Future Against Corruption Award 2018
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TI is calling on young people across the globe to join the anti-corruption movement. People between the age of 18 and 35 are invited to submit a short video clip presenting their…
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The Azerbaijani Laundromat one year on: has justice been served?
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In September last year, a massive leak of bank records from 2012 to 2014 showed that the ruling elite of Azerbaijan ran a $3 billion slush fund and an international money…
Right to information: knowledge is power
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The right to information is vital for preventing corruption. When citizens can access key facts and data from governments, it is more difficult to hide abuses of power and other…
Paradise lost among Maldives dodgy land deals
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Should tourists run for cover as a storm of corruption allegations sweeps across the Maldives?
Ensuring that climate funds reach those in need
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As climate change creates huge ecological and economic damage, more and more money is being given to at-risk countries to help them prevent it and adapt to its effects. But poorly…
Is Hungary’s assault on the rule of law fuelling corruption?
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In June 2018, Hungary’s parliament passed a series of laws that criminalise any individual or group that offers help to an illegal immigrant. The laws continued worrying trends in…
Will the G20 deliver on anti-corruption in 2018?
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This week, activists from civil society organisations all over the world gathered in Buenos Aires, Argentina for the sixth annual Civil 20 (C20) summit.
Returning Nigerians’ stolen millions
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The stakes are high in the planned distribution of $322 million in stolen Nigerian public money.
Three priorities at the Open Government Partnership summit
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Transparency International has been at the Open Government Partnership's global summit in Tbilisi, Georgia, pushing for action in three key areas.
Civil society’s crucial role in sustainable development
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Key players in the development community are meeting in New York for the main United Nations conference on sustainable development, the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF).…
How to win the fight against corruption in Africa
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African Anti-Corruption Day is an important opportunity to recognise both the progress made in the fight against corruption in Africa and the significant work still left to do.
Increasing accountability and safeguarding billions in climate finance
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In December 2015, governments from around the world came together to sign the Paris Agreement, agreeing to tackle climate change and keep global warming under two degrees…
After Gürtel, what next for Spain’s struggle with political corruption?
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At the start of June, the Spanish parliament voted to oust Prime Minister Rajoy after his political party was embroiled in the biggest corruption scandal in Spain’s democratic…
Risk of impunity increases with outcome of Portuguese-Angolan corruption trial
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A verdict last week by the Lisbon Court of Appeals in the trial of former Angolan vice president Manuel Vicente has disappointed hopes for a triumph of legal due process over…
The UK just made it harder for the corrupt to hide their wealth offshore
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If counted together, the United Kingdom and its Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies would rank worst in the world for financial secrecy. Fortunately, this could soon…
