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Happy International Anti-Corruption Day! 
highlighting some @hrw work fighting corruption that robs people of their rights. 1/
highlighting some @hrw work fighting corruption that robs people of their rights. 1/
2/ First, some good news. In Lebanon, WB/UN/US announced a new framework for delivering aid directly to people that includes community-based groups at every stage - key recs from @hrw @Aya_Majzoub to avoid gov corruption https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/09/16/lebanon-ensure-aid-goes-directly-those-need
3/ More good news: US is on the cusp of passing a bill @hrw has long supported requiring companies to file info about real owners, ending anonymous companies that are a gift for money laundering https://thefactcoalition.org/teeing-up-final-senate-vote-house-passes-historic-bill-to-end-anonymous-companies-by-veto-proof-margin/
4/ For IMF, mixed news on corruption. Clear progress in taking governance seriously - but also major gaps in programs. In Egypt, for example, there's a persistent transparency loophole for the military’s vast & opaque business network https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/11/30/imf-demand-transparency-egypt-militarys-firms
5/ In Cameroon, the govt has published only vague info about its Covid-19 spending & solidarity funds - w/ many doctors telling @hrw @ilariallegro that they received little or no money https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/09/24/cameroon-government-secrecy-management-funds-destined-covid-19-response
6/ A moving photo essay by Hilary Rosenthal @teju_guasu describes high levels of malnutrition among Wayuu children in Colombia who don't have access to enough safe water & food - a problem exacerbated by corruption https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2020/08/13/people-resilience-colombias-wayuu-indigenous-community
7/ We're still seeking justice for Equatorial Guineans deprived of benefits of their oil wealth! Foreign govts confiscated a fortune worth of luxury assets from VP Teodorin - but will take creativity & diligence to return responsibly to benefit public https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/11/10/how-return-stolen-assets-responsibly
8/ For more from @hrw on building rights-based economies, check out our webpage https://www.hrw.org/topic/poverty-and-inequality & follow my brilliant colleagues @LenaSimet @AmosToh @Komala_chandra @namratha_soma @ajkashy @deblebrown
