CORRUPTION AS A VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIAL JUSTICE

Abstract

Corruption is an extraordinary crime that not only harms state finances but also impacts the fulfillment of basic human rights. Corrupt practices have the potential to hinder public access to education, health, social welfare, and development, and therefore can be categorized as a form of human rights violation. This study aims to analyze corruption as a human rights violation, examine the impact of corruption on social justice in society, and identify efforts to enforce the law and protect human rights in eradicating corruption in Indonesia. The research method used is normative legal research with a legislative approach and a conceptual approach. Data were obtained through a literature review sourced from laws and regulations, books, scientific journals, and relevant literature. The results of the study indicate that corruption is closely related to human rights violations because it reduces the state's ability to fulfill the social and economic rights of the community. In addition, corruption has a negative impact on social justice through increasing social inequality, declining the quality of public services, hampering development, and reducing public trust in the government. Corruption eradication efforts must be carried out through firm and effective law enforcement while upholding human rights principles, such as due process of law, the presumption of innocence, protection of witnesses and whistleblowers, and the prohibition on abuse of authority. Therefore, law enforcement and human rights protection must be balanced to achieve social justice, legal certainty, and clean and integrated governance.