explain the negative impact of corruption on society
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Empirical research analysing the impact of corruption on human rights1
as well as an analysis
of the practice of United Nations human rights mechanisms do not reveal any hierarchy
among rights affected by corruption.2
From OHCHR’s experience, corruption negatively impacts the enjoyment of all human rights
– civil, political, economic, social and cultural, as well as the right to development, which
underscores the indivisible and interdependent nature of human rights.
The impact on the realization of human rights depends on the level of pervasiveness, the
different forms and levels of corruption. Corruption can affect human rights as an obstacle to
their realization in general and as a violation of human rights in specific cases.
Corruption in the public and private spheres and its proceeds are not confined within national
borders, nor is its impact on human rights.
It typically diverts funds from state budgets that should be dedicated to the advancement of
human rights. It therefore undermines a State’s human rights obligation to maximize
available resources for the progressive realization of rights recognized in article 2 of the
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Corruption undermines the fairness of institutions and processes and distorts policies and
priorities. As a result, corruption damages the legitimacy of regimes leading to a loss of
public support and trust for state and government institutions.
Corruption impacts on the ability of the State to protect and fulfil its human rights obligations
and to deliver relevant services, including a functioning judiciary, law enforcement, health,
education, and social services.
In countries where corruption pervades governments and legal systems, law enforcement,
legal reform and the fair administration of justice are impeded by corrupt politicians, judges,
lawyers, prosecutors, police office