Improving access to remedy in the area of business and human rights at the EU level

Persons falling victim to abuse by business could have a range of fundamental rights affected. Businesses of all types, large and small, domestic and international, public and private, and across all sectors can affect the respect of human rights. The range of potential rights abuses is wide, including, but not limited to: the right to security of the person, economic and social rights, civil and political rights, the right to non-discrimination, the right to privacy, labour rights, and rights of communities or groups including indigenous peoples, as well as consumer rights and rights related to environmental protection. To claim any of these rights - all of which are part of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and international instruments - access to justice is essential.