Our Anti-Corruption Award recognises the courage and determination of the many individuals and organisations fighting corruption around the world.
Launched in 2000 as the Integrity Award, and renamed in 2016, the Anti-Corruption Award honours remarkable individuals and organisations worldwide, including journalists, public prosecutors, government officials and civil society leaders.
Winners are a source of inspiration to the anti-corruption movement because their actions echo a common message: that corruption can be challenged.
Join us in giving these deserving individuals due recognition for their determination and bravery.
Anti-Corruption Awards - In 2009, Ana Garrido Ramos delivered a 300-page dossier to a Spanish trade union containing evidence of corrupt practices within the Boadilla Town Hall, her former place of employment. What began as an investigation into corruption in a local town hall expanded into a larger investigation, later ...
Awarded in 2018
Anti-Corruption Awards - Through her reporting, Daphne Caruana Galizia exposed corruption scandals involving influential politicians and others in Malta and abroad. Since her murder on October 16th, 2017, Maltese authorities have initiated criminal proceedings against her alleged killers, and an inquiry into whether anyone ...
Awarded in 2018
Law enforcement - The Carwash Operation (Operação Lava Jato) began as a local money laundering investigation and has grown into the largest investigation to date uncovering cases of state capture and corruption in Brazil. The state prosecutors from the Carwash Task Force have been on the front line of ...
Awarded in 2016
Politics and government - Thuli Madonsela does not hesitate to speak truth to power. In office since 2009, South Africa’s courageous Public Protector has investigated claims of corruption at the very highest levels of government without fear or favour, earning her the admiration of South Africans as well as the ...
Awarded in 2014
Media - Rafael Marques de Morais is the authoritative voice on corruption in his country, Angola. He has written extensively on the trade in conflict diamonds and corruption in the oil industry, as well as the brutality of the Angolan army. Despite the risks involved, he is fearless in his determination to ...
Awarded in 2013
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