Global IssuesNews headlines for “Corruption”, page 6
EU Backs Timoshenko, More Than Ukrainians
- Inter Press Service
The imprisonment of former prime minister Yuliya Timoshenko has raised questions about Ukraine’s democratic credentials. But these questions are mostly being raised abroad.
HONDURAS: Purging Schools of Crime
- Inter Press Service
Reports of a purported police network in Honduras engaged in murders, extortion, kidnapping, car theft and drug trafficking prompted the government to sack several high-level police officials and ask Congress for help in purging the police at all levels.
BRAZIL: Reality of Militias Is Fiercer than Fiction
- Inter Press Service
When state legislator Marcelo Freixo received death threats for combating militias made up of off-duty police in Rio de Janeiro, his real life took on the form of the character portraying himself in the Brazilian Oscar hopeful 'Tropa de Elite 2'.
Calling Out Corrupt Practices
- Inter Press Service
Opaque shell companies, foundations and trusts are the modus operandi of corrupt organisations looking to hide significant sums of money, often just by using existing loopholes in the current financial system, experts say.
COLOMBIA: Election Campaign Marred by Violence
- Inter Press Service
'Political power will be fought for metre by metre in the Oct. 30 local and regional elections in Colombia, because this is a country imbued with violence, with different armies disputing different parts of the territory,' said Alejandra Barrios, director of the election observation mission (MOE).
Iranians Bristle as Banking Scandal Widens
- Inter Press Service
A banking scandal, identified by Iranian authorities as the 'largest embezzlement in the country's banking history', has further shaken confidence in the government whose legitimacy was already under question after the contested results of the 2009 presidential election.
CORRUPTION: China Begins to Watch Out
- Inter Press Service
When Internet activist ‘Huaguoshan Zongshuji’ published a survey of luxury watches worn by Chinese government officials this month, the move was commended by the state media. Yet weeks later the survey was censored - shooting the one-party state’s uneasy relationship with corruption into the spotlight.
Reining in Cowboy Mining Companies
- Inter Press Service
In the seemingly lawless global free-for-all to lay claim to reserves of the world's most precious remaining natural resources, experts warn that 'cowboy mining companies' are plundering the earth's riches and leaving little left for the rest.
U.S.: Changing Key Law Could Mean 'License to Bribe'
- Inter Press Service
Changes to a key anti-bribery law that applies to international commerce, proposed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, could have disastrous consequences, hurting multinational firms, human rights, and the U.S.'s place of respect as an early adopter of the legislation, opponents to the changes argued here Friday.
RIGHTS-BRAZIL: Arrests in Judge's Murder 'Good News' — But Not Enough
- Inter Press Service
The arrest of the alleged killers of Brazilian judge Patrícia Acioli, known for her work against organised crime, is seen by analysts and legislators as a step in the right direction in the fight against corruption and impunity.
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