Angela is a 25-year-old student from Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital. She’s about to graduate from law school and is excited to start her career as an attorney. First, however, she needs to get a good grade in her master thesis. Today, she has an appointment with her tutor Mr. Smith, one of the university’s best law…
Why is it so hard to take dirty money away from crooked politicians and public servants? About the author: Nick Staite is an Anti-Corruption & Asset Recovery Specialist and part of Stream House’s global expertise network. The Background Despite numerous multilateral instruments to prevent and combat corruption and the measures recommended in the 2005 United…
In the face of the disastrous and devastating events in Afghanistan, one is compelled to ask what happened to those more than USD 1 trillion that were pumped into this small country by the West. How can they not have a more robust, more lasting effect? How can the whole political, legal, and military framework…
“Political Will” from the top – support anti-corruption champions; ensure no impunity for crimes of corruption. UNCAC Art. 17. 2. Parliament shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. 3. Reach out…
Imagine a world where all people are honest and take meticulous care to do the right thing, owning up to their mistakes. These people acknowledge that they have accountability, and more importantly, submit themselves to measures imposed as a result of that accountability bestowed upon them. Most of us, if not all of us, have…
What are the mechanisms behind global corruption and what is the best way to combat it? In many countries around the world, people have no difficulty in identifying corruption as the main source of political and economic ills. Taxi drivers will invariably bemoan corrupt politicians and parties, and opposition parties denounce the corruptness of those…
Our managing director Hari Mulukutla was quoted in an article by The Guardian on how technology can be used to reduce corruption. Read full article here: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/may/26/nine-ways-to-use-technology-to-reduce-corruption Corruption doesn’t stop at national borders, so sharing information internationally on aid, public contracts, or company ownership can be really powerful to compare, identify, and prosecute … – …
