20. 国家有责任保护权利持有人免遭侵犯人权行为，包括腐败造成的侵犯人权行为。要做到这一点，就需要采取适当举措，来防止、调查、惩罚此类侵权行为并提供补救。特别是，各国必须确保受影响者能够获得有效的补救，包括赔偿。腐败挪用了公众资金，明显削弱了政府最大限度地利用现有资源以实现所有人权，包括经济、社会和文化权利的能力(E/2017/70, 第 39 段)。虽然国际人权法中没有免于腐败的人权，但腐败与人权是对立的。值得注意的是，危地马拉在其提交的材料中报告称，其《宪法》提到了免于腐败生活的权利。5 关于国家在工商活动中履行《经济社会文化权利国际公约》规定的义务的第 24 号一般性意见(2017 年)，第 20 段。
20. States have a duty to protect rights holders against human rights abuses, including those caused by corruption. Doing so requires taking appropriate steps to prevent, investigate, punish and provide redress for such abuses. In particular, States must ensure that those affected have access to an effective remedy, including reparations. By diverting public money, corruption clearly undermines the ability of Governments to make the maximum use of available resources to realize all human rights, including economic, social 5 General comment No. 24 (2017) on State obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the context of business activities, para. 20. cultural rights (E/2017/70, para. 39). While there is no human right to freedomfrom corruption in international human rights law, corruption is antithetical to human rights. It is notable that, in its submission, Guatemala reported that its Constitution referred to the right to a life free from corruption.