Corrupción: el entorno global – el caso de México
Op/ed by Huguette Labelle in Reforma (Mexico) – 5 August 2012
Who is speaking on Venezuelan TV – the president or the candidate?
The following blog post was written by Alejandro Salas, Transparency International’s Regional Director for the Americas, and Natalie Baharav, Communications Officer at Transparency International. Presidential elections are coming up in Venezuela and it is essential for its citizenry to know when President Hugo Chavez speaks as the president, and when he speaks as a presidential candidate. In [...]
Posted on 07 Aug 2012 by Alejandro Salas
Uganda’s police is up for a new challenge: to handcuff corruption
Transparency International Uganda invited our defence and security team to assess the country’s needs on anti-corruption police training. Nick Seymour and Sir Stewart Eldon, senior consultants to the defence team, visited Uganda in July. Here’s their account of the experience. Despite President Museveni’s policy of zero tolerance to corruption, in place since 2006, Uganda has [...]
Posted on 07 Aug 2012 by Nick Seymour
Codes of conduct and the legal system: ideas and implications
The third post in our series on codes of conduct examines different legal traditions, and the impact these have on countries implementing a code of conduct. What do the Bangladeshi and US legal systems have in common, as compared to those of France and Germany? Read on to find out. You can also read the [...]
Posted on 03 Aug 2012 by Craig Fagan
Kosovo: Open Letter to the Justice Minister
For more than a year, ten Kosovar NGOs, among them Kosova Democratic Institute, Transparency International’s partner in Kosovo, have been demanding a solid law on confiscation of illegally acquired assets. Kosovo needs stronger laws on fighting organised crime, they say. A draft law is before Parliament, but shows significant weaknesses and a very limited scope, [...]
Posted on 02 Aug 2012 by Ismet Kryeziu
G20 must address financial integrity as corruption surges through major banking
Allegations of insider trading at Nomura, money laundering at HSBC, interest rate manipulation at Barclays – it’s one scandal after another! Some say mega-banks are too complex to manage and control, others blame bad management, still others say the culture is rotten. Corruption abounds. Greed, secrecy, arrogance, lack of a moral compass, and opportunity all [...]
Posted on 31 Jul 2012 by Frank Vogl
Desde las montanas de Cusco, una llamada a la transparencia
Lo siguiente ha sido redactado por Alice Harrison, Coordinadora de Comunicaciones e Incidencia y Leah Good, Asistente del Programa de Gobernanza del Cambio Climático de Transparency International. Editado por Magaly Ávila y Samuel Rotta. Traducido por María José Harrisson. Read this blog post in English here. La parcela verduzca de la familia Huilca resalta por [...]
Posted on 31 Jul 2012 by Alice Harrison
A call for transparency from the foothills of the Andes
The following was written by Alice Harrison, Communications and Advocacy Coordinator, and Leah Good, Programme Officer, for Transparency International’s Climate Governance Integrity Programme. Lea este artículo en español aquí. The Huilca family’s plot of land is a stark green anomaly on an otherwise arid mountainside. As we survey this small vestige of fertility from above, [...]
Posted on 31 Jul 2012 by Alice Harrison
The ugly face of Latvia’s landmarks
If you have ever been to Riga you might have noticed impressive or beautiful squares and buildings. However, aesthetics are only part of the story that makes the history of a building or a place. Riga has numerous landmarks, several of which represent Riga in the popular imagination, which we suspect had irregularities in their [...]
Posted on 30 Jul 2012 by Aiga Grisane
Codes of conduct: benefits and challenges
What are the benefits of a code of conduct? Ensuring better conduct by public officials is integral to building greater integrity. This is the logic behind having a code of conduct. This post is part of our series on codes of conduct. To read the first post in the series, click here. Also, be sure [...]
Posted on 27 Jul 2012 by Craig Fagan
Corruption and the Olympics
On the eve of London 2012, Robert Barrington, director of external affairs at Transparency International UK, ponders the corruption risks inherent in London’s staging of the Olympics games. The Olympic Games are a wonderful celebration of excellence in sport. But is there a danger that corruption may have tainted the Games? As London prepares to [...]
Posted on 27 Jul 2012 by Robert Barrington
