Liberia- 1st- Non-judicial grievance mechanisms

CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND

1.2. Objectives of the NAPBHR

The objectives of the NAPBHR are:
iv. To strengthen access to…non-judicial remedies for victims of business-related harm.

CHAPTER THREE: POLICY ACTIONS
3.1. Land and Natural Resources

 To address the human rights concerns related to land and natural resources, the government of Liberia intends to do the following:

c) Access to Remedy for Land and Natural Resources-related human rights violations and abuses

Below are the policy actions on access to remedy for land and natural resources human rights abuses and violations:

ii. The Business and Human Rights Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee, when established, shall take specific actions to adopt Alternative Dispute Resolution to complement the court-room litigation mechanisms to enhance access to remedy, in a people-centered, cost-effective, and expeditious way, for the mitigation of disputes and conflicts, to promote good BHR practices in Liberia. iii. The Ministry of Justice has formulated an ADR National Policy, with an Action Plan that has been approved by the Cabinet since 2021, as well as a draft ADR Bill currently under development for the establishment of an ADR Act that is intended to improve access to remedy.

3.2. Labor Rights

The following policy actions shall be undertaken to address labor-related abuses and violations.
c) Access to Remedy for labor-related human rights abuses and violations
iii. Strengthening access to justice using innovative tools such as the ADR.
v. The administrative hearing mechanism within the MoL shall be capacitated to expedite labor disputes and become more accessible.

3.3. Access to Remedy

Access to remedy within the context of the NAPBHR is aligned with Liberia National Development Plan.

The following include the policy actions that the Government of Liberia intends to undertake:

a) Duty to Protect

ix. Strengthen regulatory agencies to enable them to monitor and evaluate the implementation of NAPBHR and provide remedies when violations occur.

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c) Access to Remedy

Furthering post-conflict judicial reforms with the key goal of enhancing access to justice the following measures have been taken:

ii. Strengthening of access to justice using innovative tools via ADR. There is a national policy on ADR by the MoJ as well as a proposed bill before the national legislature to make ADR a law.

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x. Carry out intensive advocacy to the Judiciary to affect the issuance of legal proceedings that will facilitate the speedy resolution of cases of human rights violations by businesses. There will also be continuous sensitization of judges and magistrates on the Action Plan. In addition, the ADR approach will be encouraged.

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xiv. Strengthening of the INCHR to discharge its quasi-judicial responsibilities in addressing human rights violations by businesses and rendering effective remedy.

3.5. Transparency and Accountability

c) Access to Remedy […]
ii. Establish redress mechanisms at the company level.