67. With a view to making accountability and remedial mechanisms available and accessible to victims of violations, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States take the following steps:
(a) Ensure that international investment and trade agreements are entered into with full transparency and participation of affected groups by conducting open discussions before, during and after negotiation of the agreements;
(b) Encourage and promote independent monitoring of activities of the State and the food industry. Urge participation of affected people and local communities in monitoring such activities;
(c) Ensure remedies through legislation and appropriate mechanisms against States and non-State actors for failure to take steps towards their obligations under the right to health and to fulfil their international commitments on reduction of diet-related NCDs.
| Year | 2014 |
| Topic | Food policy |
| Document Type | Special Reports |
| Country | N/A |
| Policy Area | Industry interference Education and information Trade and investment |
| Human Rights | Right to information Right to health Business and human rights Right to adequate food and nutrition |
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to
the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, A/HRC/26/31, (2014). Par. 67. Available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/26/31
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