Colombia
NAP Development Process
Status
Colombia’s first business and human rights NAP (“Plan Nacional de Acción sobre Derechos Humanos y Empresas”) (Español/ English) was launched in December 2015 and was valid for 3 years. The government’s second report on advancements in implementation (in Spanish) of August 2018 stated that Colombia had advanced on 86% of the actions in the NAP.
The Second National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights 2020-2022 “Juntos lo Hacemos Posible Resiliencia y Solidaridad” was published on 10 December 2020. This was developed by the Presidential Advisory Office for Human Rights and International Affairs, under the direction of the President of the Republic.
The information below relates to the Second NAP. Information on the process to develop the 1st NAP and its contents is available here.
Process
According to the Government, in the framework of the commitments made by the Colombian State in the field of human rights, especially the World Conference on Human Rights held in Vienna in 1993, the preparatory phase for the participatory construction of a new version of the National Human Rights Action Plan began in November 2017.
In order to achieve the above, the National Coordination Body (Instancia Nacional de Coordinación) was set up, with the participation of more than 90 social organisations, representatives of the international community and the Colombian government, to advance a process of preparation with the aim of constructing a base document for deliberation, the route and methodology for the participatory construction of the National Human Rights Action Plan, through 15 territorial meetings:
- Amazonia (held in Bogotá),
- Cauca
- Nariño
- Antioquia
- Cesar
- Norte de Santander
- Arauca
- Córdoba
- Putumayo
- Boyacá
- Eje Cafetero
- Santander
- Caquetá
- Magdalena
- Sucre
Around 850 people from social organisations, local governments, the security forces, the national government, businesses and the international community participated. Based on this process, recommendations were formulated for each of the Plan’s thematic axes.
Additionally, in February 2018, a multi-stakeholder Technical Roundtable was formed to develop recommendations for the second version of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights. The Technical Roundtable recommended that the NAP should be updated with the participation of actors in the territories and agreed to hold seven regional workshops to identify, through constructive dialogue, the weaknesses, challenges and opportunities of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights from its new validity in December 2018. More than 500 people participated in these workshops, including companies, international organisations, representatives of civil society and national and territorial entities.
In the framework of these regional workshops, the following recommendations were made:
- Strengthen the institutional framework of the NAP from the National Development Plan and the territorial development plans.
- Specify state responsibilities according to their competencies in the implementation of the Plan’s actions.
- Strengthen effective channels of nation-territory articulation.
- Build capacities for the positioning and dissemination of public policy.
- Incorporate perspectives from different state, business and social actors in policy planning, implementation and monitoring.
- Make visible and articulate measures to protect and respect human rights in the framework of economic activities with other agendas such as the Sustainable Development Goals, competitiveness derived from joining the OECD, among others.
- Promote multi-stakeholder dialogue to build trust and consolidate the human rights and business agenda in the territories.
In October 2018, the Presidential Advisory Office for Human Rights and International Affairs began a process of reviewing the recommendations together with the entities responsible for the different strategic lines. To this end, around 40 bilateral meetings were held with more than 28 entities.
In addition to these bilateral meetings, four collective construction workshops were held with the participation of institutions, representatives of civil society, academia and international cooperation, in which inputs were gathered for the elaboration of this Action Plan. The workshops addressed the following topics: the general objective and specific objectives, the lines of action and their indicators, and the governance bodies.
In the second half of 2019, the Business and Human Rights Working Group of the Presidential Advisory Office for Human Rights and International Affairs held seven regional workshops in different departments in order to socialise the Plan’s commitments, prioritise sectors, strengthen participation and inter-institutional coordination, among others. The aim of these workshops was to learn about the needs of each territory and thus be able to translate the policy to the realities of each region.
However, given the need to incorporate a vision aimed at the protection, respect and reparation of human rights violations in the framework of Covid-19, the document was adjusted accordingly. In this sense, in order to strengthen the participation process, which has been underway since 2018, a new round of socialisation and agreement on the policy and its actions began in 2020. On this occasion, members of academia, business associations and companies, international organisations, trade unions and other national government entities participated so that the NAP could be built on the basis of a participatory dialogue process.
