Transparency International's weekly newsletter and supplement to our Daily Corruption News, 1 December 2017

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This week, tensions rose in Honduras following the presidential election vote with both sides declaring victory before the final tally.

The final count has dragged on for days, while supporters of opposition political newcomer Salvador Nasralla are claiming voter fraud and have clashed with law enforcement.

The current political and electoral crisis is a consequence of the lack of long-overdue reforms that have not been addressed by Honduran politicians. Changing the current situation will require the Honduran political class to adopt profound, structural changes to the electoral system. Here are our recommendations on what needs to happen.

Trust in government is low across the whole of Latin America: nearly two thirds of people surveyed in the region said corruption was getting worse, and more than half said their government was doing a bad job at addressing it.

Today, Argentina takes over the presidency of the G20 from Germany. It is vital that it places anti-corruption measures at the heart of the G20 agenda. If it can do this, it will take a step towards re-establishing trust in governments across the region.

2018 will see various high stakes national elections and international summits around the world. It is critical that governments and intergovernmental bodies act transparently and adopt strong anti-corruption measures to ensure accountability and fairness to citizens.

 

News from Transparency International

 

TI launches Clean Contracting Manifesto, calls for G20 adoption

Transparency International, together with its partners, have launched the Clean Contracting Manifesto. Its five pillars form the core of what is needed to foster a culture of clean contracting.

 

Preventing corruption in state-owned enterprises

In many countries crucial public services such as energy, water, transportation and health care to communities are provided by enterprises either controlled or partly-owned by governments. Transparency International undertook research to highlight the most important ways these enterprises can curb corruption.

 

Investigative reporting celebrated in Latin America

This month, Transparency International and the Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (Press and Society Institute, IPYS) honoured investigative journalists from El Salvador, Venezuela, Brazil and Panama at the 15th edition of the Latin American Awards for Investigative Journalism for their brave work uncovering corruption and wrongdoing.

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Romania needs strong anti-corruption laws and an independent judiciary

Transparency International is calling for lawmakers to make appropriate improvements in line with what magistrates associations are calling for, and abandon any changes that would have a negative impact on the fight against corruption in Romania.

Events from Transparency International

 

Anti-Corruption Film Festival in Costa Rica

This year the second edition of FILMS FOR TRANSPARENCY will take place in San Jose, Costa Rica between 7-10 December.  By showcasing real-life stories through documentaries, a key objective of the festival is to prove that every citizen can step up and fight corruption. This event is FREE to everyone! 

SDGs and corruption webinar
 

Free webinar: How can anti-corruption targets be integrated into all SDGs?

Corruption presents a real threat in the achievement of SDG targets. This session will explore how SDG anti-corruption targets could be integrated into all SDGs, their challenges and the specific role CSOs can play. This will take place Wednesday December 6, 2017, 10:00 am EST.

 

Corruption in the news this week

Latest Stories

China: China’s top graft-buster may become vice president, report says
Bloomberg (1 December)
 
Israel: James Packer questioned by AFP over Israeli PM corruption investigation
Agence France-Presse (1 December)
 
Global: Turkish gold trader implicates Erdogan in Iran money laundering
Reuters (30 November)
 
Puerto Rico: Neglect, corruption left Puerto Rico's power grid ripe for failure, observers say
Voice Of America (30 November)
 

Blog/Opinion

South Africa: Business schools have a role to play in fighting corruption in Africa
The Conversation (28 November, TI mention)
 
Saudi Arabia: When elites get a taste of their own medicine
The New York Times (30 November)
 
Voices for Transparency: Why anti-corruption agencies matter  - Part 1
 

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