United Kingdom – Land 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:

(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.