AFRICA: Government on Collision Course with Civil Society
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS
Kelvin Kachingwe
LUSAKA, Oct 14 (IPS) – The acquittal of former President Frederick Chiluba on charges of theft after a seven-year long landmark case, and the refusal by the Zambian government to appeal, has put government and civil society on a collision course.
Chiluba was charged [...]
EAST TIMOR: Slow Progress for Corruption Watchdog
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS
By Matt Crook
DILI, Oct 10 (IPS) – A lack of political will to tackle corruption in East Timor is holding the country back, said Sebastiao Ximenes, East Timor’s Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice.
"What all people expect is that our leaders must have a [...]
FRONTLINE/World | Bangladesh: The Blowback of Corruption
PBS – September 25, 2009
Correspondent David Montero reports on a Canadian company that has left a scarred environmental legacy.
