Transparency International appoints new Interim Managing Director

Transparency International - The Board of Directors of Transparency International is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Eriksson, previously Head of Technology, as Interim Managing Director.

Mongolia: Criminalisation of defamation is another disturbing attack on media freedom, threatening anti-corruption efforts

Media - Transparency International and ARTICLE 19 today called on the Mongolian government to take urgent legislative action to address an increasingly dangerous environment for independent media in the country.

 

Brazilian institutions and society must act to save democracy and the fight against corruption

Politics and government - This Friday, Brazil suffered a serious institutional setback in its fight against corruption and yet another authoritarian move against its democratic regime. Society and institutions must react firmly to contain the abuses of the current government, said Transparency International Brazil.

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Police persecution of journalists and anti-corruption activists in Myanmar must stop

Media - Transparency International calls for the authorities in Myanmar to immediately cease their ongoing crackdown on anti-corruption activists and independent media outlets.

 

Corruption risks in Middle East and North Africa threaten national responses to COVID-19

Public procurement - A working group of seven national chapters of Transparency International are today calling upon governments across the MENA region to adopt urgent and practical recommendations to prevent corruption from undermining the response to the COVID-19 crisis.

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IMF: make COVID-19 funds transparent, accountable

Intergovernmental bodies - Transparency International, Human Rights Watch and Global Witness said that the International Monetary Fund should include transparency and anti-corruption measures in coronavirus-related emergency relief programs to ensure that billions of dollars disbursed to countries help the most vulnerable.

Governments and corporations need to guarantee safety of COVID-19 whistleblowers

Whistleblowing - Transparency International urges decision-makers at the highest level to resist the temptation to control the flow of information and instead offer assurances to individuals who witness corruption and wrongdoing to blow the whistle.

Montenegro: Public debate on access to information law must be delayed

Access to information - Meaningful, participatory debate on the crucial legislative changes is impossible during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Coronavirus sparks high risk of corruption across Latin America

Public procurement - Thirteen Latin American chapters of Transparency International publish an analysis of corruption risk in public procurement as part of the region’s response to the Coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic.

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Swedbank’s dirty money dealings should trigger fundamental changes in anti-money laundering supervision

Financial markets - Together with its Latvian, Lithuanian and Swedish national chapters, Transparency International sounds the alarm over the glaring flaws in European Union’s anti-money laundering system following new revelations concerning Swedbank.