This beautiful land: Corruption, discrimination and land rights in Sub-Saharan Africa
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New report finds that corruption and discrimination impede the equal enjoyment of land rights in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Reaccreditation concluded 04 / 2023
Plot number 128
Mwambula Road
Jesmondine
Lusaka
Zambia
We have an ALAC in Zambia that can be contacted to report corruption.
ALACs provide free and confidential legal advice and allow people to safely report corruption.
Scoring 180 countries around the world, the Corruption Perceptions Index is the leading global indicator of public sector corruption.
Zambia has a score of 37 this year, with a change of 4 since last year, meaning it ranks 98 out of 180 countries.
Find out about key corruption issues in Zambia in CPI 2023 for Sub-Saharan Africa: Impunity for corrupt officials, restricted civic space & limited access to justice
Since its debut in 2003, the Global Corruption Barometer has surveyed the experiences of everyday people confronting corruption around the world. Through our barometer, tens of thousands of people around the globe are asked about their views and experiences, making it the only worldwide public opinion survey on corruption.
66%
Percentage of people who thought corruption increased in the previous 12 months*
18%
Percentage of public service users paid a bribe in the previous 12 months*
*Since the most recent publication of the GCB - Africa - 10th Edition 2019
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New report finds that corruption and discrimination impede the equal enjoyment of land rights in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Progress in a few countries is not reflected throughout the largely stagnant region, while governments fail to act.
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Corruption is damaging crucial enablers of progress – democracy, security and development – across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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From Fiji to Lithuania via Bangladesh, meet some of the young people around the world taking matters into their own hands – and making a difference.
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We work to tackle corruption in land administration and acquisition through country-specific research and analysis, citizen surveys, advocacy and community empowerment.
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Connecting citizen groups across 26 countries to build momentum for more responsive governments and stronger institutions to oversee them.
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We’re working to identify COVID-19 specific corruption risks and vulnerabilities and address concrete instances of suspected corruption.
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The CME project aims to make political financing transparent, combatting undue influence in public policy and promoting equal opportunities for women candidates.
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This report explores the relationship between corruption and discrimination impeding the equal enjoyment of land rights in seven African countries.
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This report explores what is known about the types, sources and destinations of illicit financial flows in nine African countries.
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An assessment of the strength of oversight mandate, practice and impact of parliaments in ten countries.
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This publication shares findings in emergency response funding from the COVID-19 pandemic and makes recommendations for future responses.