Summary

The present report has been compiled as part of the Accountability and Remedy Project of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, pursuant to the request of the Human Rights Council in its resolution 44/15. It follows reports prepared for the project’s first phase, on judicial mechanisms, the second phase, on State-based nonjudicial mechanisms, and the third phase, on non-State-based grievance mechanisms. 

The report provides an overview of the project and the activities undertaken during its fourth phase, examples of good practices in implementing the recommended actions from the project and recommendations for how the project can further contribute to enhancing accountability and access to remedy for business-related human rights harms. 

The report is complemented by an addendum, which provides details from two multistakeholder consultations convened during the fourth phase of the project in response to resolution 44/15. The first consultation focused on access to remedy in the technology sector. The second consultation explored the links between human rights due diligence, accountability and access to remedy.