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September 2006

transparency & culture

Dhruv Dhawan's documentary 'From Dust'

A new documentary film, From Dust, follows the lives of tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka and focuses on the government's application of the "100 metre rule" as it relates to relocation and land rights. Director Dhruv Dhawan shares his experience filming in post-tsunami Sri Lanka. >> read more

interview of the month

Andrew Mwenda, Ugandan journalist and academic

Ugandan journalist Andrew Mwenda has been one of the loudest voices in the dialogue on corruption and development aid, controversially insisting that aid from the West only fuels corruption in Africa. Transparency Watch asks why he thinks aid is such a bad thing. >> read more

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humanitarian assistance

Corruption q & a

Governments, humanitarian agencies and the public have been quick to donate money for relief and reconstruction following conflict and natural disasters. The challenge is to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands- a new risk map shows how.

The U4 Helpdesk looks at the establishment of whistleblower hotlines by aid agencies as a method of reducing corruption in aid.

Anti-Corruption Work Around the World

A new initiative aimed at cleaning up the water sector was launched by Transparency International and five leading water organisations during World Water Week in August. >> read more

Thematic workshops at the upcoming International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) in Guatemala in November will focus on corruption in aid and development. >> read more

The Inter-American Convention against Corruption monitoring mechanism assesses implementation in 28 of 33 member states. The second round of this process began this year. >> read more

corruption in the news

Electronics manufacturer Philips recently accused of bribing retailers for more store space. >> read more

UN Global Programme against Corruption tells the press that development funds not guarded closely enough. >> read more

Troubles with the nationalisation of Bolivia’s gas and oil resources reflected in international media. >> read more

News from the Anti-Corruption Movement
Reports from Transparency International’s national chapters, members and Secretariat. Click here to read this month's highlights. >> read more

Corruption in Quotes
“Everyone is corruptible; it depends only on the sum. If someone offered you four million euros, and nobody would find out, wouldn’t you be captivated?” >> read more

Coming Up
Upcoming events of interest to the anti-corruption movement in September and October 2006. >> read more