Biden administration honours Indian activist Anjali Bhardwaj with Anti-Corruption Champions Award
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Lalit K Jha
, PTI
Bhardwaj has served as an active member of the Right to Information Movement in India for over two decades
The 48-year-old activist is also the founder of the Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS), a citizens group with a mandate to promote transparency
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Anjali Bharadwaj, an Indian social activist working on issues of transparency and accountability, is one of the 12 anti-corruption champions announced by the Biden administration. The Biden administration recognises that we will only be successful in combating these issues by working in concert with committed partners, including courageous individuals who champion anti-corruption efforts and countries working to fulfil their commitments to international anti-corruption standards, US Secretary of State Tony Blinken said on Tuesday.
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The editor in chief of a Kyrgyz investigative website and a former Ukrainian prosecutor-general are among 12 people who have been recognized by the U.S. State Department as anti-corruption champions.
The winners of the new International Anti-Corruption Champions Award were announced on February 23 by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who said in a statement that the award recognizes people who have worked tirelessly, often in the face of adversity, to combat corruption in their own countries.
Bolot Temirov, editor in chief of the Kyrgyz investigative website FactCheck, and Ruslan Ryaboshapka, who was forced out of his job as Ukraine s prosecutor-general last year in a parliamentary no-confidence vote, were among the recipients.
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Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto (Photo from Vico Sotto’s official Facebook page)
“If we want better long-term governance, we need to fight corruption. We have to denormalize it, get it out of our culture,” Sotto said in his official Twitter account.
The US State Department hailed the young mayor for prioritizing anti-corruption and transparency initiatives in the City of Pasig.
Sotto expressed gratitude to the US State Department for the recognition.
“But more than the recognition, I hope this helps raise awareness,” the mayor said.
The International Anti-corruption Champions Award of the US State Department, which seeks to recognize individuals who have demonstrated leadership, courage, and impact in preventing, exposing, and combating corruption, described Sotto as a “standard-bearer for a new generation of Philippine politicians.”