iii) (c) CHAPTER 1 RSPO certified. Prior to the Regional Meeting, some participants had the chance to join two fact finding missions organised by JOAS and indigenous organisations Partners of Community Organisation (PACOS) and Sabah Environmental Protection Association (SEPA), with the aim of investigating the challenges faced by communities in Pitas and Bigor, Nabawan (Sabah) due to the development of landbased projects in the areas. The Regional Meeting made concrete recommendations on how to strengthen the process in order to uphold UNGP and human rights as well as to address the marginalised position that indigenous peoples and local communities have with government agencies in local and sub-national areas. Strategic Planning Meeting Towards the Implementation of UNGP on Business and Human Rights in Four ASEAN Countries The Meeting which took place in Makassar, Indonesia was held from 8 to 9 November. It was attended by the representatives of three NHRIs namely, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHRP) and the National Human Rights Commission of Indonesia (Komnas HAM) as well as representatives from Konsorsium Pembaruan Agraria (KPA), International Land Coalition (ILC) and Oxfam Novib. The objectives of the Meeting were among others, to get updates on the Business and Human Rights framework developments, NAP developments in ASEAN and other regions, and new initiatives and programmes; and to form joint visions/goals for the role of civil society towards the implementation of the three pillars of UNGP on Business and Human Rights, started mainly in the four countries. Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) The Commission since 2012 has been monitoring the negotiations on the TPPA to ensure that the Government puts in place safeguards as envisaged under Principle 9 of the UNGP, which states as follows: “States should maintain adequate domestic policy space to meet their human rights obligations when pursuing business-related policy objectives with other States or business enterprises, for instance through investment treaties or contracts.” Upon conclusion of the negotiations, on 5 November, the full text of the TPPA was made available to the public and could be downloaded from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) website. MITI also welcomed any input and feedback from the public with regard to the TPPA. There are 30 Chapters of the TPPA, covering many areas including SUHAKAM ANNUAL REPORT 2016 21 suhakam 2new.indd 21 3/23/17 5:54 PM