141. Naomi Roht-Arriaza on grand corruption & human rights

Liz David-Barrett speaks with human rights and international law expert Naomi Roht-Arriaza, about the intersection of grand corruption and human rights. Naomi shares how her decades of work on transitional justice led her to confront the blocking of post-conflict progress by state capture, often involving alliances between organized crime, political elites, and economic interests. The discussion examines how corruption violates a broad range of human rights, why giving victims legal standing in corruption cases matters, and what reparations beyond financial compensation might look like. Naomi also addresses the inadequacy of current international legal frameworks that assume states will combat their own corruption, and calls for breaking down silos between human rights, anti-corruption, and environmental advocates to tackle these interconnected challenges. Links to Naomi’s research: Fighting Grand Corruption: Transnational and Human Rights Approaches in Latin America and Beyond - The right to be free of corruption: A new frontier in anti-corruption approaches through national courts -

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This episode is 00:43:40 long.

This episode was published on Dec 11, 2025.

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