A/HRC/29/25 (f) Ensure that international law standards relating to public participation and free, prior and informed consent are scrupulously adhered to in negotiations with groups affected by natural resource exploitation activities. C. Civil society 74. The Special Rapporteur recommends that civil society: (a) Strengthen knowledge of local, national, regional and international legislative framework regulating the protection of human rights; (b) Strengthen research, monitoring and documentation capacity of violations of peaceful assembly and association rights in the context of natural resource exploitation; (c) Increase and enhance engagement and participation in multistakeholder initiatives, through which civil society has the opportunity to engage in decision-making on natural resource governance; (d) Continue to advocate for binding norms to ensure compliance by corporations to internationally agreed human rights standards.; (e) Strengthen solidarity among civil society in host States and States of origin to raise awareness of violations and coordinate advocacy for accountability. D. Other actors 75. The Special Rapporteur recommends that financial institutions (international and national) ensure that their investment choices do not encourage or support the violation of peaceful assembly and association rights. 76. He recommends that national human rights institutions consider increased investigation, research, monitoring and documentation of violations of peaceful assembly and association rights and providing avenues for redress where feasible. 77. He recommends that consumers and corporate shareholders consider the human rights record of companies when purchasing products or company shares, and ensure that those purchases do not encourage or support the violation of peaceful assembly and association rights. The Special Rapporteur also encourages shareholders and consumers to join with others in publicizing the human rights rationale behind their purchase and investment choices. 22