(November 22, 2002) An alternative strategy is for African countries to selectively repudiate past loans, invoking the doctrine of “odious debt” in international law as well as historical precedents…
Katse communities forgotten by LHDA
(November 22, 2002) As the LHDA continues to compensate some communities affected by the giant Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP)district, others similarly affected by the Project are forgotten.
November 2002 Campaign Letter
Third World corruption must stop! Now that a Canadian multinational had been convicted of bribery, there’s hope it will.
Our history of fighting corruption in the Third World
(November 15, 2002) Over the last decade, Probe International, Canada’s only organization dedicated to protecting the Third World’s environment, has made the elimination of corruption a major focus of
its work.
Argentina defaults on loan repayment
(November 14, 2002) The Argentine government on Thursday took the extraordinary step of defaulting on a loan repayment to the World Bank, in a sign of its intense frustration over negotiations with the bank’s sister institution, the International Monetary Fund.
Lakabane Family Faces Danger of Being Swallowed Up By the Giant Mohale Dam
(November 14, 2002) As the impoundment of the Mohale reservoir of the giant Lesotho Highlands Development Project begins, the future remains uncertain and bleak for some local communities living around the reservoir.
China in quandry to fight corruption
(November 13, 2002) To understand corruption in modern China and the public’s rising fury, consider the charmed career of Jia Qinglin.
Chinese congress delegates say party must fight corruption
(November 12, 2002) Delegates attending the ongoing 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)said the party must improve its work style and fight against corruption so as to govern the country well.
Multinationals’ bribery goes unpunished: Fighting corruption
(November 12, 2002) When OECD member countries signed a convention in 1997 outlawing bribery by multinational companies of officials abroad, it was regarded as a milestone in the global fight against corruption.
Chinese official reports Three Gorges project free of corruption since launch
(November 5, 2002) Special anti-corruption measures have ensured the massive Three Gorges dam project has been free of graft and embezzlement since its launch in 1993, according to a senior project manager.
Letters to the Editors: Toronto Star, ENN (AP/CP)
(November 1, 2002) Dear Editor: Acres International is misleading your readers by claiming that "it was awarded the contract only after an international competitive bidding process, supervised by Lesotho and South Africa and approved by the World Bank.
South Africans applaud Lesotho ruling against Canadian firm
(October 30, 2002) The South African government applauded a Lesotho court’s decision to fine a Canadian company more than US$2 million for bribing an official in charge of a multibillion water project.
SA welcomes heavy fine in Lesotho Highlands bribery trial
(October 30, 2002) In a note to Lesotho counterpart, South African Minister Kasrils expressed the hope that the message that "corruption in Africa will not be tolerated" would now get across loud and clear to the international community.
Letters to the Editor: Toronto Star
(October 30, 2002) Dear Editor: Acres International, sentenced this week in Lesotho for bribing an African official, is misleading your readers by claiming that it was cleared in a probe by the World Bank.
Letter to the Editor: Globe & Mail
(October 30, 2002) Dear Editor: Acres International is misleading your readers by claiming that the World Bank dismissed the same charges against it ("Acres vows appeal," by Terry Weber, October 28, 2002).
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