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Ombudsman, PRC tie up vs. corruption
Manila :: Philippines | about 3 hours ago
Credibility
It will also assist in the investigation of erring public officials accused of amassing unexplained wealth as well as the prosecution of graft cases requiring the technical proficiency of an expert witness. (PNA) * Name:
Tags: PAPRB, MSACC, PRC, Philippines, Manila, Political corruption, Merceditas N. Gutierrez, Government of the Philippines, Professional Regulation Commission, Philippine Ombudsman, Ombudsman, Year of birth missing
The Count: The Countries Most Known for Corruption
Singapore :: Singapore | about 4 hours ago
Credibility The Countries Most Known for Corruption Published: December 5, 2009 When a business or individual can skirt the law by paying bribes to corrupt officials, the playing field becomes uneven, making the economy vulnerable. According to the newest Corruption...
Tags: Transparency International, Singapore, Political corruption, Corruption in Venezuela, Corruption Perceptions Index, Politics, Global Corruption Report, Corruption
Essay: The Usual Suspects: Fixers’ Actions and FIFA’s Inaction
Neuilly :: France | about 5 hours ago
Credibility We should not take soccer officials too seriously when they meet reports of match fixing as they have done in the past. Like Captain Renault the corrupt police officer in the film “Casablanca” who declared, “I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling...
Tags: FIFA, soccer associations, soccer officials, national soccer, integrity unit, France, Neuilly, Political corruption, Sports law, Sport, United States Soccer Federation, allnews, Sepp Blatter, Declan Hill, Match fixing
Ed board adopts ethics rules
Salt Lake City :: UT :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Under the new rules, members must now report if they're employed by or serve as directors for school districts or charter schools; work as paid consultants for districts or charter schools; if they're affiliated with businesses or organizations that compete...
Tags: boards member, charter schools, ethics rules, Salt Lake City, Bylaw, Political corruption, Legal ethics, Charter school, Conflict of interest
RDC holds anti-graft & corruption forum
Manila :: Philippines | 1 day ago
Credibility Contreras lectured on the ways how graft and corruption can possibly happen and the reasons for its occurrence, especially within the umbrella of an agency. He also showed how to prevent it and the means to investigate and resolve graft and corrupt issues...
Tags: Ramon Villena, RDC, Philippines, Manila, Political corruption
Uganda: Ensure Accountability for Election Violence
Uganda's government should reform the country's election laws to improve accountability for election-related crimes and reduce the risk of violence in the upcoming 2011 elections, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Politically motivated...
Tags: Poll violence, HRW, Human Rights Watch, Political corruption, Election fraud
New Romanian president faces corruption battle
Bucharest :: Romania | 1 day ago
Credibility Romania is in a tough battle against corruption which is casting a shadow over the country�s presidential contest on Sunday as the European Union is impatiently waiting for results...If Romania does not step up the fight and reform its justice system,...
Tags: BUCHAREST � Romania, European Commission, European Union, Traian Basescu, South East Europe, Romania, Bucharest, Presidents of Romania, Political corruption, Mircea Geoanￄﾃ, Traian Bￄﾃsescu, Social Democratic Party, Daniel Morar, Transparency International
Police Federation backs commish
Kingston :: Jamaica | 1 day ago
Credibility All we will ensure is that the rights of the accused are protected and the rules of natural justice observed," Wilson said. He added that the federation has spent the past week in meetings in police areas one to three, underscoring and getting the commitment...
Tags: Wilson The Police Federation, Raymond Wilson, Jamaica, Kingston, Political corruption, The Commish, Police
Chile honors famous folk singer killed in coup
Santiago :: Chile | 1 day ago
Credibility Chile— Thousands of Chileans including President Michelle Bachelet paid their respects Friday to a folk singer who became a martyr of the country's 1973 military coup and whose remains will be reburied following a search for clues to identify his killers....
Tags: Victor Jara, Chile, Santiago, Vￃﾭctor Jara, Politics, Political corruption, Augusto Pinochet, Operation Condor, Nueva canciￃﾳn, Law Crime, Bachelet, Military dictatorship
Search for democracy
Karāchi :: Pakistan | 1 day ago
Credibility I recently attended a conference in Mexico City on illicit finance and its impact on democracy. Speaker after speaker narrated tales of the corrupt practices of politicians and political parties. As people complained about the absence of a legal framework...
Tags: illicit finance, political parties, Pakistani, Latin American, political subversion, Pakistan, Karāchi, Political corruption, Corruption in Ghana, Elections, Politics, United Nations Convention against Corruption, Democracy
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