Corruption: A Driving Force for Corporate Complicity in Human Rights Violations

Authors

Olayinka Reis, McKinsey & Company

First Page

53

Abstract

Corruption undermines the legitimacy of institutions and processes, the rule of law, and eventually, the state. Over time, the U.N. Human Rights Council has gradually paid increasing attention to the negative impact of corruption on human rights and made recommendations to states on how to combat corruption. Corruption is an inter-national phenomenon, prevalent in all countries regardless of eco-nomic or political systems, and it requires international attention from all stakeholders. The subset of a population that feels the effects of corruption are those disadvantaged groups, who typically have less opportunities to participate in the implementation of public policies and lack the resources to defend themselves when their rights have been violated.

Recommended Citation

Olayinka Reis, Corruption: A Driving Force for Corporate Complicity in Human Rights Violations, 18 Intercultural Hum. Rts. L. Rev. 53 (2023).
Available at: https://scholarship.stu.edu/ihrlr/vol18/iss1/2