# Breaking the Silos: A Practical Guide to Fighting Corruption with a Human Rights-Based Approach URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/breaking-the-silos-a-practical-guide-to-fighting-corruption-with-a-human-rights-based-approach Type: Publication or report Published: 2026-06-25 Updated: 2026-06-25 --- 25 June 2026 Historically, the human rights and anti-corruption movements have operated largely in silos, with limited collaboration among civil society organisations (CSOs) and among international organisations. This is why the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Transparency International have decided to ally. As a first step, through this guide, FIDH and Transparency International seek to strengthen and develop shared strategies across their networks and beyond. Transparency International and FIDH believe that by joining forces, placing victims at the centre of legal proceedings and advocacy, and applying a human rights-based approach, the anti-corruption and human rights communities can make meaningful progress in addressing corruption—especially grand corruption—and related human rights violations. Recognising how corruption fuels human rights abuses is essential to protecting and promoting human dignity. This guide seeks to equip human rights defenders and anti-corruption advocates with practical tools to promote accountability for corrupt acts committed by corporations, public officials, and individuals that undermine democracy and human rights. It also provides strategies for holding states accountable when grand corruption results in human rights violations. Designed as a bridging resource for CSOs from both movements, the guide helps practitioners document, denounce, and litigate cases where corruption and human rights harms intersect. ### Related publications ## [Monitoring political finance: Compendium of citizen initiatives and good practices](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/monitoring-political-finance-compendium-of-citizen-initiatives-and-good-practices) Publication • 18 August 2026 This compendium aims to provide ideas for stakeholders interested in monitoring political finance. It presents seven monitoring and disclosure solutions from around the world,… ## [Annual Report 2025](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/annual-report-2025) Publication • 17 July 2026 In 2025, Transparency International pursued its mission to stop corruption and promote transparency, accountability and integrity at all levels and across all sectors of society. ## [Corruption Perceptions Index 2025](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/corruption-perceptions-index-2025) Publication • 10 February 2026 The Corruption Perceptions Index scores 182 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to experts and business people. ## [Clean contracting for sustainable development](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/sustainable-development-public-procurement-and-corruption) Publication • 24 July 2025 Corruption in public procurement harms services and slows progress. This paper calls for clean contracting to boost integrity and effective spending. ## Priorities - [Sustainable Development Goals](https://www.transparency.org/en/our-priorities/sustainable-development-goals) ## Regions - [Global](https://www.transparency.org/en/region/global) ![Cover with an image of a woman at a protest holding a banner painted to look like it's blood stained and has barbed wire going across it, saying: "Their luxury is our misery!!"](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/20260615_FIDH_Guide-Corruption_EN_WEB_Page_001.jpg?auto=compress&fit=crop&fm=webp&w=1200) [Download](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/2026_Guide_-Breaking-the-Silos_EN.pdf)