# Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/alacs Type: ALACs overview Published: 2019-11-15 Updated: 2026-04-29 --- Operating in more than 50 countries, our Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres (ALACs) empower individuals, families and communities to safely report corruption when they see it happen. - - ALACs provide free and confidential advice and support to victims and witnesses of corruption, enabling them to assert their rights, seek redress and stand up for justice. They also encourage and support people to access public information and demand transparent, responsive and accountable government institutions. While ALACs serve the people, their impact goes beyond simply providing individual support. National chapters gain invaluable insight from analysing ALAC cases, which in turn, helps us advocate for legislative, institutional, administrative and procedural change. A Guatemalan citizen speaks out against corruption and brings a judge to justice. *Externally hosted content may include ads. These aren't endorsed by or reflect Transparency International's views.* ## A simple, safe reporting channel ALACs offer a simple, safe way for people to report corruption – online, by phone or in-person – and receive support from a trained advisor. Often starting with an initial consultation, ALACs assist clients in pursuing corruption-related complaints, ranging from navigating bureaucratic red tape and submitting the right government form to conducting formal investigations and preparing judicial cases. ## Since 2003: ## 400,000 people supported worldwide ## 100+ offices opened in 60+ countries - [Report corruption](https://www.transparency.org/en/report-corruption "Report corruption") ## How ALACs boost our work ALACs are the canaries in the coal mine. They identify corruption hotspots that demand reform or official action. ALACs develop specialized knowledge that helps them push for legal and institutional measures to curb corruption more effectively. With these powerful, real life examples, TI and its chapters advocate for change at the highest levels of government to improve public policies and government practice. Our chapters also drive systemic change through strategic casework – including strategic litigation, campaigning and social sanctions. A few key successes include: - Creating incentives to investigate and punish corruption. - Instituting important precedents, including the right to information, to determine what information is public and how it can be accessed. - Promoting major legal reforms to transform oversight and integrity systems. ## Other resources [Know more about whistleblowing](https://www.transparency.org/en/our-priorities/whistleblowing) [Empowering citizens against corruption](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/speak-up-empowering-citizens-against-corruption) [Five principles for engaging citizens in anti-corruption mechanisms](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/five-principles-for-engaging-citizens-in-anti-corruption-mechanisms) [Social audit in 20 steps](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/social-audit-in-20-steps) ### Impact stories [## Maximising impact and protection of whistleblowers: The key role of internal reporting systems Transparency Int'l 03 August 2023](https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/protection-of-whistleblowers-role-of-internal-reporting-systems-anticorruption "Maximising impact and protection of whistleblowers: The key role of internal reporting systems") [## Pakistan: Empowering women through access to justice Ms. Faiza Mubarak 25 July 2023](https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/women-rights-corruption-pakistan-transparency "Pakistan: Empowering women through access to justice") [## Speak up or stay silent? The need for greater whistleblower protection in Hungary Transparency Int'l 26 May 2023](https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/need-for-greater-whistleblower-protection-in-hungary "Speak up or stay silent? The need for greater whistleblower protection in Hungary") [## Building a whistleblowing culture in Palestine Hama Ahmad 11 December 2019](https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/building-a-whistleblowing-culture-in-palestine "Building a whistleblowing culture in Palestine") [## Exposing corruption in Morocco’s hospitals Sanaa Zouanat 11 December 2019](https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/exposing-corruption-in-moroccos-hospitals "Exposing corruption in Morocco’s hospitals") [## Delivering justice in Zimbabwe’s courts Tracy Mutowekuziva 10 June 2020](https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/delivering-justice-in-zimbabwes-courts "Delivering justice in Zimbabwe’s courts") [## Tackling the culture of secrecy in Tunisia I WATCH Organization 14 April 2020](https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/tackling-the-culture-of-secrecy-in-tunisia "Tackling the culture of secrecy in Tunisia") [## Cleaning up corruption along Lebanon’s longest river Lebanese Transparency Association 14 April 2020](https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/cleaning-up-corruption-along-lebanons-longest-river "Cleaning up corruption along Lebanon’s longest river") [## Turning the tide on Sri Lankan corruption TISrilanka (TISL) 18 March 2021](https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/turning-the-tide-on-sri-lankan-corruption "Turning the tide on Sri Lankan corruption")