«The influence of business on the realization of human rights has recently increased» - Commissioner for Human Rights

The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan Elvira Azimova said this at the international conference «The Role of Ombudsmen and NHRIs in business and human rights» dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

According to E.Azimova, the influence of business on the realization of human rights has recently increased, especially in the context of COVID-19 and global post-cataclysms.

Ombudsmen from Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Morocco, Hong Kong, Indonesia and others also attended the event.

During her speech, the Kazakhstani ombudsman informed the participants of the conference about the reforms conducted in Kazakhstan, the tasks and goals of the Commissioner for Human Rights and his constitutional status.

The Commissioner believes that national human rights institutions should be an integral part of the implementation in their country of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

According to Azimova, another important point is the involvement of the national human rights institution in monitoring human rights in business, including the potential of a national preventive mechanism against private organizations that provide services to citizens.

Recall that in Kazakhstan, the appeal of the Commissioner to the Constitutional Court, the court of first instance and for clarification to the Supreme Court is provided by the law «On the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan». 

Along with this, a novelty for the Kazakhstani institute will be participation in the formation of the state database of statistical data on the observance of human rights in the sphere of business. Thus, the so-called alternative source of data.

 

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