Russian Anti-Corruption Civil Society Center «Clean Hands» is the structure of Association of Russian Lawyers for Human rights.
The official opening of Russian Anti-Corruption Civil Society Center «Clean Hands» was on 30 July 2008 in the media center of the newspaper «Izvestia».
The twenty-four-hour hotline was opened especially for this Center.
A lot of people who affected by corruption were addressed at Clean Hands.
Hotline receives more than 50 calls from all Russian regions with allegations against corruption a day.
Clean Hands became very popular in Russia. Its activities are mentioned by much Russian and foreign mass media constantly.
In its work Clean Hands use three classic methods:
- Attraction of civil society attention i.e. Clean Hands which analyzes the evidences of corruption in an allegation. If facts of corruption are proved materials send to the next stages;
- Attraction of mass media attention to the evidences of corruption. It is may be a press-conference, a special report etc (see mass media mentions);
- Urging the state to respond to our allegation with evidences of corruption;