Recent Blog Articles
Vietnam: how UNCAC review helps build bridges with government
16 May 2013 Stephanie Chow

It has been over a year now since Towards Transparency (TT) published its ‘Survey Report in Support of the Government’s Self-Assessment of the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against... Read more
Bangladesh: how UNCAC review helps build bridges with government
16 May 2013 Iftekhar Zaman

Proper implementation of UNCAC requires the coordinated efforts of many stakeholders from the key institutions of the National Integrity System, including all branches of the state, anti-corruption agencies, the media,... Read more
Cyprus: what to look out for in the media coverage and UNCAC review
16 May 2013 Andreas Pavlou

This article explores some of the topics currently being talked about inside and outside crisis-hit Cyprus including money-laundering, political transparency and accountability, extractive industry transparency and the right of access... Read more
SERAP and WEA drag federal government to the UN over controversial pardon
16 May 2013 Adetokunbo Mumuni

World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) and Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have dragged the Federal Government to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) expressing “serious concerns about the state... Read more
Parliamentarians and NGOs to work together to fight political corruption
16 May 2013 Akaash Maharaj

We live in an age of dire cynicism about corruption in politics. Of the 100 nations surveyed for Transparency International’s most recent Global Corruption Barometer, only in 5 did a majority... Read more
Challenging Kenya’s elections
14 May 2013 Seema Shah

On Saturday, March 30, 2013, the Supreme Court of Kenya issued its ruling in the landmark case upholding the outcome of the recent presidential elections. The court rejected arguments that the electoral... Read more
SERAP Nigeria launches text service to report local government corruption
14 May 2013 Nwafor Chinyere

On 1 March 2013, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) launched a text service to enable citizens and residents who witness or are victims of local government corruption in... Read more
Most foreign investment in BRICs isn't foreign at all - it's tycoons using tax havens
30 April 2013 Naomi Rovnick

Re-posted with permission of Quartz, http://qz.com/ Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and China are gathering in South Africa for a summit this week, where they will undoubtedly congratulate themselves on the high economic growth their... Read more
Engaging the Private Sector in Nigeria's Upcoming UNCAC Review
21 March 2013 Oluajo Babatunde

Corruption remains a major developmental challenge to Nigeria. According to UNODC sources, close to US $400 billion is believed to have been embezzled from the Nigerian central government between 1960 and 1999.... Read more
Fighting for the Jan Lokpal: the People’s Movements against Corruption in India
18 March 2013 Bhawani Shanker Kusum

Rampant corruption in politics and public administration has been a big issue in India for a long time. There have been a number of significant movements urging the Government to... Read more
