Promoting Rule-of-Law through Citizen Engagement

Support to Develop Anti-Corruption Legislation in Cambodia

The Center for Social Development (CSD) is a leading Cambodian civil society organization dedicated to fighting corruption. It seeks to promote democratic values and improve the quality of life of the Cambodian people through practical research, training, advocacy, awareness-raising and public debate. CSD has established a three-pronged anti-corruption strategy. The…...

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Strengthening Civil Society and Public Authorities to Promote Transparency and Accountability in Uganda

The Uganda Law Society (ULS) is the National Bar Association of Uganda and is uniquely positioned to advance anti-corruption efforts in Uganda. Its statutory objectives state, ‘[…]to protect and assist the public in Uganda in all matters touching, ancillary or incidental to the law; and to assist the Government and…...

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Training on Preventing Corruption in Public Procurement and Judicial System

The project was aimed at preventing and curbing corruption in the Mongolian judicial systems. Its main objectives were to: (a) enhance awareness of corruption in the judiciary and public procurement among the target groups (judges at all court levels, CSO’s, journalists and investigators); (b) increase skills in reducing corruption by…...

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Monitoring of the implementation of the Government’s National Anti-Corruption Program (NACP) in Mongolia and the Role of the Open Society in Fighting Corruption

In 1996, Mongolian parliament passed first in the history of the country anti-corruption law, but unfortunately the law is a manifesto - like and it has been never enforced properly and as a result corruption continues to flourish in the country. In this light, adoption of the National Anti-Corruption Program…...

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Development of Anti-Corruption Legislation

The Center for Social Development (CSD) is a leading Cambodian civil society organization dedicated to fighting corruption. It seeks to promote democratic values and improve the quality of life of the Cambodian people through practical research, training, advocacy, awareness-raising and public debate. CSD has established a three-pronged anti-corruption strategy. The…...

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Strengthening Capacities of Duty Bearers and Empowering Rural Women and Children Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV)

The objective of this sub-project was to reduce incidence of Gender-Based Violence in the Province of Agusan del Norte by strengthening capacities of “duty bearers” and empowering women and children “rights holders”. A community-based support system was created through this sub-project and extensive training activities were imparted at both government…...

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Strengthening Capacities of Law Enforcement Agencies in Mongolia

As the Mongolian legal system goes through rapid reform, there is acute need in training existing staff on the new legislation and good practices in other countries. In this sense, the trainings organized by TI-Mongolia were very much welcomed, exceeding the impact anticipated. For instance, TI-M proposed to train senior…...

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Adherence to Code of Ethics in the Mongolian Judiciary

Based on its assessment that Mongolia’s legal system could substantially benefit from capacity building in the areas of procurement and ethics, Transparency International Mongolia (TIM) set out to implement two highly successful projects building on each other over the course of two years. Building capacity of legal personnel, including judges,…...

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Campaigning for Transparency at Local Governments in Mongolia

The notorious application of secrecy laws and a deeply engrained culture of not disclosing even basic information to the public has prompted Globe International (GI), a local Mongolian CSO, to pilot a program that empowers citizens to demand greater responsiveness from officials and local governments in two aimags (provinces) in…...

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Advocating for Conflict of Interest Law in Mongolia

Inadequate provisions in the Mongolian regulatory framework defining Conflict of Interest (COI) have led a local CSO, Women for Social Progress (WSP), to advocate for enhanced laws and regulations. WSP has been able to leverage analysis, media involvement, legal action and the best of global and local knowledge to motivate…...

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