ACCYDED - Citizens Association Against Corruption and for the Defense of the Rule of Law

Other organizations

ACCYDED does not fight alone. For years, associations, foundations and international networks have exposed corruption and demanded independent justice. Their results have been modest, raising the question of why no public institution tackles the problem. This annotated directory brings together those who share our cause, because joining forces is the best answer to those who profit from troubled waters.

Why we need a network

Fighting corruption ought to be a priority for any democratic State. Yet the experience built up by Spanish civil society shows a constant pattern: complaints pile up, proceedings drag on endlessly and those who speak out suffer reprisals. When the legislature legislates late, the Government looks the other way and part of the judiciary closes ranks, the only force that does not wear out is that of organised citizens.

The protection of whistleblowers is a good example. In 2020, several associations and a group of jurists put forward a proposal for a comprehensive law on preventing and fighting corruption, and a dozen organisations asked the Ministry of Justice to take part in transposing Directive (EU) 2019/1937, the so-called Whistleblower Directive. Spain only adopted its law with Law 2/2023 of 20 February, after the European deadline had passed. Without pressure from those organisations, it would probably have taken even longer.

No association can defeat on its own a system that protects itself; together, they can force it to be held to account.

Organisations in Spain

These organisations work, from different angles, to defend the rule of law and transparency and to support victims of institutional abuse:

International networks and bodies

Corruption knows no borders, and neither should those who fight it. These organisations provide data, standards and support beyond our country:

Links under review

Some organisations listed in earlier versions of this directory no longer have an accessible website, so we have removed their links until they can be verified:

  • Association against Corruption and in Defence of Public Action (ACODAP).
  • National Association of Victims of Rule-of-Law Professionals (ANVIPED).
  • National Association of Victims of Economic Crime and Non-Payment (ANADEI).
  • Corruptil anti-corruption association.
  • Denunciantes de Corrupción Judicial, Justicia para Todos, Víctimas de la Justicia, ProÉtica & Compliance and the European Movement for Justice.

If you represent any of them, or another organisation that shares our aims, write to us: we want this network to grow. Corruption thrives on fragmentation; organised citizens are its worst enemy.

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