corruption

Andryi Kostin, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, tendered his resignation on 22 October 2024 following a corruption scandal that has cast a shadow over the entire justice system in Ukraine. Photo: portrait of Kostin, a Ukrainian flag printed on his shoulder.

Ukraine

Ukraine: the scandal behind the resignation of the Prosecutor General

29 October 2024 by Anastasia Zubova

The Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Andriy Kostin, tendered his resignation on October 22, in the wake of a corruption scandal that has rocked the judicial system. Dozens of prosecutors have allegedly obtained fake disability certi [...]

Impunity in Guatemala - Virginia Laparra, an anti-corruption prosecutor is facing justice

Guatemalan judges and prosecutors under fire

27 April 2023 by Sanne Weber

In the past months the attack on independent judges and prosecutors in Guatemala has broadened from those fighting corruption to those combating impunity for grave crimes committed during the internal armed conflict. The last exam [...]

Magistrates and lawyers hold signs and banners that read

Tunisia

Tunisia: A “reconciliation” law that goes against transitional justice

8 April 2022 by Olfa Belhassine

Corruption, tax fraud and misappropriation of public property can now be amnestied in Tunisia. On March 21, President Kaïes Saïed used his expanded executive powers to sign a decree on criminal reconciliation, which adds to a law [...]