(the information contained in section comes from the NAP and from publicly available documents)
Transparency
The 2nd NAP, the National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights 2020-2022 “Juntos lo Hacemos Posible Resiliencia y Solidaridad” is available at the website of the Presidential Advisory Office for Human Rights, where a press release describing the basic features of the plan can also be found.
National Baseline Assessment (NBA)
A participative process with private and public organisations was conducted between 2012 and 2013 to identify different problems regarding human rights and design actions to address them. The Government of Colombia conducted a brief Survey for the States: National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights in 2014, to assess the state of Colombia on the implementation of the UNGPs, before the adoption of the NAP. Neither of these amounted to a National Baseline 
The Colombian government did not conduct an NBA in advance of its NAP development. Nonetheless, the NAP committed the Working Group to create a baseline assessment of all judicial and non-judicial remedial mechanisms available in the country relating to business and human rights within one year of the NAP launch (i.e. before December 2016).
In March 2018 CREER, the British Embassy in Colombia, the Presidential Advisory Office for Human Rights, and the IHRB published ‘Closer to citizens: Elements of a comprenhensive system of non-judicial remedy in business and human rights‘ (Spanish), which addresses elements of the limited baseline assessment promised in the NAP.
For the National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights 2020-2022 “Juntos lo Hacemos Posible Resiliencia y Solidaridad” there is no evidence that a National Baseline Assessment was conducted.
Follow-up, monitoring, reporting and review
In order to improve the coherence and effectiveness of public policies, promote the effective participation of civil society in the defence and promotion of human rights in business activities, and monitor the implementation of the 2015-2018 Plan, the creation of the Inter-Institutional Working Group and the Advisory Commission, governance bodies made up of institutions, the Public Prosecutor’s Office, civil society, trade unions, academia and multi-stakeholder initiatives, was widely called for.
In order to strengthen and give continuity to these spaces for coordination and participation, created within the framework of the 2015-2018 Plan, the following was established:
An Inter-Institutional Working Group (Grupo de Trabajo Interinstitucional)
For the comprehensive and coherent management of the Business and Human Rights agenda, the work developed by the Inter-Institutional Working Group, formed from the Subsystem of Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights, will be continued, as a scenario that promotes coherence between sectoral policies, coordination between State programmes and territorial entities. To this end, it must formulate, coordinate, implement and follow up on the Road Map for the implementation of the Plan. The Technical Secretariat of this space will be headed by the Presidential Advisory Office for Human Rights and International Affairs.
The Coordination of this Working Group will be in charge of the annual implementation reports of the Working Group’s Plan, the reports of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights and relevant information for the implementation of the Plan.
Monitoring Commission (Comisión de Seguimiento)
The Monitoring Commission is constituted as an advisory body to the Inter-Institutional Working Group with the function of guiding the actions related to the implementation of this plan, for which it will meet every 3 months. This commission will be made up as follows:
- One representative elected by the indigenous organisations
- One representative elected by the national organisations of black communities
- One representative elected by the National Confederation of NGOs.
- One representative elected by the confederation of workers’ trade unions
- Two representatives elected by the National Trade Council, one of whom shall be from the companies and the other from the trade unions.
- A representative of the Ombudsman’s Office (Defensoría del Pueblo).
- A representative of existing multi-stakeholder initiatives on business and human rights in the country
- A representative of multilateral agencies engaged in business and human rights activities
- Two representatives of the Academic Board (Mesa Académica)
In order to facilitate the follow-up of the Plan’s implementation, a matrix containing the actions, indicators, goals and deadlines that each institution has committed to implement in the remainder of the policy has been included as an annex, which will be monitored by the Coordination of the Inter-Institutional Working Group. In addition, the Inter-Institutional Working Group, made up of the entities with implementation responsibilities in the Plan, will coordinate the preparation of the annual report on the implementation of the policy in question, which will be published on the website of the Presidential Advisory Office for Human Rights and International Affairs in the first half of each year of its validity, as of its publication. It has been noted that there was no annex in the NAP document. Furthermore, no information is available concerning the constitution, members and work of the Monitoring Commission.
(the information contained in this section comes from the NAP and from publicly available documents)
Stakeholders views and analysis on the NAP
- In July 2019, the Fundación Ideas para la Paz published the “Planes Nacionales de Acción en Empresas y Derechos Humanos. Mínimos para la elaboración e implementación exitosa en Colombia” , a report aimed at giving recommendations for updating the Colombian NAP.
