"New recommendations published on National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights", 29 Apr 2016

ECCJ published recommendations to European Governments on National Action Plan on business and human rights (NAP). The recommendations identify what the current ideal content and process of a NAP should be.The recommendations build on previous works carried out by ECCJ and other leading CSOs in the field. Many of their key elements have already been endorsed by the Council of Europe in its recently adopted Recommendation on Human Rights and Business (March 2016)...Some of the key measures presented in the document include the following:

• An inclusive and evidence-based process beyond CSR
• Recommendations on content: states duty to protect human rights and to provide access to remedy for victims