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22-23 February 2018

Improving the Human Rights Dimension of the Fight Against Corruption

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This international conference, co-organized with the Centre for Civil and Political Rights, will provide a venue to discuss how the issue of corruption, in particular through the lens of victims of corruption, could be taken into consideration by United Nations Treaty bodies.

The conference will also invite discussion on how human rights should be considered in the context of stolen asset return.

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