International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) is an independent global network of 280 journalists across more than 100 countries. In addition to running their own independent newsroom, ICIJ has directed the largest cross-border collaborations in history, convincing reporters across the globe to set aside traditional rivalries to uncover corruption, abuses of power and grave […]
Pavla Holcová & Ismael Bojórquez Perea
Pavla Holcová Pavla Holcová’s work as a human rights defender and later as a journalist led her to uncover high-level corruption and criminality across the globe. In 2013, Holcová founded the Czech Centre for Investigative Journalism, an independent news outlet that contributes to other journalism initiatives, including the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). […]
International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG)
The International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) was created in 2007 in a joint agreement between the United Nations and the Guatemalan government. The Commission was designed to strengthen and support Guatemala’s judicial institutions and to investigate and prosecute corrupt actors and criminal groups that had infiltrated state institutions following Guatemala’s decades-long civil war. […]
Daphne Caruana Galizia & Howard Wilkinson
Daphne Caruana Galizia Daphne Caruana Galizia worked as an investigative journalist, blogger, and anti-corruption activist for over 30 years. Daphne focused much of her investigative work on uncovering crime and corruption in Malta’s ruling class. She began her journalism career as a columnist in Maltese newspapers and worked for The Sunday Times of Malta and […]
Azza Soliman
Over the past 25 years, Azza Soliman has dedicated her life to battling corruption and injustice faced by Egyptian women. The prominent women’s rights lawyer has fought for the inclusion of women in political, economic, and social activities, focusing on both the private sphere and the judicial system. As co-founder and current trustee of the […]
Car Wash Task Force (Força Tarefa da Lava Jato)
Beginning as a local money-laundering investigation in 2014, Operation Car Wash grew into the largest anti-corruption campaign in the history of Brazil and, perhaps, the world. The Car Wash Task Force has been responsible for billions of dollars in recovered bribes, and criminal charges against hundreds of political and corporate operatives, changing the nature of […]
Khadija Ismayilova
As an investigative journalist in Azerbaijan, Khadija Ismayilova is well-known for challenging corruption and misuse of power at the highest levels of government. Working with Radio Free Europe and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), Khadija has won numerous press-freedom awards and international acclaim for her investigative reporting in a country known for […]
Indonesia Corruption Watch
In a country where political and judicial corruption makes daily headlines, organizations like Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) have been critical in providing political pressure for policy reform, transparency, and accountability of government. Since its inception in 1998, ICW has been focused on bringing cases of corruption to law enforcement agencies, monitoring campaign and political finance […]
Sergei Magnitsky
After exposing a $230 million tax fraud involving organized criminal groups working with Russian police and other government officials, Sergei Magnitsky was arrested and imprisoned for over 11 months in pre-trial detention. His arrest and subsequent in-prison death garnered the attention of international government bodies, parliaments and human rights organizations. Mr. Magnitsky uncovered the tax […]
John Githongo & Rafael Marques de Morais
John Githongo and Rafael Marques de Morais are the 2015 Co-recipients for the Allard Prize for International Integrity. Mr.Githongo and Mr. Marques de Morais have both demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in combating corruption. Here are their stories. John Githongo His fight against corruption and towards political transparency in Kenya has made international headlines and has garnered the attention […]