CRC/C/COD/CO/3-5 Independent monitoring 12. In view of the Committee’s general comment No. 2 (2002) on the role of independent national human rights institutions in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child, the Committee recommends that the State party ensure that the National Commission on Human Rights is independent, including with regard to its funding and mandate and the appointment and remuneration of its members, so as to ensure full compliance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles). The State party is encouraged to establish, either within the Commission or separately, a mechanism dealing specifically with children’s rights that can receive, investigate and address complaints from children. Cooperation with civil society 13. Noting the difficulties faced by non-governmental organizations in obtaining legal status, which in turn limits their access to funding, the Committee recommends that the State party facilitate the work of such organizations by ensuring their registration. It also recommends that the State party strengthen further its collaboration with civil society organizations, including by providing support necessary to their activities in all areas related to the promotion and protection of the rights of children. Children’s rights and the business sector 14. In the light of general comment No. 16 (2013) on State obligations regarding the impact of the business sector on children’s rights and given the fact that extractive industries continue to cause the destruction of lands, ecosystems and the livelihoods of families, in particular indigenous families with children, and forcing them into situations of internal displacement, the Committee recommends that the State party establish and implement regulations to ensure that extractive industries comply with international and national human rights, labour, environment and other standards, particularly with regard to children’s rights. In particular, it recommends that the State party: (a) Establish a clear regulatory framework for the extractive industries operating in the State party to ensure that their activities do not negatively affect human rights or endanger the enforcement of environmental and other standards, especially those relating to children’s rights; (b) Ensure effective implementation by companies, especially those in extractive industries, of international and national environment and health standards and effective monitoring of the implementation of those standards, ensure that appropriate sanctions are imposed and remedies provided when violations occur, and ensure that appropriate international certification is sought; (c) Require companies to undertake assessments and consultations regarding the environmental, health-related and human rights impacts of their business activities and to provide full public disclosure of such impacts and their plans to address them; (d) Be guided by the “protect, respect and remedy” framework, recognized by the Human Rights Council in 2008, while implementing these recommendations. 4