- In July 2020, the Presidential Advisory Office for Human Rights held a seminar on the “Juntos lo Hacemos Posible Resiliencia y Solidaridad” The National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights was included in the discussion on public policy and the post-COVID agenda.
- In December 2020, soon after the NAP was launched, the National Roundtable of Civil Society Organisations on Business and Human Rights (Mesa Nacional de Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos) issued a public statement rejecting the new version of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights. The statement emphasised the attempt to portray the current pandemic as the central problem of human rights violations by companies in the country. It also raised several issues, such as the lack of a prior diagnosis, the lack of real and effective participation of civil society and impacted communities, the non-obligational language of the Plan and the general lack of adequate tools for the comprehensive reparation of human rights violations.
- In June 2021, Fundación Ideas para la Paz drafted a report called Mínimos para un Plan Nacional de Acción de Empresas y Derechos Humanos exitoso (in Spanish) on the key aspects the Colombian Nap should include for its success.
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(…) (…) (…) Additionally, the participation of the business sector in the coordinated implementation of the stabilization policy will be an important challenge in order to consolidate the culture of legality in areas affected by poverty, the presence of illegal economies, institutional weakness and generalized violence. It is clear that the presence of the business sector in certain areas of the country, accompanied by the institutional presence of the State, should contribute to improving the living conditions of people in the rural areas most affected by violence, thus helping to close the gaps and achieve greater equity and inclusion, particularly in the most remote and unprotected areas. (…) On the other hand, an additional challenge is the already existing circumstances of violence in the territory, which have affected business activity. The Government has even taken measures to benefit those corporations that have been affected by the violence in Colombia, which is evidence of the existence of this problem. In the situation caused by Covid-19, violations have been denounced due to massive layoffs, the non-adoption of biosecurity measures for workers, public health effects on specially protected groups such as indigenous people, the worsening of violence in some sectors of the country and informality. 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(…) (…) (…) The Colombian NAP does not make a direct reference to the Garment sector. (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) `The Colombia NAP does not explicitly address this issue’ (…) Indeed, for a company, observing Responsible Business Conduct standards and implementing due diligence in its response to the Covid-19 crisis will help ensure that its business decisions avoid and address potential adverse impacts on people and the planet, including in its supply chain. Those companies that take proactive steps to address Covid-19 risks in a way that mitigates adverse impacts on workers and supply chains are more likely to generate greater long-term value and resilience. (…) … the specific objectives that will develop the general objective mentioned above are the following: (…) (…) (…) `The Colombia NAP does not explicitly address this issue’ (…) (…) (…) (…) In the situation caused by Covid-19, violations have been denounced due to massive layoffs, the non-adoption of biosecurity measures for workers, public health effects on specially protected groups such as indigenous people, the worsening of violence in some sectors of the country and informality. (…) (…) (…) `The Colombia NAP does not explicitly address this issue’ Read more about Investment treaties & investor-state dispute settlements (…) Another major challenge in the implementation of the Plan has to do with strengthening the institutional offer of judicial and non-judicial, state and non-state reparation mechanisms, and the population’s access to them. It is essential to work hand in hand with the business sector to foster a culture of respect for the rule of law by participating in state reparation mechanisms and promoting, through its activities, the prompt resolution of any claims that may arise. (…) On the other hand, the Pact for Legality: Effective Security and Transparent Justice seeks to guarantee access to justice for all people in the event of a rights violation. This objective is fundamental in the framework of the National Action Plan (NAP), as it strengthens the Remediation pillar, which will be developed later, but which seeks to strengthen access to justice in business and human rights cases. The national government seeks to strengthen both the judicial system and all non-judicial mechanisms that ensure conflict resolution and guarantee reparations for all victims of human rights violations. (…) (…) (…) Migration approach: It is the approach of policies that take into account the migration phenomenon given its effects on the social, cultural, environmental and economic context. As of April 2020, Colombia has received more than 1,825,000 migrants, which has had a direct effect on the labour market and the business environment in Colombia. This leads to the need for this document to take this vision into account. `The Colombia NAP does not explicitly address this issue’ Read more about National Human Rights Institutions/ Ombudspersons (…) (…) Another major challenge in the implementation of the Plan has to do with strengthening the institutional offer of judicial and non-judicial, state and non-state reparation mechanisms, and the population’s access to them. It is essential to work hand in hand with the business sector to foster a culture of respect for the rule of law by participating in state reparation mechanisms and promoting, through its activities, the prompt resolution of any claims that may arise. (…) On the other hand, the Pact for Legality: Effective Security and Transparent Justice seeks to guarantee access to justice for all people in the event of a rights violation. This objective is fundamental in the framework of the National Action Plan (NAP), as it strengthens the Remediation pillar, which will be developed later, but which seeks to strengthen access to justice in business and human rights cases. The national government seeks to strengthen both the judicial system and all non-judicial mechanisms that ensure conflict resolution and guarantee reparations for all victims of human rights violations. (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) The NAP will face important challenges during the two years expected for its implementation. One of them is to ensure the vertical coherence of public policies. This means achieving an articulation of the various public policy instruments at the different levels of government, promoting the inclusion of recommendations regarding business and human rights. The National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights “Together We Make It Possible” is a public policy instrument to be implemented in two years, formulated to ensure that: (i) the State protects human rights in the context of business activity, (ii) these are respected by companies and, (iii) effective mechanisms are in place to redress human rights violations. In this sense, from the State’s perspective, it is essential to guarantee due coherence and coordination of national and territorial public policies, and to establish the commitment of State entities at the different levels of government. In this sense, efforts will be made to ensure that national and territorial entities undertake actions aimed at formulating sectoral and territorial human rights policies and thus guarantee the inclusion of a human rights-based approach in the business activities in which they are involved, as well as in the companies with which they have relationships in the value chain. Through this Plan, the national Government urges all companies, regardless of their size, sector, location, ownership and structure, to comply with the highest international standards in the respect of human rights, such as the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines, the ILO Tripartite Declaration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, consistent with Colombian constitutional mandates, the ILO Tripartite Declaration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in coherence with Colombian constitutional mandates, in order to avoid and address the negative consequences in which they may be implicated, including those present in supply/value chains, while making a positive contribution to economic, environmental and social progress. (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) The general objective of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights “Together we make it possible” [“Juntos lo Hacemos Posible”] is the following: Guarantee that, during the situation caused by Covid-19, as well as in the economic and social reactivation phase to overcome it: the State adequately protects human rights, business activities are respectful of these rights and victims of human rights violations are allowed to have access to effective reparations. This is a fundamental basis for sustainable development and equity in the country. Likewise, the specific objectives that will develop the general objective mentioned above are the following: (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) Read more about State Owned Enterprises/ Public Private Partnerships (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) … the specific objectives that will develop the general objective mentioned above are the following: (…) Through this Plan, the national Government urges all companies, regardless of their size, sector, location, ownership and structure, to comply with the highest international standards in the respect of human rights, such as the … 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, consistent with Colombian constitutional mandates. With a universal call to end poverty, protect the environment and ensure that all people enjoy peace, the 193 Member States of the United Nations adopted the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. It is composed of 17 goals, the main elements of which are as follows: In response to the pandemic, the path towards achieving the 2030 agenda has lagged behind. In order to continue to make progress towards achieving the 2030 agenda, a resilient, inclusive and environmentally friendly economy is needed to meet the agenda and to have a more sustainable and equitable world. Acknowledging the importance of promoting economic development that fundamentally integrates the SDGs, the national government, through Law 1955 of 2019, issued the National Development Plan (NDP) 2019-2022 “Pact for Colombia Pact for Equity” [“Pacto por Colombia Pacto por la Equidad”], establishing the need to develop the country’s