Via a press release, the Anti-Corruption Institute, the organization that monitors justice and impunity in corruption cases across Colombia has rejected the privileges that the convicted Carlos Mattos enjoys with the cooperation of the National Penitentiary and Prison...
Anti-Corruption Institute sets the date for two free training courses on Electoral Crimes
In light of the upcoming elections in Colombia this year, we have set two free training dates for members of the public, as well as members of political parties, candidates, electoral witnesses, civil society organizations and any other audienced interested in...
Grupo Éxito: the first company to surpass the Integrity 100 Laboratory Business Ethics Accelerator threshold
On Monday 21 February, Grupo Éxito was publically acknowledged for having surpassed the Integrity Laboratory 100 threshold. Our Director, Camilo Enciso, traveled to the city of Medellín to deliver a special plaque to their offices which recognizes the significant...
The darkness behind the purchase of vaccines by Latin American governments
Our Director, Camilo Enciso, took part in a conversation alongside the international organizations Open Contracting Partnership and Transparency Mexicana, about "Fundamental transparency in vaccine contracts and what it means for public health." Also invited were...
Fraud in plain sight! Official exposed the corruption and politicking in the Registrar’s Office under the administration of Alexander Vega
Our director, Camilo Enciso, in his Fraude a la Vista (Fraud in the Spotlight) column in the new Cambio Colombia publication, revealed the existence of a video in which an official from the Registry states that it is an essential requirement to have the leverage and...
The winners of the Etilab “Innovative Ideas on Anti-Corruption” contest have already launched their projects
On 17 June 2021, the Etilab Anti-Corruption Innovation Laboratory, part of the Anti-Corruption Institute, ran a competition which invited members of the public to share their ideas in the fight against corruption and make them a reality through the creation of a...
How to report a case of corruption?
At the Anti-Corruption Institute, we are committed to ensuring justice, transparency and integrity. Our main objective is to achieve Zero Impunity in crimes against the public administration and mechanisms of democratic participation in Colombia. This is why our...
New Zero Impunity report exposes electoral irregularities between 2014 and 2020
Our Cero Impunidad (Zero Impunity) project has prepared a report of its findings on the complaints about incidences of electoral corruption received by the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation and the National Electoral Council between 2014 and 2020. We also...
Administrative and political corruption in La Guajira
The Anti-Corruption Institute, in conjunction with Transparency for Colombia and Dejusticia, have intervened in the follow-up recommendations made by the Constitutional Court regarding corruption and the situation around the lack of care for children in La Guajira. In...
“Anti-Corruption Champions”: Camilo Enciso, Director of the Anti-Corruption Institute, on the recent Anti-Corruption Law
In one of his most recent columns published in Los Danieles, our Director Camilo Enciso fiercely criticized the recent Law on Transparency, Prevention and the Fight Against Corruption, that was passed on 18 January 2022 as Law No. 2195 of 2022 – and which includes a...
Karen Váquiro and the 26 multi-million contracts with the State
According to the experts, there are several black holes that might have meant that the couple got away with it. In the first instance, the abuses around direct contracting, which is very common within State entities and, additionally, the lack of rigor during the...
Integrity and Anti-Corruption Youth Camp
In March, our School of Leadership and Integrity will hold the first free course of its kind for young people aged between 15 and 25 years old who want to receive training in integrity and anti-corruption. #IntegriCamp is an initiative that seeks to promote the...