19. 如经济、社会及文化权利委员会所述：腐败是有效促进和保护人权的一个主要障碍，在工商活动方面尤其如此。腐败也有损国家为提供对落实经济、社会及文化权利至关重要的服务而调集资源的能力。腐败导致公共服务具有歧视性，有利于对当局有影响力的人，而这种影响力可来自贿赂或政治压力。5
19. As the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has observed: Corruption constitutes one of the major obstacles to the effective promotion and protection of human rights, particularly as regards the activities of businesses. It also undermines a State’s ability to mobilize resources for the delivery of services essential for the realization of economic, social and cultural rights. It leads to discriminatory access to public services in favour of those able to influence authorities, including by offering bribes or resorting to political pressure.5