A/HRC/29/39 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 7 May 2015 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-ninth session Agenda items 2 and 3 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Progress report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on legal options and practical measures to improve access to remedy for victims of business-related human rights abuses Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 7 of Human Rights Council resolution 26/22, in which the Council requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue work to facilitate the sharing and exploration of the full range of legal options and practical measures to improve access to remedy for victims of business-related human rights abuses. The report presents information on the accountability and remedy project of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on corporate accountability and access to judicial remedy in cases of business involvement in severe human rights abuses. It outlines the main work streams of the project, its two complementary research processes to gather data and input, and progress to date, and highlights initial findings and key areas for further investigation that are emerging from preliminary research and studies undertaken for two of the six work streams. GE.15-09100 (E) 