Abstract

NASH ROJAS, Claudio. New developments on corruption as a Human Rights violation. The “Human Rights and Corruption” Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Cuest. Const. [online]. 2021, n.45, pp.205-235.  Epub May 09, 2022. ISSN 1405-9193.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iij.24484881e.2021.45.16662.

The phenomenon of corruption and its links with human rights is an issue that has been acquiring great relevance for human rights protection organizations in the inter-American system. Inhis study, we analyzed the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights´ thematic report entitled “Human Rights and Corruption” in order to evaluate the impact that this instrument could have to solve the main elements of international responsibility for human rights violations and analyzed some examples of how in which said report can impact, from a human rights perspective, on the resolution of situations of corruption that frequently occur in the countries of the region.

Keywords : Corruption; human rights; thematic report.