productive potential, always under the obligation to respect human rights. The NDP has three structural pacts among which is the Pact for Entrepreneurship, Formalisation and Productivity: A dynamic, inclusive and sustainable economy. Its objective is to retake the productive potential and support entrepreneurship projects in the country, while respecting the human rights of all people. It also seeks to ensure that companies generate sustainable projects with positive and long-term impacts in their operating contexts. On the other hand, the Pact for Legality: Effective Security and Transparent Justice seeks to guarantee access to justice for all people in the event of a rights violation. This objective is fundamental in the framework of the National Action Plan (NAP), as it strengthens the Remediation pillar, which will be developed later, but which seeks to strengthen access to justice in business and human rights cases. The national government seeks to strengthen both the judicial system and all non-judicial mechanisms that ensure conflict resolution and guarantee reparations for all victims of human rights violations. With regard to the Transversal Pacts set out in the NDP, it is important to highlight the Pact for Sustainability: Producing by conserving and conserving by producing, which aims to establish the importance of developing business activities within the framework of respect for the environment and corporate sustainability. This Pact seeks to promote integrated actions between the business sector, the territories, the public sector, including state-owned companies, international actors and civil society to adopt sustainable practices that take into account the climatic aspects and biodiversity of the Colombian territory. Similarly, it is necessary to mention the evaluation of Colombia in the Third Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review on 10 May 2018, where the United Nations Human Rights Council requested the Colombian State to prioritise actions regarding the fulfilment of SDG 1 “End Poverty”, SDG 5 “Gender Equality”, SDG 8 “Decent Work and Economic Growth” and SDG 16 “Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions”. (…) (…) (…) (…) Job creation: the government seeks increasing employment through a strategy that combines support to Small and medium enterprises (which generate around 90% of employment in the country), acceleration of infrastructure projects, incentives to orange economy [economía naranja] projects_, development in connectivity and digital transformation and support to sector specially impacted by the pandemic such as tourism and the hotel industry. `The Colombia NAP does not explicitly address this issue’ (…) (…) (…) (…) (…) (…)Children’s rights
IV. POLICY DEFINITION
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 2 [Eje nº 2]: Encourage the creation of regulations and strategies that promote respect for human rights in the development of business activities
ii. Fundamental Pillar 2: The duty of business to respect human rights
Strand 1 [Eje nº 1]: Provide companies with the tools to fulfil their responsibility to respect human rights
Strand 3 [Eje nº 3]: Train public and private companies on the need to mitigate the consequences of possible human rights impacts due to their operations, products or services provided, with an emphasis on those located in the region
Conflict-affected areas
II. CHALLENGES
(…)
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 8 [Eje nº 8]: Participation strategies for people in the reintegration process, as well as initiatives that strengthen the stabilisation and consolidation of the country
Construction sector
Corporate law & corporate governance
Corruption
Data protection & privacy
Development finance institutions
Energy sector
Environment & climate change
I. CONTEXT
Strategy “Commitment for the future of Colombia” [“Compromiso por el futuro de Colombia”]
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 5 [Eje nº 5]: Articulating spaces for social dialogue and effective participation
Strand 6 [Eje nº 6]: In areas affected by violence, provide guidance and assistance to companies in order to promote the promotion and guarantee of human rights
Equality & non-discrimination
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 4 [Eje nº 4]: Promoting inclusion and non-discrimination in business activity
Export credit
Extractives sector
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 2 [Eje nº 2]: Encourage the creation of regulations and strategies that promote respect for human rights in the development of business activities.
Extraterritorial jurisdiction
Finance & banking sector
Fisheries and aquaculture sectors
Forced labour & modern slavery
Freedom of association
II. CHALLENGES
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 5 [Eje nº 5]: Articulating spaces for social dialogue and effective participation
ii. Fundamental Pillar 2: The duty of business to respect human rights
Strand 1 [Eje nº 1]: Provide companies with the tools to fulfil their responsibility to respect human rights
Strand 3 [Eje nº 3]: Train public and private companies on the need to mitigate the consequences of possible human rights impacts due to their operations, products or services provided, with an emphasis on those located in the region
Garment, Textile and Footwear Sector
Gender & women’s rights
IV. POLICY DEFINITION
Human Rights Approach
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 2 [Eje nº 2]: Encourage the creation of regulations and strategies that promote respect for human rights in the development of business activities.
