None of the companies have been named, and while the report states that OHCHR 'expects' (page 8, para. 26) to provide the names of the relevant companies, it has been widely reported that strong pressure is being brought on the High Commissioner by some UN member States not to release company names, and even to discontinue altogether work on the database.

We therefore urge the following: 

• The names of all companies identified by OHCHR, including those that have been excluded in the preliminary screening, should be published immediately.
• OHCHR should continue to work closely with civil society and human rights defenders in full transparency, to ensure completion and continuous update of the database.
• The UN Secretary General and UN member states should support fully OHCHR in the above, including through the provision of resources as necessary.