Violations committed against defenders by non-State actors 2010, para. 37
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- In relation to transnational corporations, States have the duty to protect defenders against human rights violations committed by corporations within their jurisdiction. This duty first entails a duty to prevent human rights abuses against defenders by companies. States should at least take the appropriate legislative, administrative and judicial measures to prevent acts by transnational corporations registered in their countries that have a negative impact on the enjoyment of rights of defenders abroad. Furthermore, General Comment 19 of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, on the right to social security, could apply to violations committed against defenders, meaning that States could develop preventive mechanisms such as corporate social responsibility guidelines or policies and include not only references to international human rights standards, but also clear guidelines to protect human rights defenders. These guidelines could include explicit references to: the Declaration on human rights defenders; the need for transparent consultation with defenders when carrying out a country assessment; the advantage of developing a national human rights policy in consultation with human rights defenders; and the acknowledgement of defenders' role in that regard.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Activists
- Year
- 2010
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/223, para. 37.
- Paragraph number
- 37
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