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Strategies and tools for ‘ordinary’ members of the public to exert some control over the State
Yesterday, 18 August, marked the National Day for the Fight Against Corruption in Colombia. Through our social networks, we carried out live training on the strategies and tools that ‘ordinary’ citizens can use to exercise their right to oversee Colombian public...
The Treasury Sanctions Senior Liberian Government Officials for Public Corruption
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today named Liberian government officials Nathaniel McGill, Sayma Syrenius Cephus and Bill Twehway for their involvement in ongoing public corruption in Liberia. These officers are...
Lobbying in Colombia
Lobbying —a word derived from Anglo-Saxon — refers to the practice through which different actors seek to influence those who make public decisions for the benefit or representation of their interests. This practice is not new; on the contrary, it has its origins in...
Impunity makes us vulnerable!
In 2005, the United Nations Human Rights Commission, explained impunity as the absence of criminal responsibility by perpetrators of violations, as well as of civil, administrative or disciplinary responsibility. This is because all too often, they escape any...
We ask ANI to suspend the procurement process for the Restoration of the Degraded Ecosystems of the Canal del Dique in Barranquilla
A week ago, the Anti-Corruption Institute called upon the National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) to suspend the procurement process for the Canal del Dique works, warning that the only organization to put themselves forward was the Spanish company SACYR, which has been...
Advances, setbacks and challenges in the change of government
Next Sunday, 7 August, sees the inauguration of the new government. We spoke with experts in the fight against corruption, transparency and open government during a Twitter Space to find out their opinions and predictions regarding the progress, setbacks and new...
