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1 Jan 2013

Author:
Kenya National Commission on Human Rights

[PDF] Promoting business responsibility for human rights

What strategies does the Commission use in undertaking its human rights and business work? (1)Monitoring corporate conduct and providing feedback and advise to business and government (2) Undertaking initiatives to help clarify and support business in taking up their human right responsibilities (3) Compliance assessments...(4) Reviewing of corporate laws, regulations and policies with a view to enhancing their human rights responsiveness (5) Developing Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials to support various issues of human rights and business (6) Training on human rights and business (7) Developing and sharing relevant tools and approaches to assist Government, business and CSOs to cooperatively strengthen the realization of human rights for and in Kenya. (8) Awarding business that employ practices and undertake activities that complement realization of human rights. (9) Receiving and processing petitions relating to allegations of human rights violations by corporate bodies.