Human Rights Impact Assessments for Foreign Investment Projects: Learning from community experiences in the Philippines, Tibet, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Argentina, and Peru is the report of a three-year research project that developed a draft methodology for Human Rights Impact Assessments and applied it in selected case examples. The report includes an overview of the debate about corporate accountability and human rights, a summary of the approach adopted by the project's international advisory committee and the results of the five case studies.

The report will be of interest to goverments, the private sector and civil society working around issues of foreign investment, corporate accountability and sustainable development. It will be especially relevant for communities affected by foreign investment projects and seeking guidance on how to claim their human rights.

This report is the first in a series of publications to be produced by Rights and Democracy under the banner Investing in Human rights. The series will look at different aspects of the relationships between human rights and foreign investment. Volume two in the series comprises a revised methodology and research guide for Human Rights Impact Assessments, based on the lessons learned from the experience presented here.

All the volumes are available in English, French and Spanish.

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