This article, by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), reported on the very depressing situation in South Sudan.

The New York Times (NYT), has recently provided an in depth review of transactions regarding crypto currencies and computer chips, involving Mr. Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy, and Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who manages the Emirati’s sovereign fund.

Thankfully it isn’t often that anti-corruption journalists are jailed but unfortunately just recently in Kyrgyzstan two journalists, who had worked for an anti-corruption group, Kloop, but were working for another anti-corruption group, Temirov Live, group were sentenced to five years in prison.

This article touches upon an area that is rarely discussed, looking at complaint mechanisms and anti-corruption. What is important is not so much the complaint or hotline mechanism, but the ultimate conclusions drawn from the results coming from these mechanisms.

Anti-corruption seems to be more on everyone’s minds, and in the United States, a Texas Senate hopeful candidate, Colin Allred has rolled out his ideas for corruption prevention.  

We usually say that nature abhors a vacuum, but in this case, it seems that a diminished FCPA provides new opportunities for other governments to move forward.  The Law Society Gazette provided insight into the new offence of failure to prevent fraud under the United Kingdom’s Economic and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA).

Communication in highlighting corruption has been dismissed by many as being non-serious. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s article reminds us that when it is done well it is not only important, but essential to highlight what our governments would prefer we didn't see or pay attention to.

This has been a fast moving developing narrative, touching on new approach to concepts of corruption, which was of extreme interest to the Gen Z Nepalese population citizens.

Even as the attacks by Russia have grown and are making life in Ukraine more difficult and challenging, some parliamentarians are trying undercut both the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office.

This article highlights a new report regarding the type of corruption which is prevalent in the countries of the South Caucasus’, and this article offers a clear description of the situation on the ground.

This article hits the nail on the head – so all the laws, regulations and bodies are there, but corruption is still there and sometimes doesn’t seem to slow down.

It seems that almost every week OECD releases their anti-corruption reporting and most times, there are mainly issues that are important, but not truly serious.

It was a bit of surprise to see that the UN has recognized the harmful impact of corruption on human rights, which hadn’t happened earlier.   Corruption Watch  has highlighted a resolution that was adopted by the UN General Assembly in July, titled “The negative impact of corruption on the enjoyment of human rights”.

One area that is always a challenge when trying to address corruption is whether the judges are corrupt. The Global Press Journal highlights the ongoing challenges, even when there is a complex system to avoid seemingly corrupt judges.

Arms dealing and corruption seem to go hand in hand, and unfortunately, as the world presently is a more dangerous place, we should not stop discussing the issues.

Switzerland is finally considering joining a British-led international task force targeting kleptocrats and recovering stolen assets. Reuters noted that after “a meeting with David Lammy (UK’s foreign secretary) discussed the International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre with the Swiss government during a visit earlier this month.”

So much of Ukraine’s anti-corruption has been tied to anti-corruption CSOs and activist that we forget about the importance of investigative journalist in corruption reporting. The EU Neighbors East  highlights an activity which brings anti-corruption journalism information to many communities in Ukraine.

This article, by the US Appalachian News Express, reminds us that even in developed countries, the old fashioned corruption of money for services exists no matter how developed we believe the systems to be. Additionally, it involved a whistleblower who ended up being fired, which is still not resolved.

This article, by the Papua New Guinea Post-Courier , is cautiously optimistic, though it shows how anti-corruption efforts work in Papua New Guinea (PNG), as well as in most countries.

What always surprises me is that so many government officials feel that they will get away with corrupt behaviors. Year after year government officials worldwide find themselves arrested and yet, they simply don’t seem to learn.