One in five people in Latin America and the Caribbean experiences sexual extortion, or knows someone who has, survey says

Surveys - A new report from Transparency International reveals that more than half of all citizens in 18 Latin American and Caribbean countries think corruption is getting worse in their country and governments aren’t doing enough to tackle it. Corruption is a major concern for ordinary people; 85 per cent ...

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Media advisory: New survey on corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean launched on 23 September

Surveys - A new survey on corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean, launched on 23 September, highlights citizens’ experience and views of sexual extortion and vote-buying.

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President of Indonesia urged to reject revision of Corruption Eradication Commission Law

Politics and government - The independence of Indonesia’s main anti-corruption body, the Corruption Eradication Commission, is at risk as the Indonesian Government seeks to change laws governing its mandate.

Chile must investigate military spying on investigative journalist

Defence and security - Civilian authorities in Chile must urgently investigate the reported spying on investigative journalist Mauricio Weibel Barahona by the country’s military. According to reports, Weibel was followed and his phone was tapped in 2016 while he was investigating corruption in the armed forces.

Not-guilty verdict for Martinelli sign of crisis in Panamanian judiciary

Judiciary - The not-guilty verdict issued in Panama on Friday in the trial of former president Ricardo Martinelli shows the extent of the judicial crisis in the country.

 

Posicionamiento público de ASJ frente a denuncias de financiamiento ilícito de campañas políticas

Politics and government - Pronunciamiento público en el marco del estado de derecho, el congreso nacional debe iniciar una investigación independiente y objetiva del financiamiento de las campañas políticas de los presidentes de los últimos quince años

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One in four people in Africa pay bribes to access services, survey says

Surveys - Global Corruption Barometer – Africa, released on African Anti-Corruption Day by Transparency International in partnership with Afrobarometer, reveals that more than half of all citizens surveyed in 35 African countries think corruption is getting worse in their country. Fifty-nine per cent of ...

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Rule of law and independence of judiciary under threat in Mongolia

Judiciary - Transparency International is extremely concerned by the dismissal of 17 judges in Mongolia last week. The Mongolian parliament should fully implement the joint recommendations issued by UN Special Rapporteurs in May.

 

Montenegro – Widely condemnded law does not deserve a second chance

Politics and government - Together with its Montenegrin chapter, MANS, Transparency International reiterates its opposition to unconstitutional amendments to the Law on Classified Information in Montenegro, which would undermine the country’s freedom of information laws and anti-corruption efforts.

President of the European Commission urged not meet ‘behind closed doors’ with Prime Minister of Czech Republic

Politics and government - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is reportedly planning to discuss his conflict of interest case with the President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, in a meeting in Brussels on Thursday.