Uganda – Human Rights Impact Assessments

By Daniel Morris | 4. November 2021

CHAPTER FOUR: STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS STRATEGIES 

OBJECTIVE 2: To promote human rights compliance and accountability by business actors

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4.2.3 Capacity building for business operators on human rights observance

  1. Strengthen the technical capacity of businesses on human rights.
  2. Build capacity of businesses and their umbrella-bodies to conduct and undertake human rights-compliance self-assessments.

 

CHAPTER FIVE: INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

5.1 Ministry Of Gender, Labour and Social Development

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v. Monitor and evaluate social impact assessments in infrastructural developments.

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vii. Undertake assessments and audits for compliance to human rights by business operations including state and non-state entities.

 

5.10 WA, UNRA, NEMA, AND NFA

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iii. Ensure that businesses under take ESIA prior to commencement of businesses operations
and conduct annual audits.

 

Budgeted outputs in Annex I include:

  • Advocate for carrying out human rights impact assessments before and throughout business processes (Objective 3.0)