François Valérian
@FrancoisValeri3
Chair of Transparency International @anticorruption, Mines ParisTech, #Transparency. Personal opinions, not committing @anticorruption
The courageous women and men who protect environment and the local communities’ natural resources are often targeted by violent people and may be assassinated by men working for those who want to steal those resources. Governments have to protect them, everywhere. 👇
Un nuevo asesinato contra un defensor ambiental, cuantos muertos en el haber de un gobierno indolente, que no brinda medidas de seguridad efectivas, que no combate las economías ilegales ni el crimen organizado por colusión no por omisión. Mis condolencias a su familia y amigos.
In #Gaza our colleagues from @AMANCoalition , the Palestinian chapter of @anticorruption , are starving. An entire population is starving. This has to end now. 👇
We are extremely concerned to see the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, where more than 100 international aid organisations and human rights groups are warning of mass starvation. We have colleagues at @AMANCoalition (Transparency International Palestine) who remain in…
Ukraine should remain at the forefront of the fight for democracy. It cannot do it in undermining the independence of the anti-corruption bodies. 👇
‼️The President signs DL 12414. This opens up the possibility of manual intervention in anti-corruption investigations, undermines the independence of the #NABU and #SAPO, & causes risks of political pressure in cases involving top officials. @Zelenskyy and MPs are destroying a…
Violent confrontation is increasingly considered as the best way to solve problems, within countries and at the international level. Violence never solves anything and only allows abuse of power. Peace and dialogue are the only ways to solve problems and improve our democracies👇
El verdadero poder de una democracia no está en quién grita más fuerte, sino en quién escucha, respeta y construye con otros. Elijamos el respeto como el camino para resolver nuestras diferencias y fortalecer nuestras instituciones. Honduras necesita más acuerdos y menos…
Democracies are vulnerable and they cannot defend themselves by weapons only. They urgently have to close the famous « loopholes » which in fact are vast holes through which anti-democracy money penetrates politics.
“The fact that unincorporated associations have donated such enormous sums while operating with minimal oversight represents a fundamental weakness in our democratic safeguards” @duncanhames @TransparencyUK democracyforsale.substack.com/p/how-to-secre… #UKPolitics #DirtyMoney
Thirty years ago @anticorruption ‘s first #CPI was launched by @petereigen, Johann Graf Lambsdorff and @frankvogl who made it a globally known index to fight corruption. CPI shows how global our fight is against money stolen in low-CPI countries to be spent in high-CPI countries.
Election processes are complex, may be improved and have to be monitored by civil society. But for the incumbent power to suggest that elections next year may be fraudulous because of technical providers selected according to the processes, is weakening democracy. #Colombia 👇
Desprestigiar los procesos electorales suele ser, precisamente, una estrategia electoral. Para juzgar la transparencia de estos procesos hay que considerar muchos elementos que hacen parte de las reglas de nuestro sistema democrático. 1/8
Last week at the #FfD4, UN member states agreed on key anti-corruption commitments. But these will only become a reality if countries step up and lead. Read our CEO Maíra Martini’s blog on what we learned in Sevilla and the road ahead. ➡️anticorru.pt/3d8
Today, the @europarl_en failed to block the @EU_Commission proposal to remove the UAE from its list of high-risk third countries for anti-money laundering. Read more here ➡️ anticorru.pt/3d9
Political power should be exercized for the citizens. If that power is for sale it will be exercized for those who acquire it. Citizens have the right to know who pays and how much for parties and campaigns. 👇
In Africa, citizens can’t properly access info on campaign financing. @JorgValladares, Political Integrity Policy Lead, calls for urgent reform. ➡️Read the new blog based on @databarometer findings: anticorru.pt/3cZ
Peaceful human rights defenders, peaceful mothers, peaceful children calling to end government-led violence should never be attacked as they were in Kenya by hired goons. Everywhere in the world we have to resist institutionalized violence.
This grotesque attack on aggrieved mothers expressing themselves peacefully @thekhrc, &coming on the eve of SabaSaba,is a reminder of the high price paid for democracy in Kenya. The increasing use of goons to disrupt peaceful Kenyans signals desperation
The continuous and devastating attacks against #Ukraine have been led for three years and a half by the Putin regime, a regime fueled by corruption and which considerably contributes to the worldwide economy of corruption. 👇
💔 #russia continues to attack peaceful #Ukrainian cities, leaving behind destruction and devastation. Tired, sleepless, but unbroken. And by no means less determined to keep fighting the terrorist state on all fronts💪🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine
If European governments truly believe in democracy, they should fight what corrupts it, which is fighting against corruption through concrete and comprehensive strategies at EU and national levels. 👇
Korruptionsbekämpfung muss europaweit besser abgestimmt & Standards müssen erhöht werden. Ohne Nationale Antikorruptionsstrategie bleibt Korruptionsbekämpfung in 🇩🇪 Stückwerk #demokratie #StrategischeKorruption @transparency_de
Corruption, ie the systematic plundering of the country’s resources by those in power, is the root cause of the immense human right violations in #Venezuela. This cannot be ignored by the United Nations. 👇
Aunque son muy valiosos los esfuerzos de Volker Türk por denunciar las graves violaciones perpetradas en el país, se sigue obviando el impacto de la gran corrupción en la violación e incumplimiento de los derechos fundamentales de los venezolanos. 📌transparenciave.org/es-preocupante…
Public money is for the needs of the public, not for the needs of the party in power. 👇
🚨 Entre octubre y diciembre de 2024, Sedesol entregó más de L 5.6 millones bajo programas de emprendimiento, apoyo educativo y mejora de vivienda sin constar evaluaciones técnicas, sociales ni expedientes formales de respaldo. Este patrón irregular también se habría utilizado…
Elections should be used by the people to choose those tasked with power, not by those in power to keep enjoying it, such as in Venezuela👇
🗳️ Las elecciones regionales y legislativas de mayo 2025 estuvieron rodeadas de irregularidades técnicas, opacidad operativa, restricciones políticas y un uso ventajoso del aparato estatal por parte del oficialismo. Lee nuestro análisis del proceso aquí: tr.ee/uwRblJ
Georgia today lives under the reign of institutionalized violence. This must be known. This must cease. 👇
One of Georgia’s most beloved poets, Zviad Ratiani, was arrested today at a peaceful protest. No one is safe : poets, doctors, teachers, activists are being detained by Ivanishvili’s regime for defending Georgia’s European future.
Whistleblowers are at the forefront of the fight against the culture of secrecy, a culture allowing every abuse of power. Everywhere in the world we need laws to protect them, and laws that are enforced.👇
Whistleblowers expose wrongdoing and empower us all. But without strong legal protections and effective whistleblowing systems, speaking up can come at a huge cost. On #WWBD2025, we reflect on a decade of progress and the road ahead. anticorru.pt/3ct
Cerramos con esperanza y compromiso el Encuentro Regional de @anticorruption
In Guatemala and in every country, the judiciary system should enforce the law, not persecute those demanding law enforcement. 👇
🛑El Consejo del Parlamento Europeo 🇪🇺“ha incluido en la lista a la Fundación contra el Terrorismo (FCT), a su presidente, Ricardo Rafael Méndez Ruiz Valdés, y a su representante legal, Raúl Amílcar Falla Ovalle, por acciones que socavan el Estado de derecho en Guatemala,…