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Gender and corruption resolution at UNCAC–COSP: Progress underway, yet paths to inclusion remain
Resolution 10/10, passed at the UNCAC-CoSP in December 2023, is a significant victory for gender mainstreaming in anti-corruption. We look at what it…
8 March 2024
Gender
Human rights
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Gender and corruption: What we’ve learned from 20 years of research (Part 1)
Qualifying how women and men experience corruption in different ways can help to improve anti-corruption efforts. This first part of our blog on…
4 December 2023
Gender
Human rights
Blog
Gender and corruption: Charting the course for the next 20 years (Part 2)
Part one of our blog on gender and corruption identified the gaps in the last two decades of research. This second part looks at how the research…
4 December 2023
Gender
Human rights
Blog
Migration Research Comic-Con 2022: Lessons in storytelling for anti-corruption?
The Migration Research ‘comic-con’ was held at the UK's Royal Geographical Society to showcase research-based comics and graphic novels – and to help…
5 July 2022
Migration
Human rights
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Do we need a Special Rapporteur on Anti-Corruption and if so, what should its mandate look like?
A Special Rapporteur on Anti-Corruption could protect anti-corruption defenders and better connect the issues of human rights and corruption.
22 December 2021
Human rights
Justice sector
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An independent expert on corruption and human rights: do we need one?
UN human rights mechanisms don’t always recognise the link between corruption and human rights. An independent expert would connect the two.
14 December 2021
Human rights
Civil society
Blog
How to hold political leaders to account for Covid-19 corruption
Grand corruption stands in the way of people’s basic human rights, but the Universal Periodic Review process provides a measure of accountability.
20 April 2021
Health
Covid-19 and corruption
Human rights
Blog
How grand corruption during Covid-19 threatens human rights
Grand corruption is a crime against humanity, made even more urgent by the Covid-19 pandemic
20 April 2021
Health
Covid-19 and corruption
Human rights

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Anti-corruption and human rights: Integration in development programmes
15 November 2022
Human rights
Development cooperation
U4 Report
Accountability in reconstruction
Ukraine’s reconstruction challenge includes establishing multi-faceted anti-corruption initiatives as part of an agenda of democratic renewal and…
5 July 2022
Human rights
Civil society
Ukraine
U4 Helpdesk Answer
Corruption and the equal enjoyment of rights for persons with disabilities
People with disabilities are exposed to abuse by those that provide care, the embezzlement of funds intended to benefit persons with disabilities and…
28 April 2022
Human rights
Gender
U4 Brief
The Universal Periodic Review process
The Universal Periodic Review process provides a new forum and tool for promoting anti-corruption measures, transparency, and accountability to ensure…
20 April 2021
Covid-19 and corruption
Health
Public service delivery
Human rights
U4 Helpdesk Answer
The impact of anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing regulations on civic space and human rights
Regulations regarding anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism are being used to justify civil space restrictions and human…
15 April 2021
Illicit financial flows
Civil society
Human rights
U4 Helpdesk Answer
The relationship between corruption, gender and human rights in Ecuador
Though there is very little information on gender and corruption in Ecuador, there are some indications that corruption affects women in rural areas.
29 December 2020
Gender
Human rights
U4 Helpdesk Answer
The impact of corruption on the poor: the case of Guatemala
Poverty is affected by corruption at different levels: the possession and access to resources; the available opportunities and capacity to choose; the…
29 June 2020
Human rights
U4 Helpdesk Answer
The use of amnesties for corruption offences
Using amnesties for economic crimes and corruption is exceptional, though there have been recent examples in countries such as Tunisia, Moldova and…
6 June 2019
Anti-corruption basics
Human rights
U4 Helpdesk Answer
Impact of corruption on indigenous people
25 May 2010
Human rights

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18 July 2019
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The role of national human rights institutions in the fight against corruption

From the blog

Gender and corruption resolution at UNCAC–COSP: Progress underway, yet paths to inclusion remain

Gender and corruption: What we’ve learned from 20 years of research (Part 1)

Gender and corruption: Charting the course for the next 20 years (Part 2)

Migration Research Comic-Con 2022: Lessons in storytelling for anti-corruption?

Do we need a Special Rapporteur on Anti-Corruption and if so, what should its mandate look like?

An independent expert on corruption and human rights: do we need one?

How to hold political leaders to account for Covid-19 corruption

How grand corruption during Covid-19 threatens human rights

Latest publications

Anti-corruption and human rights: Integration in development programmes

Accountability in reconstruction

Corruption and the equal enjoyment of rights for persons with disabilities

The Universal Periodic Review process

The impact of anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing regulations on civic space and human rights

The relationship between corruption, gender and human rights in Ecuador

The impact of corruption on the poor: the case of Guatemala

The use of amnesties for corruption offences

Impact of corruption on indigenous people

Further Resources

Resource from others

The nexus between anti-corruption and human rights

Resource from others

The role of national human rights institutions in the fight against corruption

Topic Experts

Daniela Cepeda Cuadrado