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Notwithstanding these points, it should be stressed that formal requirements are not sufficient. Taking into account the principles of equality and nondiscrimination implies that all measures should be taken to ensure that groups who are exposed to particular risks (of exclusion, discrimination or other forms of oppression) are included. Table 1 provides some indicators for inclusion. Table 1. Breadth of Participation (Minimum) Institutional Legal Conditions of Inclusion Provide time to act Make the relevant information available Indicators Affected groups and the public must be notified in advance, giving them enough time to organise their response. For example, interested groups could be informed through radio announcements and community bulletin boards two weeks before the meeting and subsequently follow-up reminders could be circulated through the same channels 5–7 days before the event. Affected groups and the public must be able to obtain information about the decision and the participatory process. This information must be: relevant (include the key issues for discussion and avoid unnecessary, trivial or secondary data); up-to-date; understandable (avoid jargon and specialist language). Facilitate participation where required (adaptability, acceptability and accessibility) Adapted from Gruenberg, 2009. Authorities must take positive steps to assist groups and the public to overcome economic, linguistic, cultural, educational or geographical obstacles that would prevent or inhibit their full participation. Depth of Participation Depth of participation is measured in terms of the influence that interested parties can exert on decisions and the allocation of public resources. Superficial participation processes will aim merely to gather or exchange information, in order to assess opinion, identify interests and possibly take advantage of local expertise. They do not necessarily require decision-makers to respond to demands made or to respect majority opinion. At the other end of the spectrum are processes that allow participants to directly control the outcomes or decisions in question. Integrating Human Rights in the Anti-Corruption Agenda: Challenges, Possibilities and Opportunities
Criteria for evaluating the depth of participatory processes would include: ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Participants must know why they are asked to participate and how their opinions will be used and should clearly understand their influence (if any) on the final outcome. The decision-making body must take due account of the opinions voiced and the outcomes of the process. The decision-making body should promptly notify participants and the public of its decision. Both the text of the decision and the justifications for it must be made publicly accessible. Any approach to genuine participation must adequately address issues of power and control of information. Although Table 2 is a simplified abstraction, it helps illustrate that there are significant gradations of citizen participation. Integrating Human Rights in the Anti-Corruption Agenda: Challenges, Possibilities and Opportunities
Page 1 and 2: Integrating Human Rights in the Ant
Page 7 and 8: Contents Acknowledgements Foreword
Page 9 and 10: Acronyms ACHPR ACHR AIL ALAC CAT CC
Page 11 and 12: Acknowledgements The International
Page 13 and 14: Foreword Corruption seriously disto
Page 15 and 16: Background In 2007, the ICHRP set o
Page 17 and 18: Introduction Power, Corruption and
Page 19 and 20: (primarily government officials and
Page 21 and 22: I. Renewing Anti-Corruption Princip
Page 23 and 24: Box 2. The Principle of Non-Discrim
Page 25 and 26: of several key rights. To participa
Page 27: corruption have direct, indirect or
Page 31 and 32: Power and Participation In practice
Page 33 and 34: Recommendations ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
Page 35 and 36: Box 4. Useful Guidelines on Public
Page 37 and 38: a justification when, for any reaso
Page 39 and 40: Between 1946 and 2009, more than 80
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Page 43 and 44: Box 6. Enhancing Upward Accountabil
Page 45 and 46: Recommendations ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Par
Page 47 and 48: human rights, resources and account
Page 49 and 50: Social Accountability: New Forms of
Page 51 and 52: Box 9. Collective Action for the Ri
Page 53 and 54: Each of these cases combines formal
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Page 59 and 60: freedom of association and the righ
Page 61 and 62: II. Human Rights and Specific Issue
Page 63 and 64: lead anti-corruption organisations
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Page 67 and 68: Seen from this perspective, corrupt
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Page 73 and 74: Recommendations Measuring Corruptio
Page 75 and 76: III. The Gender Perspective Early a
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The Need for Gender Sensitivity in
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Recommendations ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Whe
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Although this chapter examines thes
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the prosecution to prove the facts
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Special investigative techniques ar
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Conclusions The report has included
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Selected Bibliography Ackerman, Bru
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Cornwall, Andrea. Beneficiary, Cons
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International Budget Partnership. O
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Svampa, Maristella and Sebastian Pe
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World Bank. Assessing aid: what wor
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