A/HRC/23/26 27. The moderator concluded by saying that the panel discussion had been a vibrant, interesting and rich debate. There was both intellectual and practical evidence that corruption was an enormous obstacle to the realization of all human rights – civil, political, economic, social and cultural – and the right to development. Efforts to combat corruption were most effective and sustainable when coupled with an approach that respected all human rights and put people at the centre. Efforts to fight corruption and to ensure human rights must therefore go hand in hand. 9