Speaking up locally, driving change globally /True stories of tackling corruption to build a sustainable future/

Equipping people to fight corruption
Our experts provide free, confidential advice and
legal assistance to equip people with the knowledge
and tools to tackle corruption. We help them navigate
complex reporting channels, access public information,
submit official complaints, gain media support and take
cases to court.
Since 2003, ALAC lawyers, researchers, activists and
volunteers have provided support to more than
270,000 people. Their successes have fuelled the
network’s expansion from Europe to Africa, Asia and
the Pacific, Central Asia, Latin America and the Middle
East – showing that reporting corruption is one of the
most effective ways for people to assert their rights and
demand accountability from those in power.
By helping people safely find a way to speak up, ALACs
make a long-term difference in the way societies work,
building intolerance for corrupt acts and making it
easier for others to come forward. In Ghana, after
complaints of bribery and extortion at the hospital
where Shakina died, an ALAC investigation prompted
a national debate and official enquiries, deterring
medical staff across the country from demanding
bribes.