FULL REPORT: Business-related human rights abuse reported in the EU and available remedies
The overview of incidents of business-related human rights abuse identified in the research points to certain recurrent issues as regards access to remedy in this area, such as types of rights affected or the sector of business involved...
[T]he first phase of the research helped to determine some of the factors that either create obstacles for or, conversely, play a key role in facilitating access to justice in relation to human rights abuses by business. These include:
- the role of due diligence by companies for victims to be more willing and able to bring cases;
- ...the availability of collective redress...
- how rules of evidence have an impact on effective access to remedy;
- the role of non-judicial mechanisms...
- how cross-border liability, both intra-EU and involving a third-country component, affects access to a remedy...
On the basis of the findings of the second phase of the research, a comparative report will be published in 2020... It intends to provide clear guidance to the European Union on measures that are most needed to improve access to justice...
On this basis, the comparative report will identify major obstacles for victims seeking justice..., and will try to formulate proposals on how to overcome those obstacles...