Integrating Human Rights in the Anti-Corruption Agenda - The ICHRP

A taboo subject until the early 1990s, corruption is now under the spotlight and
recognised as one of the biggest obstacles to development. Anti-corruption
laws have been enacted, treaties like the United Nations Convention against
Corruption have been negotiated and ratified and new anti-corruption
bodies are springing up. Citizens across the world publicly protest against
corruption. Corrupt acts are sometimes brought out of the shadows and
prosecuted, and on occasion, those responsible are punished.
These are tangible achievements. Nevertheless, persistent corruption
continues to flourish in many environments to the severe detriment of
many millions of people. Against this background, many anti-corruption
organisations are examining and revising their strategies in a search for
more effective solutions.
This report contributes to that quest, outlining how the use of a human rights
framework can strengthen anti-corruption work at the national and local
level. Which human rights principles and tools could most improve the impact
of anti-corruption programmes? How can we harness the power of human
rights to protect those most vulnerable to corruption? Where might human
rights and anti-corruption programmes be in conflict? This report shows how
human rights and anti-corruption practitioners can unite efforts and effectively
collaborate in the struggle to root out entrenched corruption.
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