Tuesday, May 4, 2021

COVID-19 corruption threatens rights / Policital leaders accountability / Nepal sting operations verdict

How grand corruption during Covid-19 threatens human rights (Blog).  “If grand corruption constituted a significant threat to our human rights before the pandemic, this is now more relevant than ever. Because of the way it undermines health systems and people’s right to healthcare, grand corruption during Covid-19 should be considered a gross violation of basic human rights.”

Daniela Cepeda Cuadrado and Daniel Hausenkamph/U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre: https://medium.com/u4-anti-corruption-resource-centre/how-grand-corruption-during-covid-19-threatens-human-rights-f9abc170968a  

 

How to hold political leaders to account for Covid-19 corruption (Blog).  “In contrast to regional anti-corruption and human rights mechanisms, the [Universal Periodic Review process of the Human Rights Council] has universal participation and an impressive success rate. It offers an accessible platform to take on Covid-19 grand corruption as a global challenge that requires a global solution.”

Daniela Cepeda Cuadrado and Daniel Hausenkamph/U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre: https://medium.com/u4-anti-corruption-resource-centre/how-to-hold-political-leaders-to-account-for-covid-19-corruption-e72751c7134b  

 

CIAA's sting operations.  “The court is yet to issue its full verdict. At this juncture, it will be too difficult to surmise on the possible impacts of the court’s ruling on [Nepal’s] anti-corruption drive. However, what is sure is that the ruling must have put the [Commission for Investigation of the Abuse of Authority] into an awkward position when it is relying on sting operations as a major tool to fight corruption..”

Narayan Manandhar/Lokantar: https://english.lokaantar.com/news/detail/22232/  

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