Here is our selection of this week's anti-corruption stories from TrustLaw and other media
LONDON (TrustLaw) - Here is our selection of this week’s anti-corruption stories from TrustLaw and other media:
Global
TrustLaw, UK
The European Commission proposed a stringent transparency law last week that has polarised opinion: mining, forestry and energy companies sit on one side of the debate and transparency watchdogs on the other.
Africa
Q+A – Nigeria govt broke U.N. anti-corruption convention, NGO says
TrustLaw, UK
The Nigerian government has not lived up to its obligations under the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), as it has failed to adequately punish multinationals that committed bribery in the country, says Adetokunbo Mumuni, executive director of Nigerian watchdog the Social Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).
Nigeria security forces open hotline to report corrupt troops
TrustLaw, Senegal
Security officials in Nigeria’s Plateau State have issued a telephone hotline number, which people can use to report troops who demand bribes from the public.
Kenya minister’s husband charged with theft
TrustLaw, Kenya
A Kenyan minister is expected to testify as a prosecution witness against her husband who has been charged with theft of public funds.
South Asia & Asia-Pacific
India campaigner Anna Hazare threatens to resume fast
BBC, UK
Indian anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare says he will resume a hunger strike if the government fails to pass a law curbing graft in the next session of parliament.
PNG minister says he's victim of a witch hunt
ABC, Australia
A former senior Papua New Guinean minister who fled to Australia to avoid a corruption investigation says he's the victim of a politically motivated witch hunt.
Indonesian govt backs anti-graft agency, weighs minimum terms for graft convicts
Jakarta Post, Indonesia
The Indonesian government intends to retain the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) authority, as lawmakers discuss whether to revise the 2002 Corruption Eradication Law as well as the Corruption Court Law.
India: Politician Madhu Koda 'assaulted' in prison
BBC, UK
A former chief minister of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand has been assaulted in a prison where he has been held in connection with a corruption investigation.
Middle East
SPECIAL COVERAGE: Graft busters - Is UNCAC living up to its promise?
TrustLaw, Morocco
Progress in implementing the U.N. Convention Against Corruption was debated at major U.N. talks in Marrakesh in October 2011 amid protests by civil society groups about a lack of including them in the review. Here is a selection of news and analysis produced from the conference.
Q+A: Mideast and N. Africa must involve citizens in war on graft - OECD's Boucher
TrustLaw, Morocco
Governments in the countries of the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region need to involve citizens in reforms in order to succeed in fighting corruption, according to Richard Boucher, deputy secretary general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Blog: Civil society protests lack of voice at UN anti-graft talks
TrustLaw, Morocco
Civil society groups were up in arms on Oct. 28 at a major United Nations anti-corruption conference in Morocco because of what they say is a lack of access to key meetings at the talks.
Europe
UK fraud office launches whistleblower hotline
TrustLaw, UK
Britain's Serious Fraud Office launched a whistleblower hotline on Nov. 1 to encourage people to report suspected fraud or corruption in the workplace.
UK police keep jobs after anti-graft investigation
TrustLaw, UK
Officers from London’s Metropolitan police force will keep their jobs despite being found guilty at a disciplinary hearing of smashing a suspect’s car with a baseball bat and pickaxe handle.
North America
Quebec’s anti-corruption crusader Duchesneau gets the axe
The Globe and Mail, Canada
Jacques Duchesneau, the outspoken investigator whose expose of well-oiled corruption in the construction industry of Quebec province, Canada, has been fired.
Latin America
Haiti’s lack of judicial reform threatens democracy – think tank
TrustLaw, Colombia
Haiti’s dysfunctional justice system and lack of judicial reform are undermining democracy and security in the Caribbean nation, International Crisis Group has said.
Guatemalan army officials sanctioned for mixing with suspected drug traffickers
TrustLaw, Colombia
Guatemala’s ministry of defence has sanctioned two top army officials following a video showing them mixing with suspected drug traffickers at a horse race in central Guatemala.
Corruption tops list of concerns for democracy in Latin America - poll
TrustLaw, Colombia
Corruption is the biggest obstacle facing Latin American democracies, surpassing other problems including the lack of social justice and transparency in government, according to the latest poll by Latinobarometro.
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