perpetrates in English

verb
1
carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).
a crime has been perpetrated against a sovereign state
synonyms:commitcarry outperformexecutedoeffectbring aboutaccomplishbe guilty ofbe to blame forbe responsible forinflictwreakpull offeffectuate
verb

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1. whereas corruption in the public and private sectors perpetrates and aggravates inequalities and discrimination when it comes to equal enjoyment of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, and it is proven that acts of corruption and human rights violations involve the misuse of power, a lack of accountability and various forms of discrimination;