World anti-corruption movement takes aim at impunity
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This week in Brasilia, a new direction for the fight against corruption is being forged. Is an end to impunity within reach?
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What the World Cycling Union should do now
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Cycling’s world governing body will set up an independent commission to explore links with the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. These are our recommendations.
Accountable campaign finance: who’s buying votes?
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Spending on elections is reaching record levels in countries around the world. What can be done to prevent campaign contributions from buying policy?
Fighting corruption in Ukraine: A serious challenge
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The elections in Ukraine have returned the ruling party to power but with a tarnished image. This should be no surprise, based on the evidence of our 2011 report on the country.
Uprooting corruption, not trees
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REDD+ is a global plan to reduce carbon emissions by paying countries to preserve their forests. Our new guide examines corruption risks in the scheme, and offers practical steps…
Investigating the truth in Latin America
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On 13 October, Transparency International and the Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (Press and Society Institute, IPYS) named three Brazilian journalists as the winners of this year’s…
24 hours, geeks galore and a common cause of tackling corruption: HAC 2012
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Corruption ruins lives. Technology can save lives. Learn about some of the tech tools to emerge from our recent global hackathon.
Greed, reckless behaviour and the financial crisis: a timeline
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Our timeline highlights moments in the past 20 years when lapses in accountability caused financial havoc. Could this happen again? You judge.
What climate change and corruption mean for land security
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Corruption is making the right to land ever more precarious. Whether bribes for land licences, or nepotistic resettlements, corruption in land management must be tackled. Staff…
Youth Forum for Transparency
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This week, young people representing communities from all over Honduras came together in the country’s capital, Tegucigalpa, to speak about their ideas on how to tackle some of…
Just ticking a box? Clean development consultations in Mexico
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Our Mexican chapter and our partners CDM Watch investigate how well the public is being consulted over projects run through the Clean Development Mechanism.
@ctivate: online activists gather in Morocco
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Nearly 50 prominent bloggers from Egypt, Morocco, Palestine and Yemen are meeting in Morocco to bridge the gap between online activism and the grassroots.
Defence companies and disclosure: how are they doing?
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Transparency International UK’s Defence and Security Programme analysed 129 of the biggest defence contractors to see what they're doing to prevent corruption in their work.
The right to know: a decade of progress
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Ten years ago, a handful of activists met to discuss ways to advance the recognition of the right to information. That small community has grown to over 200 organisations and 600…
Italy: open letter to Prime Minister Monti
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This week both the president and the prime minister of Italy called on the Senate to pass anti-corruption legislation that has been stalled for the past two months. Political…
What can journalists do to fight corruption in the water sector?
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Corruption in the water sector hits poor and marginalised people the hardest, but often goes unreported. Networks of water journalists are beginning to change that, with help from…
