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A new online tool launched Friday in Virginia lists coronavirus outbreaks in specific state programs and facilities investigated by the Virginia Department of Health in one place. The emergency legislation states the state’s department of health must make outbreak information public. The bill states that the information must include the name of the place at which the outbreak occurred and the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths resulting from COVID-19 at that location. The dashboard includes outbreaks in medical care facilities, residential or day programs licensed by the state, a...

Search You Are Here:Home → 2020 → December → 18 → International groups launch probe on human rights violations in PH International groups launch probe on human rights violations in PH Rights advocates from different countries express solidarity with the Filipino people amid the continuing human rights violations. (Screengrab of InvestigatePH launch) “This is most definitely a global issue…We must not allow the call for human rights to be hijacked. Accountability must be part of the justice and democratic system.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL MANILA – Alarmed at the ...

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission is setting out its approach to undertake a review of the EU’s implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). As a party to the Convention, the EU must evaluate how its rules and practices comply with the anti-corruption principles, objectives and requirements under the Convention to identify any deficiencies that require legislative, institutional and practical reforms. In the Communication presented today, the Commission: Informs all EU institutions of its intenti...

asset recovery. In the framework of the European Semester, the fight against corruption is among the topics addressed in country-specific recommendations. Further EU measures are in place for the protection of financial interests, including the new European Public Prosecutor's Office, with a mandate to investigate, prosecute and bring to judgment crimes against the EU budget. The recent EU Rule of Law Report highlights the fight against corruption as a fundamental pillar for upholding the rule of law. Corruption also has an impact on the business environment, which is why anticorruption is ...

Peru's Permanent Representative to the UN Nestor Popolizio. Photo: ANDINA. 09:00 | Lima, Dec. 10. The Permanent Missions of Peru and Colombia —with the support of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) — have organized the virtual event "Corruption in the Time of COVID-19: A Double Threat" to commemorate the International Anti-Corruption Day. The event featured United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir, who referred to the challenges that the fight against corruption poses in this context of pandemic. Peru's Permanent Representative to t...