When immunity becomes a licence to break the law
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Political immunity has also allowed numerous politicians across the world to go unpunished for crimes big and small, including corruption.
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In Bangladesh, corruption kills hundreds
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Around the world, corruption hurts people. In many countries – like Bangladesh – it can even kill.
Anti-corruption reporting: the first line of defence for companies
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The European Commission aims to push companies to disclose their anti-corruption efforts. What are the benefits of this reporting?
Argentina and the Judiciary: subverting the rule of law
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A new series of laws in Argentina threaten the already limited independence of the country’s judicial system.
France: politicians and banks put on the spot
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Scandal has spurred action in France, where politicians will soon have to declare their assets. Do these changes go far enough?
Deal reached on EU extractives legislation
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The European Union this week reached a deal to match a U.S. law that compels oil and gas companies to publish payments they make to governments and release information on how much…
Financial secrecy in the spotlight
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Secrecy jurisdictions, offshore accounts, beneficial owners: they're in the news thanks to recent revelations. What can be done?
Two sides of fighting corruption in Russia
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The Russian government is sending out two very different messages in its declared war on corruption.
Public input sought on gold standard for corporate anti bribery practices
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Ten years after the original publication of the Business Principles for Countering Bribery, we're seeking public input on a proposed update to this gold standard of corporate…
Tackling football match-fixing: prevention as cure
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Match-fixing is a great danger to football. We're joining an effort to prevent match-fixing from spoiling the beautiful game.
Building anti-corruption into the Millennium Development Goals
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The MDGs aimed for major progress against inequality by 2015, but anti-corruption safeguards are needed to ensure success.
International Women’s Day: profiles of women fighting corruption
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To celebrate International Women’s Day, we're highlighting women corruption fighters around the world.
Do we need women-specific anti-corruption projects?
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Is enough being done to engage women in anti-corruption work? What can be done to help women fight corruption?
Reinstatement and redemption: whistleblowers’ path to acceptance
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This man was just sent to prison. So why is he smiling? He's part of a new generation of whistleblowers who are changing the game.
China: new leaders, new opportunities to tackle corruption
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As the People’s Congress meets this week, China's new leaders face a series of challenges to continue the corruption clean-up.
Holding politicians to account: Slovenia’s prime minister ousted
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After allegations of inadequate asset disclosure forced Slovenia's prime minister from office, some parliamentarians are looking to review the laws that enable the country's…
