UN Forum on Business and Human Rights Geneva: December 4 – 5, 2012 Building Capcity to Apply Principles to Practice: Developing an agenda for comprehensive capacity building on Guilding Principles implementation By Suon Bunsak, Executive Secretary Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee - CHRAC

General perception on the Guiding principles on Business and Human Rights (GPs) A new development of human rights concept Little to none knowledge about the GPs amongst of community, CSOs, Government, Businesses, Trade unions, Students/academics and media. Lack or no making use of GPs No or less knowledge on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) vs Business and Human Rights

Lack of awareness raising campaigns on GPs No advocacy actions by especially affected communities and CSOs due to the lack of general knowledge on GPs Failure to protect and respect for human rights by government and businesses due to their no or little knowledge on the GPs No or less pressure exerted on government to give protection against human rights abuses and on Businesses to take responsibility to respect for human rights

Need and priorities: Provision of capacity building on GPs, ASEAN regional human rights mechanisms and other international human rights standards to affected communities, CSOs, Government and Businesses and Trade unions, students/academics and media Information dissemination on GPs general public Supporting to advocacy network

What we do ? To promote the implementation of GPs, capacity building interventions on GPs will be done in three layers: Community level National level Regional level

For community/local level Community forum on GPs Community dialogue on practices of GPs Information dissemination (brochure, leaflet, poster, picture book, community radio, community media, radio and TV... ) Provision of support to community advocacy network

For national level Providing of training and workshop on GPs, ASEAN human rights mechanisms and other UN relevant human rights standards for various stakeholders such CSOs, Government officials, Businesses, Trade unions, students/academics and media. Joint dialogues amongst of CSOs, Government officials, Businesses and Trade unions in order to have a common understanding on the contents and compliance of GPs Making use of mass media for circulation of GPs

For regional level Organizing of regional capacity building workshop for related stakeholders on GPs on business and human rights, ASEAN human rights mechanisms and other UN relevant human rights standards Organizing of regional exchange programs Creation of regional advocacy network

Important elements in GPs to be remembered and understood ! The three pillars of GPs: State: protect Business: respect Remedy GPs

Expected advocacy actions of trained advocates in national level Trained Participant/Advocates Government Legislation and Policy Making Clear human rights obligations Reduction of Collusion Business enterprises Respect for Human Rights Mechanism of Remediation

Expected advocacy actions of trained advocates in regional and international levels Trained Participants/Advocates ASEAN regional Human Rights Mechanisms UN Human Rights Mechanisms Monitoring and Urging for enforcement of GPs and HR instruments in national levels

Thank You!