- Every year on 3 May, people around the world get together to mark World Press Freedom Day. The commemorations raise awareness of the basic principles of press freedom, honour those who died in the pursuit of truth and serve as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to ...
- Until 15 June we are inviting actors from civil society, the public and private sectors, journalists, activists, academics, students and young people from all around the world to submit proposals for up to 50 sessions that will take place at the IACC this November in Brasilia.
- As a creative and impact-generating way to raise public awareness of corruption and its negative impacts, a group of anti-corruption organizations, directors and famous Indonesian actors created four hugely successful short films about corruption in everyday life, collectively named Kita Versus ...
- Transparency International chair Huguette Labelle on the G20’s anti-corruption action plan
- The Greece National Integrity System report finds that several “pillars” of the Greek anti‐corruption system have fundamental flaws, the most significant of which is a crisis of values, typified by broad scale acceptance of and participation in corruption.
- The 2012 Davos meeting appears to recognise that popular confidence in leaders of politics and business is at a new low, and have set the agenda accordingly. The theme of “new models” is appropriate to a world seeking reform of the global financial system, and stronger relationships between the ...
- South Asians regularly have to pay bribes when dealing with their public institutions, be it to speed up paperwork, avoid problems with authorities such as the police, or simply access basic services.
- Fighting corruption has been high on the agenda in 2011. People have taken to the streets to demand accountability from their leaders. Additional countries have adopted anti-corruption legislation. More people are coming forward to report corruption.
- Corruption is a barrier that results in women having less access to education and healthcare, less economic opportunity, and more of a struggle to get their voices heard.
- As policymakers meet in Durban this week to discuss climate change, Transparency International will call on officials to make sure the people managing and spending public finance for climate change will be held accountable – in developed and developing countries.
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