Summary

This report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises elaborates various ways (direct, indirect and foundational) in which national human rights institutions (NHRIs) could facilitate access to remedy for business-related human rights abuses. It also highlights NHRIs’ critical role in the following three illustrative areas: collaboration with other judicial and non-judicial remedy mechanisms, cooperation amongst NHRIs in cross-border and transnational cases, and protecting civil society organisations and human rights defenders. Moreover, as NHRIs could facilitate access to remedy only within the wider human rights landscape at national, regional and international levels, this report also articulates a more holistic role for NHRIs in the business and human rights field.

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Methodology

The Working Group sought written input from NHRIs and all other relevant stakeholders, including States, academia, lawyers, civil society organizations, and business associations. See the questionnaire for NHRIs:  

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