Global IssuesNews headlines for “Corruption”, page 31
AFRICA-CORRUPTION: Anti Graft Now in the Hands of Civil Society
- Inter Press Service
The fight against corruption in Sierra Leone has taken on a new face. Government and civil society are now working together to stamp out rampant fraud.
PERU: Fujimori Admits Wiretapping, Bribery
- Inter Press Service
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori pleaded guilty Monday to wiretapping opposition lawmakers and journalists, bribing legislators to switch over to his side in Congress, and using public funds to purchase a cable news channel to back up his reelection campaign.
MALAYSIA: Gov’t Urged to Stem the Tide of Child Trafficking
- Inter Press Service
'My family was starving. . . . I was sold to people who brought me here to work and feed my family back home,' said Ah Mun, a victim of child trafficking.
GUATEMALA: Making the Judge Selection Process More Transparent
- Inter Press Service
In Guatemala, where corruption is so notorious that a U.N.-sponsored commission against impunity was set up to strengthen and purge the country's justice system, a new process has been put in place to make the selection of judges more transparent.
TRINIDAD: Radical Muslim Leader Sparks Corruption Probe
- Inter Press Service
Ever since he literally blazed into the lives of Trinidadians when he led more than 100 armed followers in a failed attempt to remove the A.N.R. Robinson government in 1990, radical Muslim leader Yasin Abu Bakr has been able to taunt the country with impunity.
RIGHTS-MALAYSIA: Win Some, Lose Some for Beleaguered Penan Tribe
- Inter Press Service
In wealthy Malaysia that employs over four million Asians to service its high- rolling lifestyle, a tiny indigenous tribe is fighting for its survival against state inaction and bureaucratic apathy, as well as marauding giant multinationals and timber loggers.
DRC: Electricity Lines Overhead But Never Seen a Light Bulb
- Inter Press Service
'We produce electricity but we manage darkness. We have big energy sources of electricity but only 20 percent of the population has access to electricity because most of the energy is sold to foreign countries.'
ARGENTINA: Corruption Cases Pick Up Speed
- Inter Press Service
While the popularity of the Argentine government of President Cristina Fernández is waning, allegations of corruption against public officials have mushroomed.
Q&A: 'Political Elites Ensure Continuing Flight of Dirty Money'
- Inter Press Service
Illegal capital flight in the form of corrupt, criminal and illicit commercial proceeds out of developing economies could be as high as one trillion dollars a year. Not only does it dwarf the 50 billion dollars in development assistance that rich countries disburse annually but it is largely facilitated by the western financial system of tax havens and secrecy jurisdictions.
RIGHTS-INDIA: Gujarat State on Trial for Extrajudicial Killings
- Inter Press Service
When police in western Gujarat state claimed to have shot dead four members of the militant Lashkar-e-Toiba (Soldiers of God) group, otherwise known as LeT, including a 19-year-old girl student, on Jun. 15, 2004, in an ‘encounter,’ few believed them.
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