This joint statement…was drafted by participants in the first annual Peoples' Forum on Human Rights and Business…We welcome organizations to sign on…States should ensure the effective national implementation of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders…States should review and amend or repeal those laws and policies which unduly restrict the work of human rights defenders…States should…ensure accountability and access to effective remedy for violations against human rights defenders…Communities affected by development projects…should be supported…to participate actively, freely and meaningfully in [projects]...