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Various kinds of athletes standing defiant against abuse

On your marks, set... Stop sextortion in sport

News • 23 May 2022

The sport sector is alarmingly vulnerable to sextortion, and sport organisations must urgently address the factors that drive and cover up this abuse.

Report cover showing various kinds of athletes standing defiant against abuse. The woman in the centre holds forward a stopwatch showing 0:00

On your marks, set... stop! Understanding and ending sextortion in sport

Publication • 23 May 2022

The sport sector is particularly vulnerable to sextortion. This report explores the causes of this problem and how to tackle it.

Photo collage showing protesters, binoculars and scales symbolising justice, in background grey-scale CPI map

9 countries to watch on the 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index

Transparency Int'l 03 February 2022

Young activists in Nigeria protesting against the 2019 anti-social media bill; signs read: "what is democracy without freedom of expression" and "corruption is hate action, prosecute hate action"

CPI 2021: Corruption, human rights and democracy

News • 25 January 2022

Corruption enables both human rights abuses and democratic decline. In turn, these factors lead to higher levels of corruption, setting off a vicious cycle.

2021 Corruption Perceptions Index reveals a decade of stagnating corruption levels in Western Europe amidst ongoing scandals

Press • 25 January 2022

A poster shows opposition activist and journalist Roman Protasevich in tones of grey against a read background, and reads "400+ political prisoners in Belarus" prisoners

CPI 2021 for Eastern Europe & Central Asia: Democratic hopes in the shadow of growing authoritarianism

News • 25 January 2022

In the second lowest performing region on the CPI, many political leaders have used COVID-19 as a smokescreen to introduce restrictions on rights and accountability, or have…

Protesters in Vienna, Austria demanding Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's resignation, German-language sign reads: "We are really angry, mega angry"

CPI 2021 for Western Europe & European Union: Trouble ahead for stagnating region

News • 25 January 2022

Western Europe and the EU still tops the CPI, but the COVID-19 pandemic has threatened transparency and accountability across the region, leaving no country unscathed and exposing…

A blue and red map of the world on a black background with puppets waving bank notes in different areas of the world

CPI 2021: Highlights and insights

News • 25 January 2022

There is an urgent need to accelerate the fight against corruption if we are to halt human rights abuses and democratic decline across the globe.

Illustration of money flows from a low-income country with high levels of corruption to an advanced economy

CPI 2021: Trouble at the top

News • 25 January 2022

The 2021 CPI shows that top-scoring countries’ complacency has been detrimental not only to global anti-corruption efforts but also to their own affairs.