Governments and Donors Should Take More Precautions in Disaster Relief: Experts
Governments and donors are warned to be more careful in distributing disaster relief funds. It has many critical points which are prone to corruption. ‘Where the most money get lost is in the...
View ArticlePost conflict countries should watch their back
The ending of a war may not necessarily mean the finale to all its problems for post conflict nations, which are trying to pick up the pieces after a bloody battle. As one crisis after another...
View ArticleA Climate of Corruption? Transparency Challenges for Cancun and Beyond
This post has been crossposted from World Resources Institute blog. By Manish Bapna and Jacob Werksman. An update from the International Anti-Corruption Conference. At the start of the international...
View ArticleB in BRICS
The 15th International Anti-Corruption Conference is being held in Brazil next year and there is much that makes Brazil an exciting host country. Its vibrancy and diversity, its position as host of...
View ArticleCorruption in 2011 – Huguette Labelle
It was a treacherous 2011 as financial crisis, civil strife and public distrust ran rampant from Cairo to Wall Street. Corruption remains a common denominator behind the turmoil, revealing a deep need...
View ArticleVetting of election aspirants
What a nice world it would be if we all election candidates who had been vetted by an independent body and certified as having no blemish of graft or criminal records. Such a draft law actually existed...
View ArticleA Kenyan president at the ICC? Let the people decide.
It is indeed right that the sovereignty of a country rests with the people. It is they who must chose the leaders they want, and must not complain when such leaders do not perform or turn out to be...
View ArticleA New Egypt, Just Not Yet.
After 30 years under the Hosni Mubarak’s regime, Egypt has a new president who was elected after relatively fair elections. Although President Morsi promised a series of changes after his first 100...
View ArticleBe quiet with the police
It has been a month since André Caramante last sat at his desk in the Folha de S. Paulo’s office. This Brazilian journalist, torn between his job and his and his family’s safety after weeks of...
View ArticleThree Important Tools for Online Security
Pablo Zavala, trainer at the Tactical Technology Collective talks about digital tools for journalists and activists for their safety. Produced by Rajneesh Bhandari
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