(January 1, 2003) To call for a debt restructuring conference and push the United Nations Security Council to begin a review of past war-related claims against Iraq is one of ten key actions recommended by this paper.
Draft UN Convention against Corruption
(December 23, 2002) Proposal for concerted lobbying actions by interested National Chapters and TI-S to ensure an effective and comprehensive international legal instrument against corruption.
Lesotho in bid to stamp-out corruption
(December 19, 2002) The Lesotho government has set-up an anti-corruption department to root-out corruption in that country.
Congress approves anti-corruption bill
(December 19, 2002) Phillipines legislature approved yesterday a bicameral report on a landmark anticorruption measure which rewrote the rules for major contracts and hopes to put in place transparency and integrity in government transactions.
Peru hopes to enhance anti-corruption cooperation with
(December 18, 2002) Peruvian Prime Minister Luis Solari on Tuesday expressed the hope that the two countries could enhance exchanges and cooperation in the fight against corruption, drug trafficking and other crimes.
Kenya election payments row
(December 18, 2002) The presidential candidate of the leading opposing grouping in next week’s general elections in Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, has accused the government of making suspicious payments to some contractors.
Bribery case: Application dismissed
(December 18, 2002) The Lesotho High Court dismissed three applications on Wednesday brought by the former head of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority challenging his conviction for multi-million rand bribery and fraud.
A Flood of Disappointment
(December 16, 2002) Despite mountains of scientific studies and millions of dollars invested in high-profile rural development programs, the LHWP has made beggars of displaced Highlands people like Mamolupe Tsalong.
Ex-Nicaragua chief under house arrest
(December 13, 2002) Police placed former President Arnoldo Aleman under house arrest at his home in the Nicaraguan capital after lawmakers voted to strip him of his immunity from corruption charges.
Chirac granted immunity in corruption cases
(December 13, 2002) President Jacques Chirac gains legal protection from a series of corruption scandals.
Court suspends bribery fine
(December 13, 2002) The president of the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Jan Steyn, sitting with two other appeal court judges, allowed suspension of payment of the fine imposed by the Lesotho High Court pending the outcome of an appeal by Acres International against conviction and sentence for bribery.
Court suspends [Acres International] bribery fine
(December 13, 2002) The Court of Appeal of Lesotho has granted an application by the Acres International for the suspension of payment of a R22-million fine imposed on the firm for bribing a senior official of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
Erap raring to testify at Senate bribery probe
(December 13, 2002) Deposed President Joseph Estrada is raring to go to the Senate on Tuesday to testify about an alleged bribery attempt by an Argentine firm in connection with a big hydroelectric plant rehabilitation project in Laguna.
Ethical guidelines proposed for multinationals
(December 13, 2002) An anti-corruption group, TRACE (Transparent Agents and Contracting Entities) has unveiled a set of guidelines that it says will help reduce corrupt practices by transnational corporations and their agents in the developing world.
Letter from Africa: Corruption in Congo
(December 12, 2002) The Congolese city of Kisangani is a lawless and desperate place. Civil and international conflict has left it with no effective government. Scoundrels now prowl along the streets, seeking illicit diamonds pilfered from nearby mines.
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