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4. CONTEXT In order to ensure that the laws, policies, and actions articulated through a NAP are as comprehensive as possible, States should consult existing guidance on their current policy framework in the completion of a NBA. For this this section, it is recommended that the researcher use: • UN Universal Periodic Review recommendations; • UN Human Rights Council resolutions; • Concluding Observations, General Comments, and case jurisprudence of the UN Treaty Bodies; • UN and/or regional Special Procedures recommendations; • Country-­‐specific sources; • International, regional, national and local international civil society reports and recommendations; • Media reports. INTERNATIONAL MONITORING • What recommendations on human right defenders, business and human rights, civil society space, the right to land, labour rights, and other related issues have been issued to the State through the Universal Periodic Review? • What calls have been made to the State through UN Human Rights Council resolutions on human rights defenders and business and human rights? • What Concluding Observations, General Comments, and case jurisprudence of the UN Treaty Bodies relating to human rights defenders and business and human rights exist? • What UN and/or regional Special Procedures recommendations pertaining to human rights defenders and business and human rights exist? Most relevant to Sections 1.1, 1.2 and 2.2 of the full NBA Template. Status/Gaps: CIVIL SOCIETY • What civil society campaigns related to human rights defenders and business and human rights exist in the national context and what are their key messages? • What relevant information has been published by local, national, regional, and international civil society organisations? Most relevant to Section 1.4 of the full NBA Template. Status/Gaps: MEDIA • What coverage have issues relevant to human rights defenders working on business and human rights received in the local, national, and international media? Most relevant to Section 1.3 of the full NBA Template. Status/Gaps: 25

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