Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 59
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Persons living in poverty are not only denied access to justice when they are unable to meet the cost of bribes or of engaging in other corrupt activities, but they are also deterred from accessing the justice system when they perceive the system to be corrupt.
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights