Thursday, August 4, 2016

From: Transparency International - Daily Corruption News - 3 August 2016

3 August 2016
Today's top story
Global: Olympic Games 2016: how Rio missed the gold medal for human rights
The Guardian (TI mention)
Campaign groups have called on the International Olympic Committee to urgently change its host-city contracts to place human rights at their heart, after warning Rio 2016 represented a “huge missed opportunity” to improve the lives of those in the city.


More news
Global: Cobalt’s $1.8bn Angola buyer pulls out
Financial Times
Global: FIFA bribery trial could start in Sept. or Oct. 2017: U.S. judge
Reuters
Argentina: Transparencia Internacional es optimista por los avances judiciales (Transparency International is optimistic about the judicial developments)
La NaciĆ³n (TI mention)
Iraq: Iraq's key corruption case is taken up by prosecutor general
Associated Press
Myanmar: Ruling-party lawmakers call for tougher action on graft in Myanmar
Radio Free Asia
Russia: Mayor in Russia sent to prison for corruption
Associated Press

Blogs and opinion

News from Transparency International
On the blog: Thousands of citizens support whistleblower protection law in Italy – you can join them!
On the web: Calling all Southern African land and anti-corruption activists!

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