{"id":32327,"date":"2022-01-25T11:56:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T10:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/mezhdunarodnaja-organizacija-transparency-international-opublikovala-svoj-ezhegodnyj-indeks-vosprijatija-korrupcii-rossija-na-urovne-mali\/"},"modified":"2022-01-25T12:34:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T11:34:40","slug":"entrenched-authoritarianism-in-eastern-europe-central-asia-led-to-more-corruption-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/uk\/entrenched-authoritarianism-in-eastern-europe-central-asia-led-to-more-corruption-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Entrenched Authoritarianism’ In Eastern Europe, Central Asia Led To More Corruption In 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Transparency International (TI) says that as corruption levels remain \u201cat a standstill\u201d across the world, nearly 75 percent of countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia declined or made little to no progress in the past decade<\/span><\/p>\n

‘Entrenched Authoritarianism’ In Eastern Europe, Central Asia Led To More Corruption In 2021<\/h1>\n

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Transparency International (TI) says that as corruption levels remain \u201cat a standstill\u201d across the world, nearly 75 percent of countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia declined or made little to no progress in the past decade, demonstrating the \u201cvicious cycle\u201d of increasing authoritarianism, human rights abuses, and corruption.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The year 2021 was \u201cdevastating for civil rights\u201d across Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where corrupt political leaders \u201crepress all dissent — from opposition parties to activists and the press,\u201d TI Central Asia regional adviser Altynai Myrzabekova said in a statement on January 25 as the Berlin-based corruption watchdog published its 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile doing little to combat the COVID-19 pandemic\u2019s impact on the population, governments have utilized it to further curb rights and freedoms, further entrenching authoritarianism,\u201d Myrzabekova added.<\/p>\n

The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public-sector corruption using data from 13 external sources, including the World Bank, World Economic Forum, consulting companies, and think tanks. The lower the number on its 0-100 scale, the more corrupt a country is perceived to be.<\/p>\n

The CPI global average remained unchanged at 43 for the 10th year in a row, and two-thirds of countries scored below 50.<\/p>\n

According to TI, countries that violate civil liberties consistently score lower on the index, and \u201ccomplacency in fighting corruption exacerbates human rights abuses and undermines democracy, setting off a vicious spiral\u201d that leads to even higher levels of corruption.<\/p>\n

Somalia (13), Syria (13), and South Sudan (11) remain at the bottom of the index. The top countries are Denmark (88), Finland (88), and New Zealand (88), followed by Singapore and seven Western and Northern European countries.<\/p>\n

Turkmenistan (19), Tajikistan (25), and Kyrgyzstan (27) are the lowest in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, a region where the average score holds at a \u201cvery low\u201d 36.<\/p>\n

Georgia (55), Armenia (49), and Montenegro (46) lead in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and are the only three countries in the region that score above the global average.<\/p>\n

Several countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia \u201cillustrate the deadly effects of corruption and authoritarianism,\u201d with their leaders using \u201cundemocratic practices to protect themselves from prosecution and further concentrate their wealth and power,\u201d TI said.<\/p>\n

For instance, Belarus (41), where strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka violently repressed nationwide protests over the presidential election in August 2020 and has clamped down on free speech and peaceful assembly, saw its CPI score drop by six points since last year.<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s score remains at a low 29, while \u201ccorruption and human rights abuses remain the norm across the country,\u201d TI said.<\/p>\n

The government of Azerbaijan (30) also \u201ccracked down on dissenting voices and inhibited the free press.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kazakhstan (37) lost one point since last year, amid allegations of corruption by former President Nursultan Nazarbaev\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

The protests that rocked the Central Asian country earlier this month show that it is \u201cimperative\u201d to address corruption in the oil and gas sector, law enforcement, and the judiciary, as well as \u201copening up civil society space.\u201d<\/p>\n

Serbia (38), where the government \u201cmaintains control by influencing the media, harassing independent critics, and holding unfair elections,\u201d remains at its lowest score since 2012.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the Western Balkans, Kosovo and North Macedonia each had a score of 39, with Bosnia-Herzegovina at 35.<\/p>\n

As 14 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia have either declined or made no significant progress over the past 10 years, five countries have significantly improved their scores: Armenia (49), Belarus (41), Moldova (36), Ukraine (32), and Uzbekistan (28).<\/p>\n

TI called on governments to act on their anti-corruption and human rights commitments and for people across the world to join together in demanding change.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn authoritarian contexts where control over government, business, and the media rests with a few, social movements remain the last check on power,\u201d Daniel Eriksson, TI\u2019s chief executive officer, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the power held by teachers, shopkeepers, students, and ordinary people from all walks of life that will ultimately deliver accountability,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

In IT\u2019s Western Europe region, which includes all the EU\u2019s 27 member states, 26 countries have either declined or made little to no significant progress in the last decade.<\/p>\n

Hungary (43) has backslid as the government used the COVID-19 pandemic to \u201cfurther consolidate political control and restrict rights,\u201d the watchdog said, adding that \u201cfreedom of expression has been severely limited and the media is under threat, contributing to decreased accountability and a historic low score of 43 this year,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

The country and fellow EU nations Romania (45) and Bulgaria (42) remain the worst performers in the region.<\/p>\n

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Source: rferl.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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