Port Moresby, February 1st, 2019 – Three law students from the University of Papua New Guinea have completed their internship program with Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) with a broader understanding of addressing corruption issues and ensuring good governance in public and private dealings. Interns Hezron Wangi Jr, Salome Bamler and Eroni Lili began their practicum in November 2018 with TIPNG’s corruption complaints helpdesk the Advocacy and Legal Advice Center (ALAC). The ALAC is a community service offered by TIPNG that provides free legal assistance to citizens who want to report corruption issues.  The Legal Internship Program (LIP) gave the students a glimpse of real-life situations of ordinary citizens being victims of power play and dysfunctional systems in society. “Through our Legal Internship Program, TIPNG wants to build a generation of legal professionals to become strong catalysts in tackling corruption and ensuring true justice,” said Executive Director, Ms Arianne Kassman. During their work experience, the students reviewed TIPNG’s publication of 20 unresolved issues of national concern, participated at high level discussions of governance essential to Papua New Guinea, namely the Open Government Partnership (OGP), the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Two of the interns participated in a global online course on Corruption and the SDG’s facilitated by the Transparency International Secretariat. “Working with the ALAC clients and the database was a good experience for me as I got to see the wide range of corruption related complaints that people report and try to assist them … Continue reading LEGAL INTERNS TO BE STRONG CATALYSTS IN TACKLING CORRUPTION