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News / 29th September 2026

Retaliation must be prevented in relation to the Mapuche-Williche vs. Statkraft NCP complaint

OECD Watch has received concerning reports from complainants of increased public exposure of Indigenous representatives and civil society filing a National Contact Point (NCP) complaint and separate legal complaint against Norwegian renewable energy company Statkraft,…

publication cover - 50 years of the OECD Guidelines: Contributions, limitations, and what is needed next
Publication / 25th June 2026

50 years of the OECD Guidelines: Contributions, limitations, and what is needed next

Recommendations for the OECD and member governments on the future implementation of the Guidelines
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News / 22nd June 2026

Open Letter to the members of the OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct

OECD Watch has joined over 100 human rights and environmental organisations – including Indigenous Peoples’ and Afro-descendant peoples’ representative organisations – from more than 55 countries in sending an Open Letter to members of the…

publication cover - Civil society guide to leveraging the OECD’s guidance on a just transition
Publication / 21st May 2026

Civil society guide to leveraging the OECD’s guidance on a just transition

Strategic use of the OECD’s paper “Responsible Business Conduct for a Just Transition: Protecting workers, communities and consumers in the low-carbon transition”
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Publication / 25th June 2024

Short guide to the Guidelines for civil society

Understanding and using the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct
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Blog / 26th October 2023

The OECD Guidelines for Multinationals and the Escazú Agreement: Enhancing protection to human rights defenders

By Danielle Anne Pamplona Blog symposium co-organised by OECD Watch and NOVA School of Law The OECD Guidelines for Multinationals have just been revised and the new text has been received with curiosity and expectation….

publication cover - UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights Defenders urges stronger text on reprisals in OECD Guidelines
Publication / 27th March 2023

UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights Defenders urges stronger text on reprisals in OECD Guidelines

Statement urges explicit use of term "human rights defender"
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Publication / 7th April 2020

OECD Watch, BIAC and TUAC Joint Statement Against Reprisals

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publication cover - Use with caution: The role of the OECD National Contact Points in protecting human rights defenders
Publication / 10th June 2019

Use with caution: The role of the OECD National Contact Points in protecting human rights defenders

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