This film highlights the work of PWYP in Niger (ROTAB) which is campaigning for greater transparency and accountability in the oil, gas and mining industries.
If keeping citizens in the dark is your thing – you might have been better off staying in bed on January 16, 2014.
In a recent speech at the 2013 Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit, I was pleased to hear that British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that the UK was making several important commitments in the country’s new National Action Plan (NAP) to increase transparency and combat corruption.
The US must maintain its leadership role in anti-corruption efforts
WASHINGTON, DC – Senators and investor groups are urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to act quickly in releasing a new rule for Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Also known as the “Cardin-Lugar” provision, this law requires US-listed oil, gas and mining companies to publicly disclose payments to US and foreign governments on a country-by-country and project level basis.