United Kingdom – Indigenous Peoples 1st NAP

The UK 2013 NAP

2. The State Duty to Protect Human Rights

The existing UK legal and policy framework

New actions planned

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

(vi) Promote new project activity on raising awareness and tackling the negative impacts of business activity, including on the human rights of groups like indigenous peoples…,by tasking our diplomatic missions in countries where these are concerns.

(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.

3. UK companies’ responsibility to respect human rights

Government expectations of business

Consult people who may potentially be affected at all stages of project design and implementation, in a manner that ensures free and informed participation and takes into account language and other potential barriers to effective engagement, paying particular attention to indigenous peoples and other groups…