For the session recording: Click HereThis session will draw out some of the experiences from human rights defenders in the Pacific working on issues of business and human rights. There will be a focus on experiences from two specific countries, Papua New Guinea and Fiji, the two largest economies of the Pacific.
The panellists will focus on issues around access to remedy, the challenges of approaching companies directly, and of using litigation and the courts to hold companies accountable. They will reflect on the value of international human rights standards and mechanisms and the importance of solidarity in seeking remedy.
This session aims to:
- Bring out the challenges facing human rights defenders working on BHR issues in the Pacific
- Share some examples of how the courts are responding to BHR cases/concerns of communities/human rights defenders
- Highlight the need to build understanding of international frameworks and laws that provide clarity on the responsibilities of businesses to respect human rights and to provide remedy
- Explore the role that UN human rights mechanisms could play in promoting and enabling access to remedy
- Emphasise the need to build solidarity at the national level, across the Pacific and internationally
Session organized by Diplomacy Training Program (DTP) and Citizens Constitutional Forum (CCF).
