A/HRC/43/51/Add.1 members of a legal organization and/or have a paid position in one in order to be recognized as such, in line with the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. 75. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Ombudsman’s Office: (a) Strengthen its current methodology for monitoring and documenting killings and other violations of the rights of defenders and coordination and harmonization with civil society and OHCHR in this regard, with the aim of leading and providing solid information to inform the investigations of the Attorney General’s Office and policies, programmes and measures for the prevention of violations and the protection of defenders. (b) Strengthen early warnings on risks to human rights defenders and make them more specific in order to encourage the implementation of the response coordinated by the Intersectoral Commission for Rapid Response to Early Warnings of State institutions. 76. The Special Rapporteur recommends that United Nations organizations and agencies and the international community publicly support and maintain a regular dialogue with the defenders’ community and civil society and train their staff on the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. 77. The Special Rapporteur recommends that companies and other non-State actors: (a) Respect the human rights of defenders and refrain from violating their rights. (b) Comply with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Before developing projects, companies must evaluate their impact on human rights, including the right to a healthy environment, and if they affect indigenous and/or Afro-Colombian peoples they must hold prior and effective consultations, respecting their decisions in accordance with international norms and principles and the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court. (c) Companies and religious groups should refrain from stigmatizing or criminalizing rights defenders and should publicly recognize the important role they play. 78. The Special Rapporteur recommends that civil society: (a) Maintain existing platforms by strengthening links and cooperation with defenders in the territories and rural areas, ensuring their contribution to an effective strategy for lobbying the government; (b) Address the issue of discrimination against women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex defenders within the framework of broader human rights movements. GE.19-22542 19