WRMC Special Advisor Allan Rock discusses the creation of an International Anti-Corruption Court, along with its purpose, benefits, jurisdiction, and administration.
Institutional and Political Drivers of Migration in Central America
When Central American migrants are asked why they decided to leave their countries, they give a variety of responses; they’re seeking better economic opportunities, family reunification, protection from extortion and criminal violence, hope for a better future for their children. Often it is a combination of factors that drive migration, and the drivers of migration are themselves linked.
Le Conseil mondial pour les réfugiés et la migration lance un groupe de travail canadien de haut niveau contre la corruption mondiale
January 28, 2022 — A new Canadian Task Force Against Global Corruption, launched today by the World Refugee & Migration Council, will focus its work on strengthening and developing key instruments of national and international governance to tackle the scourge of “grand corruption.” The bad governance that so often causes forced displacement is almost always […]
Criminal Governance in Northern Central America
Research Paper — Pamela Ruiz North and Central American Task Force on Migration
Wholesale Corruption Causing a Democracy Deficit
When Canadian foreign minister François-Philippe Champagne touched down in Beirut in late August to survey the damage from the disastrous explosion that killed hundreds, injured thousands and left hundreds of thousands homeless, he had a clear message for Lebanese President Michel Aoun: Canadian aid would be contingent on “real reforms” to the country’s political system. […]