CPI 2021: Highlights and insights
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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.
CPI 2021 for Asia Pacific: Grand corruption and lack of freedoms holding back progress
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Asia has witnessed 10 years of mass movements calling for action against corruption, but much of this public outrage has been co-opted by populist leaders and…
CPI 2021: Corruption, human rights and democracy
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Corruption enables both human rights abuses and democratic decline. In turn, these factors lead to higher levels of corruption, setting off a vicious cycle.
CPI 2021 for Eastern Europe & Central Asia: Democratic hopes in the shadow of growing authoritarianism
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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…
Small steps to lasting transformation: How Integrity Pacts advance institutional change
Transparency Int'l
Algorithms in public administration: How do we ensure they serve the common good, not abuses of power?
Matthew Jenkins
Pakistan: The power of being informed
Kashif Ali
Out in the open: How public beneficial ownership registers advance anti-corruption
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Public registers of beneficial ownership were unthinkable a decade ago, but impact to date makes a strong case for global adoption.
What the global standard on company ownership should look like: Five key fixes
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After years of powerful resistance, FATF members are now finally open to suggestions on the ways to revise of the global standard on beneficial ownership transparency.
The spy who lives in my phone
Transparency Int'l
African Anti-Corruption Day 2021: Will governments enable citizens to join the fight?
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The African Anti-Corruption Day provides a good opportunity to reflect on progress so far. This reflection should involve citizens.
Dismissals following controversial civics test further weaken Indonesia’s anti-corruption agency KPK
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Annual Report 2020
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2020 was an unprecedented year. The outbreak of COVID-19 required innovation and adaption to new challenges. The work of Transparency International was no exception.
Is the approaching Czech whistleblower protection an illusion?
Petr Leyer
IMF COVID-19 emergency loans: A view from four countries
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Together with Human Rights Watch, we have assessed the effectiveness of the IMF’s approach during the pandemic by analysing how well governments of Cameroon, Ecuador, Egypt and…
