On March 31, Conectas Human Rights, Global Business Initiative on Human Rights (GBI), Instituto Ethos, Centro Regional de Apoio para América Latina e Caribe from Pacto Global and Levy & Salomão Advogados organized a roundtable entitled “Human Rights and Business Practices: Understanding the Responsibilities." The objective of this event, held in São Paulo, was to discuss corporate responsibility in ensuring human rights. Over 150 people attended the event, the majority of whom were business leaders. During the event, Conectas presented the main findings of the research “Access to Justice in Cases of Human Rights Abuses by Businesses”, done in 2010, as part of a project led by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ).

Since April 1, a new leadership has been in charge of Conectas Human Rights, comprised of Lucia Nader (Executive Director), Juana Kweitel (Program Director) and Marcos Fuchs (Associate Director). Malak Poppovic and Oscar Vilhena Vieira stepped down from the Co-Direction of Conectas and have been appointed, respectively, to the positions of Senior Advisor for Special Projects and member of the Conectas´s Board. The transition of the leadership lasted seven months and was overseen by the Board of Directors with the support of an external consultant.