"Committee of Ministers adopted Recommendation on human rights and business", 7 Mar 2016

Building on the 2011 UN Guiding Principles, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted Recommendation an rights and business, a text that provides more specific guidance to assist member States in preventing andCM/Rec(2016)3 on remedying human rights violations by business enterprises and also insists on measures to induce business to respect human rights.

The Recommendation elaborates on access to judicial remedy, drawing on Council of Europe expertise and legal standards in the field (civil and criminal liability, reduction of judicial barriers, legal aid, collective claims etc). It puts special emphasis on the additional protection needs of workers, children, indigenous people and human rights defenders.

A mid-term review of the implementation of the recommendation is foreseen within the 5 years following its adoption, a period during which good practices will be collected and shared among member States.