A/HRC/37/3 seminar benefited from the active participation of special procedure mandate holders and members of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (A/HRC/37/29). 3. Business and human rights 64. OHCHR assisted the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises in developing a legally binding instrument. Furthermore, in November, it organized the sixth Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights, guided and chaired by the Working Group. More than 2,500 participants from some 130 countries participated in the more than 60 sessions, making it the largest global event on business and human rights ever held. 65. Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 32/10, OHCHR launched the second part of the Accountability and Remedy Project, focusing on State-based non-judicial mechanisms for access to remedy in cases of business-related human rights abuse,. The Office also sought to ensure responsible business involvement and respect for human rights in the context of mega-sporting events through its engagement in an advisory group on this topic, and advocated for corporate responsibility to respect human rights in such areas as information and communications technology, and banking and finance. 66. OHCHR provided support and training on the implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in, inter alia, Chile, Germany, Malaysia, Thailand, the United Republic of Tanzania and Viet Nam. In Madagascar, it assisted in the formulation of a tripartite charter for sustainable development and respect for human rights in the framework of private investments, involving civil society actors, local communities, the private sector and the State, and in discussions within the framework of the revision of the mining code on human rights and the exploitation of natural resources, and sector-based policy. E. 1. Widening the democratic space Support for civil society, including human rights defenders 67. In the light of continuing and increasing attacks on civic space and public participation, OHCHR advocated for expanded civic space, the repeal of restrictive legislation and policies, an end to human rights violations against civil society actors – in particular those speaking out on such issues as sexual and reproductive health and rights, and discrimination and violence against LGTBI persons – and remedy and redress for victims. 68. Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 33/22, OHCHR organized four regional seminars to discuss ways to realize the right to participate in public affairs, which will inform draft guidelines thereon. It intensified its work on human rights in the digital space, including by increasing its engagement on these issues, co-organizing sessions at the AI for Good Global Summit, organized by the International Telecommunication Union, on artificial intelligence and its implications for regulations, ethics, privacy and security, and participating in events with the technology industry and other stakeholders. 69. Through the Faith for Rights initiative, OHCHR has been engaging with faith-based actors to reflect on the deep connections between religions and human rights. In March 2017, theistic, non-theistic and atheistic participants in an OHCHR expert workshop adopted the Beirut Declaration and 18 commitments, which articulate how “faith” can stand up for “rights.” The Declaration addresses incitement to religious hatred and the human rights responsibilities of religious leaders. In Tunisia, with technical support from OHCHR, the independent high authority for audio-visual communication developed a national barometer to monitor incitement to hatred, based on the Rabat Plan of Action (see A/HRC/22/17/Add.4, appendix). This model is being replicated in Côte d’Ivoire and Morocco. 70. With regard to the issue of protection of persons cooperating with the United Nations on human rights, while there has been some progress, the Secretary-General, in his report on cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the 12