On January 16, 2017, leading members of Azerbaijani civil society issued a letter to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to conduct an independent investigation into corruption allegations against several of its Members. The letter is in response to an investigation by a Milan public prosecutor of former Vice President of PACE,…
On November 3, 2016, Kenyan authorities led a “violent clampdown” on peaceful, anti-corruption protestors in Nairobi, Kenya. Around 200 Kenyan protesters gathered to speak out against alleged corruption within the country’s Ministry of Health, which was recently accused of misusing public funds. Demonstrators called upon the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, to resign or take…
On October 26, 2016, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Board stated that if Azerbaijan’s government fails to amend restrictions on NGOs before next March, their EITI membership will be suspended. The EITI is an initiative that oversees the international “standard for transparency and accountability around countries’ oil, gas and mineral resources.” Azerbaijan’s EITI membership…
ArtLords was founded in 2014 by artists and activists who paint the defensive walls of Kabul, Afghanistan with thought-provoking murals that promote peacebuilding. The defensive “blast” walls were originally placed throughout the city to “protect embassies, police buildings, and homes of the Afghani elite.” The intricate murals transform the formerly grey walls into a source…