “unlikely to treat Putin kindly”…
Corruption rife across Latin America; Guatemala, Nicaragua reach all-time lows: report
Sao Paulo, Brazil Reuters Guatemala, Nicaragua and Cuba reached all-time lows on Transparency International’s corruption index released on Tuesday due to increased organised crime by public institutions, co-optation by political and economic elites and increased human rights abuses. “Weak governments fail to stop criminal networks, social conflict, and violence, and some exacerbate threats to human […]
Ethics group urges tougher Swiss action over money-laundering
Zurich, Switzerland Reuters Swiss prosecutors should enforce laws against money-laundering more effectively as the country remains a soft touch for corporate financial corruption, an ethics group said on Friday. Bundles of Swiss franc banknotes are seen at a Swiss bank in Zurich, Switzerland on 9th April, 2019. PICTURE: Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann The Swiss branch of Transparency International […]
Religious leaders join in anti-corruption fight in Malawi
Nairobi, Kenya Malawi’s pastors, priests, imams, and other religious leaders are carrying out a nationwide campaign to fight corruption in a country where corruption is endemic. For decades, the landlocked country in south-eastern Africa has been characterised by rampant corruption. The nation of nearly 20 million people experiences various types of corruption, from politicians looting […]
Essay: Australia and Norway were once tied in global anti-corruption rankings. Now, we’re heading in opposite directions
In an article published on The Conversation, AJ BROWN, a board member of Transparency International, says Australia has missed a “huge chance to correct our failing anti-corruption reputation” and that this in unlikely to change unless integrity policies are turned around…
Enforcement against foreign bribery down sharply since 2018 – group
Washington, DCReuters Active enforcement against foreign bribery has dropped sharply since 2018, and three places – China, Hong Kong and India – did not open a single foreign bribery investigation from 2016 to 2019, a new report by watchdog Transparency International found. The report, released Tuesday, said the share of global exports from countries that […]
Legal gaps seen failing female ‘sextortion’ victims
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Women and girls coerced into sex by officials are being failed by a lack of clear laws to combat such abuses, known as sextortion, a global anti-corruption group said on Thursday. Sextortion – defined as the abuse of power to obtain a sexual benefit or advantage – affects women globally, but […]
Survey finds ‘sextortion’ rife in Latin America, women worst hit
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation One in five people in Latin America and the Caribbean has either direct or indirect experience of officials using their positions of power to demand sexual favours, usually from women, according to a survey published on Monday. “Sextortion” – abuse of power to obtain sexual favours – is prevalent in Latin […]
Denmark, New Zealand and Finland seen as least corrupt, according to annual index
Denmark, New Zealand and Finland are seen as the least corrupt countries in the world and Somalia, Syria and South Sudan as the most corrupt while the US has been ranked outside the top 20 least corrupt countries for the first time since 2011. They are among the findings of Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perceptions […]
‘Integrity Idol’ celebrates honest civil servants in West Africa
Thomson Reuters Foundation A reality TV show that celebrates honest civil servants in corruption-plagued countries has grown to reach new audiences in Mali and Liberia and aims to enlist the public’s help in fighting graft, the organisers said. Integrity Idol asks the public to nominate model civil servants and then vote for their favourite by […]