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(b)
Establish explicit policies to avoid entering into business deals with
businesses, businesspeople or organs of the State that have had a direct or indirect
role in the execution of Mr. Khashoggi, or other grave human rights violations;
(c)
Adhere to international human rights standards within their own
operations and use their leverage to address human rights concerns with their
associates, including, for example: determining whether their functions and outputs
could be used to violate human rights or cover up violations; turning down such
contracts; and speaking up in the face of systematic or continuous human rights abuse;
(d)
Private surveillance companies should implement measures
recommended by the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right
to freedom of opinion and expression in his report of 2019. 59
Recommendations to the World Economic Forum
93.
As part of its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic
Forum should constitute a standing annual panel discussion in the name of Jamal
Khashoggi and other journalists who have been killed, addressing issues related to the
social and economic merits of investigative journalism, the fight against corruption
and the role of corporate actors in the global governance of respect for human rights
and related issues.
Recommendations to civil society
94.
Civil society should advocate, support and contribute to the implementation of
the above recommendations.
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A/HRC/41/35, para. 67.
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