Transparency International Press

Open letter: anti-corruption and transparency priority areas for the Bahamas

2017-07-10T12:56:00+00:00

Transparency International, the leading global civil society organisation fighting corruption around the world, and its national contact in the Bahamas, Citizens for a Better Bahamas, sent an open letter to Prime Minister Hubert Minnis on the occasion of his election. The letter commended the government's commitment to good governance and recommended priority areas where reforms in the country are necessary.

Please click here to read the full letter.

Fin du procès Obiang : un signal fort envoyé aux dirigeants corrompus

2017-07-07T15:46:00+00:00

Les audiences du procès qui nous oppose à Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue, Vice-Président de Guinée-équatoriale, ont pris fin ce jour au Tribunal correctionnel de Paris. Ce dirigeant politique, fils du Président en place depuis 40 ans, est poursuivi pour s’être constitué un patrimoine considérable en France avec de l’argent public détourné. Transparency International France et Sherpa, à l’origine de l’action en justice, soulignent le caractère historique de ce premier procès des « Biens Mal ...

Strengthen integrity of aid response in Lebanon to ensure it reaches Syrian refugees most in need

2017-06-15T07:01:00+00:00

Transparency International called today on the government of Lebanon, donor agencies and humanitarian agencies operating in the country to strengthen transparency and accountability in their humanitarian response to the Syrian crisis in order to ensure that the aid benefits those who need it most.

In a new report, Collective Resolution to Enhance Accountability and Transparency in Emergencies: Lebanon Report, developed in partnership with Groupe URD, the global anti-corruption organisation ...

NGOs: We’re here to stay and to continue our work

2017-06-13T12:16:00+00:00

On Tuesday, 13 June, after two postponed votes, the Hungarian Parliament adopted the Law on the Transparency of Foreign Funded Organisations. The community of civil society organisations united in the Civilizáció campaign continue to believe that the law is unnecessary, stigmatising and harmful.

Unnecessary, because Hungarian civil society organisations are already transparent in their operations, provide accurate information about their donors and finances in annual reports and carry out ...

Wider issues continue to cast a shadow on the electoral processes of the Maldives

2017-05-09T07:20:00+00:00

Transparency Maldives thanks its observers deployed across the country to observe the Local Council Election held on 6 May 2017. With the support of 25 observers and volunteers, TM observed 19 ballot boxes in 10 atolls: Haa Dhaalu, Baa, Kaafu, Alifu Dhaalu, Vaavu, Laamu, Gaafu Alifu, Gaafu Dhaalu, Gnaviyani and Seenu Atoll.

In observing the Local Council Election, Transparency Maldives assessed both the election-day proceedings as well as the larger electoral and political environment. ...

UNEXPLAINED WEALTH ORDERS “AS SIGNIFICANT IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION AS THE BRIBERY ACT”

2017-04-27T08:15:00+00:00

The passing into law on 27 April of Unexplained Wealth Orders, a provision of the Criminal Finances Bill, is as significant in the global fight against corruption as the 2010 Bribery Act, according to Transparency International UK.

Transparency International’s research has exposed the role of the UK as a safe haven for corrupt money laundered from all over the world, harming ordinary citizens both in the UK and abroad. Unexplained Wealth Orders will empower UK law enforcement agencies to ...

TI Indonesia Condemns the Attack Against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Investigator

2017-04-14T15:30:00+00:00

Novel Baswedan, a senior investigator with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suffered burns on his face from an acid attack on Tuesday morning, April 11. An unidentified person reportedly hurled acid at Novel after the investigator joined a morning prayer in mosque near his home in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta.

Novel, who is investigating an e-ID embezzlement case and has been involved in the investigation of corruption related to a driving simulator procurement project in 2011, has ...

Corruption Watch joins civil society call for day of mobilisation

2017-04-05T12:48:00+00:00

Corruption Watch, in this week of multiple calls for action in response to recent cabinet shifts as well as the ratings downgrade, urges the public to join the march from the treasury building on Church Square to the Union Buildings on Friday, 7 April 2017.

South Africa is facing an unprecedented political, economic and social crisis, and the common denominator which threatens to tear the country apart is corruption.

The organisation has long drawn attention to the effects of corruption on ...

Crise Ebola: Comment améliorer l’intégrité des réponses aux urgences de santé publique?

2017-03-30T08:49:00+00:00

Transparency International a appelé aujourd'hui le gouvernement de la Guinée, les bailleurs de fonds et les agences humanitaires à prendre des mesures pour améliorer la réponse aux urgences de santé publique pour assurer une aide humanitaire équitable, rapide et sans corruption.

Dans un nouveau rapport sur la crise de l'Ebola en Afrique de l'Ouest, l'organisation mondiale contre la corruption a constaté que le soutien des capacités locales de santé et l'investissement dans la communication ...

Ebola crisis: How to improve the integrity of responses to public health emergencies?

2017-03-30T08:33:00+00:00

Transparency International called today on the government of Guinea, donor agencies and humanitarian agencies to be more transparent in their responses to public health emergencies to ensure fair, rapid and corruption-free humanitarian aid.

In a new report focusing on the Ebola crisis in Guinea, the global anti-corruption organisation found that supporting local healthcare capacities and investing in communication with affected communities would strengthen the response of aid providers and its ...