Anticor

Description

Anticor is a French association founded in June 2002 by Éric Halphen and Séverine Tessier to fight corruption and restore ethics in politics. It brings together citizens and elected officials from across the political spectrum who are committed to non-partisan democratic standards. During elections it invites candidates to commit to proposals on ethics and probity. Working with whistleblowers, Anticor reports facts that may carry criminal weight to public prosecutors and gets involved in major judicial cases.

It holds an authorization from the Ministry of Justice, renewed every three years, that lets it bring civil actions in corruption cases on behalf of citizens who cannot act in court themselves. This allows an independent investigating judge to be appointed even after a case has been shelved by the prosecution. The association counts about 8,800 members organized into 65 local groups across France. It is currently involved in around 160 legal procedures.

It accepts no public subsidies and is funded only by donations and membership dues, to preserve its independence. Anticor also runs thematic commissions on health and social affairs, sport, education, and transparency, each open to members who want to contribute regardless of where they live. It also runs a Datalab, created in 2024, that combines data science, statistical learning, generative artificial intelligence and law to promote political probity using open data on the actions of the state and local authorities. Members can report corruption through a secure whistleblowing channel, handled locally by departmental referents or nationally by the association’s legal team.