Partners for Transparency organized a side event entitled “The Impact of Corruption on Human Rights” on the sidelines of the 31st session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. The side event highlighted the direct relationship between increased corruption and human rights violations in general.
The session was moderated by Mirna Shalash, Executive Director of Partners for Transparency, who emphasized that corruption in all its forms is the biggest obstacle to people's development, and considered the issue of corruption as a global issue that requires international solidarity, effective policies and international mechanisms. to eliminate this phenomenon.
Kinda Hattar, Transparency International's regional advisor in the Middle East and North Africa, pointed to several global and regional agreements to confront corruption, and the growing international interest in this regard. She stated that human rights are inseparable and that fighting corruption is a vital part of it, with that being said, joint action should be essential.
Adam Mago, “Director General for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights in the Government of Catalonia”, presented the negative effects of corruption on human rights and the delay and underdevelopment of societies as a result of embezzlement and money theft. He stressed that education and awareness is the key to fighting corruption.
Finally, Hussein Hassan, the “international anti-corruption expert,” presented the relationship of corruption with the sustainable development goals, explaining their contradiction in the first place, as the sustainable development goals are primarily based on human rights in various aspects of life. Corruption is an obstacle to public services and their quality.
Thus, the attendees had a broad view of the negative effects of corruption on human rights, and at the end a number of attendees exchanged their views and questions with the speakers to clarify and shed light on some points.
There were some recommendations in the context of the side event which states the need to increase institutional and international solidarity across non-profit organizations and civil society, as well as the importance of education and awareness as necessary weapons in the war to eradicate corruption and in conclusion all this will not be without deterrent laws and strong institutions
The session was moderated by Mirna Shalash, Executive Director of Partners for Transparency, who emphasized that corruption in all its forms is the biggest obstacle to people's development, and considered the issue of corruption as a global issue that requires international solidarity, effective policies and international mechanisms. to eliminate this phenomenon.
Kinda Hattar, Transparency International's regional advisor in the Middle East and North Africa, pointed to several global and regional agreements to confront corruption, and the growing international interest in this regard. She stated that human rights are inseparable and that fighting corruption is a vital part of it, with that being said, joint action should be essential.
Adam Mago, “Director General for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights in the Government of Catalonia”, presented the negative effects of corruption on human rights and the delay and underdevelopment of societies as a result of embezzlement and money theft. He stressed that education and awareness is the key to fighting corruption.
Finally, Hussein Hassan, the “international anti-corruption expert,” presented the relationship of corruption with the sustainable development goals, explaining their contradiction in the first place, as the sustainable development goals are primarily based on human rights in various aspects of life. Corruption is an obstacle to public services and their quality.
Thus, the attendees had a broad view of the negative effects of corruption on human rights, and at the end a number of attendees exchanged their views and questions with the speakers to clarify and shed light on some points.
There were some recommendations in the context of the side event which states the need to increase institutional and international solidarity across non-profit organizations and civil society, as well as the importance of education and awareness as necessary weapons in the war to eradicate corruption and in conclusion all this will not be without deterrent laws and strong institutions
Partners for Transparency organized a side event entitled “The Impact of Corruption on Human Rights” on the sides of the 31st session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, the side event event highlighted the direct relationship between the increase in corruption and human rights in general.
The session was moderated by Merna Shalash, Executive Director of Partners for Transparency, who emphasized that corruption in all its forms is the biggest obstacle to people's development and considered the issue of corruption as a global issue that requires international solidarity, effective policies and international mechanisms to eradicate the phenomenon.
Kinda Hattar, Regional Adviser in the Middle East and North Africa for Transparency International, referred to several global and regional agreements to confront corruption, and the growing international interest in that regard. she stated that Human Rights are inseparable and the fight against corruption is a vital part of it with that being said, joint work should be essential.
Adam Majo, “Director General for the promotion and defense of Human Rights in Government of Catalonia”, presenting the negative effects of corruption on human rights and the delay and underdevelopment of societies as a result of embezzlement and theft of funds. He stressed that education and awareness is the key to fighting corruption.
Finally, Hussein Hassan, “international anti-corruption expert”, presenting the relationship of corruption with the sustainable development goals, explaining their contradiction in the first place, as the sustainable development goals are based primarily on human rights in various aspects of life. Corruption is an obstacle to public services and their quality.
Thus, the attendees had a broad view of the negative effects of corruption in relation to human rights, and at the end a number of attendees shared their opinions and questions with to clarify and shed light on some points.
There were some recommendations in the context of side event which stipulate the need to increase institutional and international solidarity on the scale of non-profit organizations and civil society, as well as the importance of education and raising awareness as necessary weapons in the war to eradicate corruption, and in conclusion, all of this will not be without deterrent laws and strong institutions
