United Kingdom – Human Rights Defenders & Whistle-blowers

The UK 2013 NAP provides in relation to New Actions planned that [page 12]:

“The Government will do the following to reinforce its implementation of its commitments under Pillar 1 of the UNGPs:

(xi) Instruct our embassies and high commissions to support human rights defenders working on issues related to business and human rights in line with EU Guidelines on human rights defenders.”

Additionally, in the section on Actions taken to support business implementation of the UNGPs that [page 14-15]

“To help businesses to fulfil their responsibility to respect human rights we have so far:

(v) instructed our embassies and high commissions to work with host governments, local and UK business, trade unions, NGOs, human rights defenders, academics, lawyers and other local experts so we can help inform companies of the human rights risks they face”