A/HRC/28/60 Figure IV Illicit financial flows, debt service on public external debt and public health expenditures of Ebola-affected countries, annual averages 2003–2012 (In millions of dollars) Source: see footnotes 22 and 25. 30. The Independent Expert welcomes the call for debt relief for Ebola-affected countries made by the United States of America and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and hopes that such relief will be implemented swiftly, after the G20 summit in Brisbane announced in November 2014 that IMF would grant a US$ 300million package to Ebola-affected countries comprising new concessional loans, debt relief and grants. B. Impact on civil and political rights and on the rule of law 31. Illicit financial outflows and their non-repatriation undermine civil and political rights and the rule of law in countries of origin and destination. The existence of illicit unregulated money contributes to the spread of other criminal activities, such as illegal weapons, smuggling, terrorism and the infiltration of criminal interests in the public sector. That includes funding of political parties or election campaigns in contravention of domestic regulations, contributing to the risk of State capture and subverting the right to vote and to participation in public affairs on a non-discriminatory basis. 32. In addition, States need independent, well-equipped, trained and properly paid officers responsible for combating corruption and tax evasion, handling requests for mutual legal assistance and a properly functioning independent judicial system to combat illicit financial funds. Significant investments are required to ensure that nobody is above the law, including so-called politically exposed persons, their associates, or large business 12