A/HRC/41/43/Add.1 also for human rights abuses that are linked to their operations, products and services in the course of business relations, in compliance with the Guiding Principles. 99. The Working Group recommends that businesses and business associations develop guidance for adopting a gender lens when conducting impact assessments and designing future operational-level grievance mechanisms. 100. The Working Group recommends that all businesses establish effective grievance mechanisms to provide remedies to affected individuals and communities at an early stage. Such mechanisms should not, however, exclude access to judicial remedies. 101. The Working Group recommends that the Thai Stock Exchange encourage its members to respect human rights throughout their operations, in line with the Guiding Principles, and proactively develop and implement appropriate policies. 3. Civil society organizations 102. The Working Group recommends that civil society organizations: (a) Continue to raise awareness about the respective obligations and responsibilities of the State and business enterprises under the Guiding Principles, in order to prevent and address adverse impacts on human rights related to the operations of business enterprises and to promote access to justice and grievance mechanisms; (b) Continue to document and raise the cases of human rights abuses, particularly those committed against environmentalists and human rights defenders, in all appropriate national, regional and international forums; (c) Continue to monitor Thai business operations outside Thailand, particularly in terms of adverse human rights impacts from mega-projects; (d) Engage in a multi-stakeholder process to contribute to the development of a national action plan on business and human rights and facilitate the full participation of all stakeholders, including ethnic groups, indigenous peoples, children, women, persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex communities; (e) Create business and human rights networks to facilitate the sharing of information and the highlighting of human rights abuses facing vulnerable groups and peoples. 4. National Human Rights Commission of Thailand 103. The Working Group recommends that the National Human Rights Commission: (a) Play a proactive role in raising awareness of the Guiding Principles and contribute to building the capacity of businesses to conduct effective human rights due diligence; (b) Protect human rights defenders and make recommendations to the Government to revise the relevant laws; (c) Provide effective remedies to individuals and communities affected by business-related human rights abuses. 104. The Working Group also recommends that the Commission be given powers to mediate disputes and make enforceable remedial orders, including of compensation. 105. The Working Group further recommends that the Commission be given an explicit mandate to collaborate with other national human rights institutions to deal with trans-border cases. 20

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