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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Proposed law in Montenegro is an unconstitutional attack on freedom of information

Access to information - Transparency International urges the Government of Montenegro to withdraw its amendments to the Law on Classified Information, which would undermine the country’s freedom of information laws and anti-corruption efforts.

Constitutional Court ruling undermines anti-corruption achievements in Ukraine

Judiciary - The Constitutional Court of Ukraine's decision to strike down Article 368-2 of the Criminal Code – the provision on illicit enrichment – greatly weakens the country’s anti-corruption efforts. The Ukrainian government should immediately take all necessary steps to rectify the situation.

Transparency International expresses concern at the arrests of activists and academics in Turkey

Human rights - Transparency International expresses concern at the detention of human rights defender Yiğit Aksakaloğlu and the ongoing investigation against 12 other members of civil society and academia. It asks the Turkish authorities to stop the arrests of civil society organisation members and academics, ...

International Anti-Corruption Conference opens with renewed commitments to action from governments, businesses, international orgs

International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) - The 18th International Anti-Corruption Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark has opened with a renewed commitment to anti-corruption action from national governments, international organisations and multinational corporations at the end of the opening day.

Hip-hop legend yasiin bey to headline social justice concert in Copenhagen, Denmark

International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) - Legendary hip-hop icon and activist yasiin bey (formerly known as Mos Def) will headline Fair Play: Live 2018, an international music event bringing together musicians from around the world to perform in support of social justice. The event takes place at renowned venue, VEGA, in Copenhagen, ...

Over half of global exports come from countries that fail to punish foreign bribery

Conventions - Transparency International has released the 2018 edition of its Exporting Corruption report, rating countries based on their enforcement against foreign bribery under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.

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Media advisory: Foreign bribery goes unpunished by most big exporters

Conventions - Exporting Corruption 2018: Assessing Enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention rates 40 countries that are signatories to the convention on how actively they fulfill their obligation to investigate, prosecute and punish companies who bribe officials in foreign countries.

Transparency International warns climate summit to demand accountability to prevent corruption

Climate governance - In a report published today, Transparency International warns that although progress has been made to increase transparency, accountability and integrity policies, there is still more to be done to ensure climate finance is not jeopardised because of corruption.

Pariser Klimagipfel: Korruption gefährdet 2°C-Ziel

Climate governance - Die Antikorruptionsorganisation Transparency Deutschland fordert die Vertragsstaaten der Klimarahmenkonvention in Paris auf, transparente Strukturen für die internationale Klimafinanzierung zu schaffen.