We launched the Network of Organizations against Corruption
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Poder Ciudadano, el Centro de Investigación y Prevención de la Criminalidad Económica (CIPCE), la Asociación Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia (ACIJ), Fundación Nuestra Mendoza, Centro Latinoamericano de Derechos Humanos (CLADH), Acción Ciudadana Areco, Fundación para el Desarrollo de Políticas Sustentables (FUNDEPS), Fundación Transparencia Ciudadana y, la fundación Salta Transparente; We make up the Network of Anti-Corruption Organizations, with the aim of generating a concrete impact on public policies linked to the prevention and mitigation of corruption in all corners of the country.
Argentina is going through a crisis of systemic and structural corruption, which will continue to worsen as long as public policies and deep institutional reforms are not carried out, aimed at preventing and diminishing this scourge. In view of this situation, civil society organizations in general, and those working in the strengthening of democracy and the fight against corruption in particular, face great difficulties to achieve an effective impact on this issue; This is why it is necessary to propose a new strategy of systemic approach to generate substantial reforms.
The R.O.C.C. It was conceived as a dynamic space that will allow all its members to generate greater incidence in public policies, promote citizen participation and access to public information as essential tools in the fight against corruption, and even take concrete judicial actions jointly .
Among the objectives is the generation of discussion spaces on different problems related to the phenomenon of corruption and intervention mechanisms; the joint work in advocacy for the implementation of public policies whose purpose is to generate integrity systems at all levels of the State; and advise other social organizations on the implementation of anti-corruption tools and social control of public management.
Contact
Agustina Palencia <agustinapalencia@fundeps.org>
