National Baseline Assessment on Business and Human Rights in Serbia
In 2024, the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, with the support of UNDP, prepared a National Baseline Assessment in the area of business and human rights in Serbia. The primary purpose of this National Baseline Assessment is to serve as a foundation for evaluating Serbia’s alignment with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and other international instruments relevant to this field in terms of preventing corporate human rights abuses. At the same time, the collected data provide a starting point for further dialogue among representatives of various sectors regarding the need to adopt Serbia’s first National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights. This would consolidate existing efforts in different areas contributing to the respect for human rights in the business sector and supporting the state’s obligations to regulate corporate responsibilities in this domain. The analysis also highlights key areas and vulnerable groups in the national context that require additional protection from corporate human rights violations.
