Rory Carrol, journalist for The Guardian, below covers the story of Eligio Cedeño’s release and the subsequent jailing of the judge who issued the order, the latest chapter in an intriguing case of corrupt leaders using corruption itself as a scapegoat for stifling political will. International attorney Robert Amsterdam is interviewed below on the arrest and [...]
“Hugo Chávez’s Sunday TV and radio program Aló Presidente is not exactly known for its brevity or reassuring tone“, began Michael Shifter’s article, recently published in Foreign Policy magazine. The Venezuelan president’s chief communications vehicle often signals his preferred next steps in the 11th year of his grandiose “Bolivarian” reformation of the nation. So it was cause [...]
Corporate Foreign Policy has recently reported that Zimbabwe’s government has proposed that “indigenous Zimbabweans” take 51 percent ownership of all foreign companies, including mines and banks, according to a draft law. While the report later went on to quote an official at the Chamber of Mines, expressing surprise and concern at the proposed legislation, it must be [...]
In the first of a series of anti-corruption campaigns, the Arcadia Foundation took up the task of investigating the dubious dealings of Honduran government officials and questionable government practices. In a series of events spurred on by the investigative efforts of Arcadia Foundation, the murky dealings of the Honduran enterprise of Hondutel were exposed. Using [...]
Zimbabwe has gone through the most dramatic decade in her existence under the rule of Robert Mugabe. What was a decade of degradation, what with operation ‘clean sweep’ and fraudulent remittances, of tumultuous elections with violence, disease and starvation abundant, seemed to be near an end with the signing of a unity government. The Zanu-PF [...]
In lieu of greater attention finally being given to a now-growing Zimbabwe, (according to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook) it appears that Nestle has been caught in the corporate foreign policy cross-”hares”…..sorry.
AfriForum, a South African civil rights organization, called for a worldwide boycott of Nestle SA products after the Swiss company said it buys milk from [...]
By Robert Carmona-Borjas, Founder of the Arcadia Foundation
The Arcadia Foundation has long been an an advocate for rule of law. When the President of any nation illegally attempts to prolong his or her executive position, it is a clear indicator of a disregard of constitutional law and in this case indicates corruption at the highest [...]
In a clear violation of the constitution regarding the prolonging of one’s term in office, after high-ranking officials were linked to a bribery scandal involving Hondutel, including the man’s own nephew - Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has apparently ventured home to what should be a mixed welcome.
Not to rant, but facts are fatcs. Though one [...]
After a six-year trial, the former Zambian President Frederick Chiluba was acquitted on corruption charges on Aug. 17th. A few days later, the Zambian government decided not to renew the contract of the Corruption Task Force chairman, Maxwell Nkole.
We’ve previously documented the great victory for political corruption which has taken place following the acquittal of [...]
In CFP Founder Robert Amsterdam’s latest article on Huffington Post, he argues that we should stop asking for fair trials in political cases if it is clear that they are impossible in a given country.
So it is against this backdrop that we are expecting Kazakhstan to observe due process and legal rights of a mild mannered [...]
