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rights, in line with rule of law and the right to a fair trial, to access to justice and to an
effective remedy, without discrimination,
Stressing the importance of setting up an appropriate legal framework to safeguard
human rights while preventing and fighting corruption,
Emphasizing that human rights education and awareness-raising campaigns and
other measures are important enablers for the prevention of and the fight against corruption,
Acknowledging that the State should protect against any adverse human rights
impact arising from acts of corruption involving non-State actors, including the private
sector, through effective regulatory and investigative mechanisms, with a view to holding
perpetrators to account, recovering assets of illicit origin derived from acts of corruption
and providing redress to victims,
Highlighting that States shall, in accordance with their respective legal systems,
endeavour to establish and promote effective practices aimed at the prevention of
corruption and its impact on the enjoyment of human rights, and to periodically evaluate
relevant legal instruments and administrative measures with a view to determining their
adequacy to prevent and fight corruption, including by ensuring transparency, access to
public information, accountability, non-discrimination and meaningful participation in the
conduct of public affairs,
Observing that corruption frequently results in discriminatory access to public
services and goods, and renders those in vulnerable situations more prone to adversely
suffering from the negative social and environmental impact of economic activities,
Highlighting that national human rights institutions could play an important role in
raising awareness and promoting educational and training activities regarding the impact of
corruption on human rights, through their complaint procedures, investigations and
analysis,
Highlighting also the opportunities provided by information and communications
technology to strengthen transparency and accountability, as well as to prevent, detect and
investigate corruption,
Stressing the importance of indicators, as appropriate, for measuring the negative
impact of corruption on the enjoyment of human rights and on the realization of the
Sustainable Development Goals,
Underlining the importance of mainstreaming anti-corruption efforts into national
development strategies and processes in order to address corruption and to achieve the
Sustainable Development Goals,
Welcoming the engagement of States parties to the United Nations Convention
against Corruption through appropriate measures, such as the development of national plans
of action to strengthen implementation of the Convention at the domestic level and
participation in the Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the United Nations
Convention against Corruption, aimed at identifying gaps and assisting countries in meeting
the objectives of the Convention,
Recalling the final report of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on the
issue of the negative impact of corruption on the enjoyment of human rights, 3
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