HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS Highlights of pillar results Development (D) PILLAR RESULTS / SHIFTS / SDGs RESULTS / SPOTLIGHTS D1 In Kenya, the Centre for Justice Governance and Environmental Action (CJGEA) continued litigating a case on environmental rights, which involves two companies that are being sued for polluting the environment. Specifically, the two companies were smelting lead as their core business in the Owino Uhuru community where 3,000 residents suffered lead poisoning. OHCHR has provided technical and financial support for the case since 2016. In addition to securing a grant, we worked closely with Kenyan authorities to urge protection for the CJGEA and the members of the Owino Uhuru community when they were threatened for having filed and pursued the case. The Director of Public Prosecution took up the issue of threats and committed to offering witness protection for the duration of the case. The case challenges the responsibility of the State and non-State actors to respect, protect and fulfil the right to a clean and healthy environment as provided by the Kenyan Constitution. The case sought declarations on procedural environmental rights, access to information, public participation and access to effective remedy and was concluded in November. The decision is expected to be handed down in 2020. Judicial and non-judicial mechanisms hold business and other economic actors to account for rights abuses and provide remedies to victims. Spotlights: Youth Disabilities Women In September, the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes presented a report to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/42/41). The report contains 15 principles that build on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions and multilateral environmental agreements on toxics to help States, businesses and other key actors to better protect workers from toxic exposure and provide remedies when their rights have been violated. The report, prepared with our support, constituted the fruit of 25 years of research under the mandate and its recommendations were echoed in a resolution adopted by the Council. The resolution encourages States, businesses and other actors to implement the 15 principles suggested by the Special Rapporteur through their legal and policy frameworks, as well as initiatives and programmes to strengthen the coherence between human rights and occupational health and safety standards. D2 Business actors implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights effectively. 26 UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2019 Shifts: The roll-out of the Standards of Conduct for tackling discrimination against LGBTI persons continued in 2019. The Standards of Conduct were disseminated at key global corporate events, such as the World Economic Forum in Davos, and they have now received the support of 270 of the largest companies in the world. In addition, OHCHR established a partnership with the newly created non-profit Partnership for Global LGBTI Equality to bring companies up to speed and assist them in operationalizing the Standards of Conduct. Furthermore, the Office hosted a meeting in Berlin, in July, with 50 representatives from civil society and 20 from various business organizations to discuss a paper for our forthcoming publication Minding the corporate gap: How activists and companies can work together to tackle LGBTI discrimination. This manual for human rights defenders (HRDs) around the world highlights the potential role of the private sector in tackling discrimination and violence against LGBTI persons, including by using the Standards of Conduct as a tool for effective engagement and collaboration. Global Constituency Prevention Civic Space