Mathias Huter

Happy holidays, everyone! 👉If you can help us 1) re-launch our website and brush up our visual identity or 2) conduct an external evaluation of our work, we would like to get a proposal from you in the new year: uncaccoalition.org/get-involved/w…

I am looking to hire a communications officer to join my team at the UNCAC Coalition in Vienna to support the UN-level anti-corruption work of our global network of 400+ NGOs. Details: #communications-officer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">uncaccoalition.org/get-involved/w…

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Executive Director and founder, Helen Darbishire. Helen’s visionary leadership, compassion, and dedication have left a lasting impact on all of us, and her absence will be deeply felt. access-info.org/2024-10-18/hel…

Today Europe has lost a great European, not a stateswoman, but an activist whose impact will remain unmatched by most political leaders. Helen Darbishire has been one of the staunchest, most charismatic, and most effective civil society leaders in Europe, whose actions have been instrumental in making the EU more transparent and accountable to the benefit of the many, not the few. She set up her influential organization - @Access_Info Europe—in Madrid, not Brussels, to keep herself and her organization closer to real Europe than to the bubble. Access_Info was created and de facto acted as the pan-EU movement for civil society organizations working on the Right to Information (RTI). I stumbled upon Helen in 2010, quickly became friends and teamed up on so many battles for greater access to the EU, from setting up the EU Transparency Register in 2012, making the EU join the Open Government Partnership, making the judicial appointments to the CJEU more transparent, setting up and getting access to beneficial ownership registers, improved access to EU document…. my greatest honour was when Helen asked me to be her ‘second’ when she became member of OGP civil society steering committee. Helen will be missed, but her legacy will keep us going.

Allegations of conflicts of interest and corruption were voiced ahead of the election of the SG of the International Seabed Authority ISA @ISBAHQ taking place in the coming hours. CSOs are calling for an independent investigation. #ISBA29 #UNCLOS whistleblowers.org/wp-content/upl…

@drclemi @i_am_fabs @SP_Wien Diesen Abschnitt mit Autoverbot in der Hasner gibts aber auch immer nur temporär im Sommer und afaik auf private Initiative

Man hätte auch ein paar Parkplätze entfernen können, um einen verkehrsberuhigten Platz für SchülerInnen zu schaffen (wie hier in der Hasnerstraße), aber Hohenberger @SP_Wien lässt lieber Schulhöfe auf Dächer bauen (Was kost der Spaß ???), bevor er einen Parkplatz angreift :-(...

EGMR Suprun/RU, Zugang zu Informationen, Verletzung des Art. 10 EMRK, weil Forschern der Zugang zu Kopien oder Fotos der Dokumente verwehrt wurde; Beschränkung auf Einsicht/handschriftl. Abschreiben verfolgt kein legitimes Ziel hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=003-7975… PM: hudoc.echr.coe.int/app/conversion…

A march towards the Ministry of Internal Affairs that tries to terrorize us with interrogations, heavy fines, detentions, criminal procedures, etc. #GeorgiaProtests 🇬🇪🇪🇺 📷 Ezz Gaber Photography

Looking for a new opportunity to become involved in anti-corruption work? We are #hiring! 👉Project Officer: deadline extended: Mon, 20 May 👉Analyst: apply by 26 May 👉Finance & Administrative Officer (part-time): apply by 26 May For details, see: uncaccoalition.org/get-involved/w…

🚨 BREAKING 240 organizations and individuals have signed a letter to authorities in #Azerbaijan demanding the unconditional release of #GubadIbadoghlu and immediate guarantees for his health. #FreeGubad bit.ly/4aZYdDo 🧵 1/4

Almost 3 AM in #Tbilisi, and protesters are determined to stand their ground despite #police violence and tension. The riot #police have been deployed now for hours, in full gear and with gas masks. The #Parliament is likely to vote on the #ForeignAgentLaw on May 1, but after tonight's events, the popular anger is unlikely to subside. Organizers count on even larger turnout. Photo: Guram Muradov/Civil.ge

@simongerman600 @DrCameronMurray Would be interesting for to see what changes there were in recent years. Just checked my home country Austria and we are at 22.3% in 2024 statistik.at/statistiken/be…

Map shows only countries where over 20 per cent of the population are migrants (were born outside of that country). The combined population of these countries is only 179 million. Living in a migration-nation is pretty rare.

@achkhikvadze Congrats for qualifying!

Testosterone overdose. ზღაპრის ბოლო კეთილია ❤️

I was watching Georgia-Greece football game and the neighbour knocked on my door to see if I am okey :D

@BrentToderian @unsereOEBB das wäre ein feines Upgrade für die Kinderecke in Railjets - Rutsche, Bücher und Spiele statt Videos

This video of “public transit in Finland” seems to be blowing people’s mind. Via joshlevine485.

Congratulations, Donald. Quite the accomplishment.

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My father is dying! His heart arteries are clogged, and even though prison state that they need to be washed, he is still not allowed to be moved to hospital. My father can’t even move, or allowed walking stick, he is experiencing heart attack and diabetic coma symptoms. +

The UN Cybercrime negotiations did not reach a conclusion today in New York. The treaty is left in turmoil. Today, a poor human rights standard for law enforcement cooperation worldwide could be avoided. This is not a bad thing since no treaty is better than a bad treaty.

Österreich hat ein Informationsfreiheitsgesetz. Austria's Parliament just adopted its Freedom of Information Act.

Das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz wird heute im Nationalrat besprochen: der Verfassungsausschuss hält ab 13:00 ein Expert:innenhearing ab, @fin vertritt uns dort. Livestream unter parlament.gv.at/aktuelles/medi…