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Zimbabweans Must Stand Up to Impunity – ZACC should be given support to fight corruption

Harare, 21 March 2013, Transparency International Zimbabwe. Transparency International Zimbabwe (TI Z), the leading global organisation in the fight against corruption, is deeply concerned by the recent happenings as chronicled in the media reports in which the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission…

Kenyan Civil Society Group Files Case Challenging Election Process

Nairobi, 16 March 2013. Members of Kenya’s civil society filed a case in the Supreme Court today, challenging the legitimacy of the March 4th 2013 General Election. “Our case is not about who’s won, but how the public has lost…

Opening statement by Navi Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights: Panel on “the negative impact of corruption on human rights”

Geneva, 13 March 2013. This post was originally published on the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights website. Excellency, Distinguished panellists, Ladies and gentlemen, I applaud the Council for its leadership on the important topic you will…

GOPAC Calls on International Community to Prosecute Corruption Perpetrators

Ottawa, 4 March 2013, GOPAC. This post was originally published on the GOPAC website. Legislators from around the world have resolved to seek the adoption of global legal instruments to enable the international community to pursue and prosecute the perpetrators…

United States Should Follow European Union Transparency Lead, Require Country-by-Country Reporting at Banks

Washington, DC, 28 February 2013, Global Financial Integrity. This post was originally published on the Global Financial Integrity website. GFI Praises European Union for Committing to Require Financial Institutions to Disclose Profits, Taxes, Subsidies, and Staff Numbers on a Country-by-Country…

Opaque structure of horsemeat company shows need for company reform

London, 17 February 2013, Global Witness. The Observer alleged today that one of the key companies involved in the horsemeat scandal was set up such that it hid the names of the people who own and control it. “This illustrates…

The Economist Calls on US, UK, Developed Countries to Clean up their Own Back Yard

Washington, DC, 14 February 2013, Global Financial Integrity. This post was originally published on the Global Financial Integrity website. Cover-Page Editorial and 10-Article “Special Report” Highlight Trillions of Dollars in Dirty Money Flows Facilitated by Delaware, Miami, City of London,…

ZCC Condemns the N23 Billion Police Pension Scam Judgement

1 February 2013, Zero Corruption Coalition. The Zero Corruption Coalition (ZCC) is a coalition of CSOs and individuals committed to the fight against corruption. ZCC was formed in 2001, and it was incorporated in 2007 to work towards a Nigeria…

European Poll Reveals Citizens' Concern about EU Transparency

Brussels / Madrid, 1 February 2013. Vast majority of people want more transparency, ethics and lobbying regulation A majority of people across Europe are concerned about ethics and lobbying in European Union policy-making, and want better regulation of lobbyists, as…

Transparency International says Saudi Arabia’s steps toward anti-corruption treaty a good first move

31 January 2013, Transparency International Secretariat. Transparency International welcomed Saudi Arabia taking the necessary steps at the national level last week to ratify the United Nations Conventions against Corruption (UNCAC) as a first move toward greater transparency and accountability in…

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