2005/in focus/news room

In Focus editions in 2005

December 2005

9 December 2005 - International Anti-corruption Day
New public opinion survey shows widespread public alarm about corruption

November 2005

Integrity Awards 2005: "The cycle of corruption can be broken – these activists show how"
Berlin, 8 November 2005 --- Two courageous individuals and a pre-eminent watchdog organisation will be awarded the Transparency International Integrity Awards 2005, on Friday, 11 November 2005, in Berlin, Germany.
Fourth Summit of the Americas: Governments in the Americas must eliminate corruption to create jobs and reduce poverty. Transparency International’s recommendations presented to OAS Secretary-General at Summit of the Americas

October 2005

Transparency International launches Corruption Perceptions Index 2005
Corruption still rampant in 70 countries, says Corruption Perceptions Index 2005

September 2005

August 2005

July 2005

June 2005

TI launches new regional network for Asia Pacific: Transparency International's Asia Pacific based chapters are pleased to introduce TIAP, an innovative anti-corruption network and web space for the region.

In the wake of disaster: Preventing corruption in tsunami relief and reconstruction
Corruption in relief and reconstruction efforts undermines the very spirit of humanitarian action; its prevention is key to ensuring effective and equitable assistance to those in greatest need.

May 2005

Best Investigative Report on Corruption in Latin America and Caribbean
Journalists from Brazil's TV Globo and O Globo, are runners up for the prize awarded by Transparency International and the Press and Society Institute (Instituto Prensa y Sociedad)

Transparency International 2005 Integrity Awards
The TI Integrity Awards were established in 2000; they recognise the courage and determination of the many individuals and organisations fighting corruption around the world. To date 11 activists from all over the world have been awarded.
To see a film documenting our winners, click here.

April 2005

Introducing TI Policy Briefs on political financing: essential tools for practitioners
TI launches its Policy Brief series with two papers explaining TI's position on political party and campaign financing and detailing the enforcement architecture necessary to render political financing regulations effective

OAS Inter-American Convention Against Corruption
Nine years ago in Caracas, Venezuela, the first international juridical anti-corruption instrument, the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption, of the Organization of American States, was opened for signing

March 2005

A world built on bribes? Corruption in construction bankrupts countries and costs lives, says TI report
London, 16 March 2005 --- Transparency International’s Global Corruption Report 2005 shows how corruption in the construction sector undermines economic development, and threatens to hamstring post-conflict reconstruction in Iraq and beyond.

TI Initiative: Preventing corruption on construction projects
Berlin, 16 March 2005 --- Worldwide, the construction sector is regularly rated as the most corrupt industry. Even so, the scale and effects of this corruption are frequently underestimated. The 2005 edition of Transparency International's Global Corruption Report highlights the devastating impact of corruption in construction and what can be done to prevent it.

February 2005

Ecuador faces institutional crisis.
The current constitutional crisis in Ecuador finds its origins in actions taken by the Ecuadorian Congress in early December 2004. At that time, the Ecuadorian Congress violated the principle of judicial independence by purging nearly all of the Supreme Court justices. In a special session called by President Lucio Gutiérrez, 52 members of the 100-seat Congress voted to replace 27 of the 31 justices with their own political allies.

January 2005

TI Russia finds systematic misuse of state resources in election campaigns
31 Jaunary 2005 --- The misuse of administrative resources - resources of the state and public sector, such as state-controlled media, official staff time, telephone and transport facilities - is increasingly recognised as a serious type of political corruption in elections, particularly in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Such misuse undermines attempts to regulate election campaign finance and violates basic standards of democracy such as fair competition between incumbent and opposition parties.
Frequently asked questions on Corruption Issues in the Tsunami Relief Effort and Post-Tsunami Reconstruction
14 January 2005 - The following questions and answers are designed to answer queries about the dangers of corruption and/or the lack of transparency in the humanitarian efforts to assist those affected by the recent tsunami disaster. They also address TI issues that are relevant to longer-term assistance to the region, including in the reconstruction and rebuilding phases to come, and the kinds of work TI is involved in as a response to this unprecedented disaster.
Corruption Fighters’ Tool Kit Special Edition 2004
07 January 2005 - Teaching Integrity to Youth: Examples from 11 countries.