Anti Corruption

More Corporate Executives Are Using Bribery In Hunt For Growth

Reuters | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Fraud Investigation, Corruption, Anti-Bribery, Anti-Corruption, Video, Chief Financial Officers, Reuters, U.S. Foreign and Corrupt Practices Act, Bribery, Ernst & Young, Cfos, Business News

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - A growing number of senior executives around the world are willing to pay bribes to win or keep business, as the hunt for...

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Spirituality in India: Countering the Roots of Corruption

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Nonviolence, Democracy, Human Values, Commitment, Belonging, Faith, Spirituality;, Anti-Corruption, Mahatama Gandhi, World News

Spirituality and practices offer a counterweight to corruption and bring ethics and fair practice to government, business, and daily life.

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Corruption Watchdogs Have a Hot New Blogger: Jack Abramoff

Steve Clemons | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Corruption, Anti-Corruption, Jack Abramoff, Matt Stoller, Republic Report, Nick Penniman, Media News

Holy Indian reservation roulette wheels Batman! The newly launched Republic Report, an anti-corruption blog focusing on how self-interested dollars are warping the public-interest responsibilities of America's democratic institutions, has actually hired convicted felon Jack Abramoff to be one of its lead bloggers.

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Harvard Punishes Free Speech in India

Cleo Paskal | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Hindu, Google, Anti-Corruption, India, Twitter, Free Speech, Kapil, Youtube, Harvard, Facebook, Censorship, Media News

It's going from bad to worse to farce for free speech in India. In fact, by the time you reach the end of this blog, its contents might be illegal on the subcontinent.

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Technology Is Helping the Fight Against Corruption

Caroline Anstey | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Corruption, Anti-Corruption, Technology, International Anti-Corruption Day, Cyber Crime, World Bank, Technology News

As we mark International Anti-Corruption Day, we should acknowledge that there is no single quick fix for curbing corruption. But there are steps that can and should be taken to raise the cost of being corrupt -- to send a powerful message that corruption doesn't pay.

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Weeding Out Corruption In India

Cleo Paskal | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Corruption India, Anti-Corruption, India, Economic Liberalization India, India Corruption, India Anti-Corruption, Geopolitics, Anti-Corruption India, Globalization, Civil Society India, World News

From the newly educated middle class to those in rural areas, people are becoming aware that the local corrupt officials are part of a larger system that is smothering the country and stealing the future from their children.

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Roots of Corruption in India

Cleo Paskal | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Corruption, India, Globalization, Anti-Corruption, Mumbai, Geopolitics, Corruption India, India Corruption, India Anti-Corruption, Anti-Corruption India, Anti-Corruption Protests India, Anti-Corruption Protests, World News

Individual by individual, an anti-corruption wave is growing within Indian civil society. In recent months, people from all sectors of Indian society have said 'enough is enough' and, each in their own way, are doing something about it.

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Corrupt Times Lead India To Spiritual Leaders

Lisa Cleary | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Anti-Corruption India, Religion and Politics, India, Hinduism, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Anti-Corruption, Anna Hazare, Jan Lokpal Bill, Religion News

Anna Hazare has tapped into a spiritual appeal -- renunciation, fasting, asceticism. This has made it difficult for the government to oppose him without appearing churlish.

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Oldest Tech, Newest Hero?

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Egypt, Sms, Anti-Corruption, Tunisia, Social Media, Citizen Action, Libya, Alan W. Silberberg, India, Mahatma Gandhi, Anna Hazare, Government 2.0, Technology News

Due to a combination of demographics, technology and tradition, the biggest social media in India is not one of those we think of usually.

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Dodd-Frank Provision: Human Rights Groups Call On SEC To Finalize Rule

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Corruption, Anti-Corruption, Natural Resources, Extraction, Dodd-Frank, Oil Drilling, International Business, Section 1504, Mining, Africa, Drilling, Ghana, Resource Extraction, Securities and Exchange Commission, Politics News

A major international anti-corruption provision in the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation remains stalled at the Securities and Exchange Commissi...

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Why Corporate Counsel Must Implement Stringent Corporate Anti-Corruption Policies in 2011

Ben Kerschberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arlen Specter, Corporate Counsel, Bribery, Anti-Corruption, Ben Kerschberg, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act, UK Ministry of Justice, Consero, Department of Justice, Securities Exchange Commission, Business News

As we turn the corner into the new year, corporate counsel need to identify important legal issues facing their companies in 2011.

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Why Oversight Matters: The Consequences of Hiring Criminals and Insurgents to Guard US Bases

Erica Gaston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Detention, Afghanistan, Exit Strategy, Senate Armed Services Committee, Civilian Casualties, Afghanistan War, Detainees, Anti-Corruption, Senate, Detainee Abuse Afghanistan, Counter-Insurgency, Counter-Terrorism, Detainee Abuse, Accountability, Counterinsurgency, Afghanistan Civilian Deaths, World News

When U.S.-employed base guards commit extrajudicial killings, kidnappings, or other harassment of the local population with no consequences, the local community holds the U.S. responsible.

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Budget Accountability Must Be Strengthened to Advance Human Rights in Africa

Christina Holder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights Commission, Corruption, Anti-Corruption Commission, Anti-Corruption, Zambia 2010 Budget, Zambia Ministry of Health, Human Right Law, Iccpr, Human Rights, Zambia, Africa, Zambian Judiciary, Budget Accountability, Human Rights Based Development, Foreign Assistance, World News

That Zambian officials stole millions from the health budget is particularly reprehensible in a country where 14% of the population has HIV/AIDS, and over one in 10 children dies before age 5.

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How to Launch a Successful Anti-Corruption Drive in Afghanistan

Ershad Ahmadi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Corruption, Afghanistan Corruption, World News

While it is important to ensure that people have the fear of getting caught and punished for corrupt behavior, it is also crucial to streamline processes, reform laws and minimize opportunities for corruption.

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China Finds $1.5 Billion Held By Corrupt Officials

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Xinhua News Agency, Corruption, Anti-Corruption, China-Corruption, He Guoqiang, Yu Shaolan, China, World News

BEIJING — China has found $1.5 billion in public money held illegally by officials across the country in a crackdown since June, the latest meas...

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Anti-Corruption Efforts Must Come First in Afghanistan

Lisa Gans | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Anti-Corruption, Foreign Aid, United Nations, World Bank, Judiciary, Afghanistan, Justice Sector, Justice, Politics News

A corrupt society like that in Afghanistan is a lawless one, and in a lawless environment, nothing works and everyone lives in fear, clinging to tribal or ethnic affiliations to protect them.

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