Strand 4 [Eje nº 4]: Promoting inclusion and non-discrimination in business activity
Strand 7 [Eje nº 7]: Provide guidance and assistance to businesses and enterprises targeting vulnerable populations
Strand 9 [Eje nº 9]: The state as economic actor
ii. Fundamental Pillar 2: The duty of business to respect human rights
Strand 1[Eje nº 1]: Provide companies with the tools to fulfil their responsibility to respect human rights
Strand 3 [Eje nº 3]: Train public and private companies on the need to mitigate the consequences of possible human rights impacts due to their operations, products or services provided, with an emphasis on those located in the region
Guidance to business
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 3 [Eje nº 3]: Dissemination of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights and of instruments and strategies related to the promotion of these rights
Strand 4 [Eje nº 4]: Promoting inclusion and non-discrimination in business activity
Strand 5 [Eje nº 5]: Articulating spaces for social dialogue and effective participation
Strand 6 [Eje nº 6]: In areas affected by violence, provide guidance and assistance to companies in order to promote the promotion and guarantee of human rights
Strand 7 [Eje nº 7]: Provide guidance and assistance to businesses and enterprises targeting vulnerable populations
Strand 9 [Eje nº 9]: The state as economic actor
ii. Fundamental Pillar 2: The duty of business to respect human rights
Strand 1[Eje nº 1]: Provide companies with the tools to fulfil their responsibility to respect human rights
Strand 2[Eje nº 2]: Promoting corporate human rights due diligence
Strand 3 [Eje nº 3]: Train public and private companies on the need to mitigate the consequences of possible human rights impacts due to their operations, products or services provided, with an emphasis on those located in the region
iii. Fundamental Pillar 3: Access to remedy mechanisms
Strand 2 [Eje nº 2]: Access to non-judicial remedy mechanisms
Health and social care
I. CONTEXT
Strategy “Commitment for the future of Colombia” [“Compromiso por el futuro de Colombia”]
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 1[Eje nº 1]: Promoting a human rights approach to economic and social revitalisation
ii. Fundamental Pillar 2: The duty of business to respect human rights
Strand 4 [Eje nº 4]: Monitor how the actions of companies impact human rights
Human rights defenders & whistle-blowers
Human rights due diligence
II. CHALLENGES
III. OBJECTIVES
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 9 [Eje nº 9]: The state as economic actor
ii. Fundamental Pillar 2: The duty of business to respect human rights
Strand 2 [Eje nº 2]: Promoting corporate human rights due diligence
Human rights impact assessments
ICT & electronics sector
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 2: The duty of business to respect human rights
Strand 1[Eje nº 1]: Provide companies with the tools to fulfil their responsibility to respect human rights
iii. Fundamental Pillar 3: Access to remedy mechanisms
Strand 2 [Eje nº 2]: Access to non-judicial remedy mechanisms
Indigenous peoples
II. CHALLENGES
IV. POLICY DEFINITION
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 5 [Eje nº 5]: Articulating spaces for social dialogue and effective participation
Investment treaties & investor-state dispute settlements
Judicial remedy
II. CHALLENGES
V. INTERNATIONAL NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
iii. Fundamental Pillar 3: Access to remedy mechanisms
Strand 1[Eje nº 1]: Access to judicial remedy mechanisms
Land
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 2 [Eje nº 2]: Encourage the creation of regulations and strategies that promote respect for human rights in the development of business activities.
Strand 5 [Eje nº 5]: Articulating spaces for social dialogue and effective participation
Migrant workers
IV. POLICY DEFINITION
National Human Rights Institutions/ Ombudspersons
Non-financial reporting
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 9 [Eje nº 9]: The state as economic actor
Non-judicial grievance mechanisms
II. CHALLENGES
V. INTERNATIONAL NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
iii. Fundamental Pillar 3: Access to remedy mechanisms
Strand 2 [Eje nº 2]: Access to non-judicial remedy mechanisms
OECD National Contact Points
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
iii. Fundamental Pillar 3: Access to remedy mechanisms
Strand 2 [Eje nº 2]: Access to non-judicial remedy mechanisms
Persons with disabilities
IV. POLICY DEFINITION
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 4 [Eje nº 4]: Promoting inclusion and non-discrimination in business activity
Policy coherence
II. CHALLENGES
IV. POLICY DEFINITION
Privatisation
Public procurement
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 9 [Eje nº 9]: The state as economic actor
ii. Fundamental Pillar 2: The duty of business to respect human rights
Strand 2[Eje nº 2]: Promoting corporate human rights due diligence
Security sector
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 3 [Eje nº 3]: Dissemination of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights and of instruments and strategies related to the promotion of these rights
Small & medium-sized enterprises
I. CONTEXT
Strategy “Commitment for the future of Colombia” [“Compromiso por el futuro de Colombia”]
III. OBJECTIVES
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 5 [Eje nº 5]: Articulating spaces for social dialogue and effective participation
ii. Fundamental Pillar 2: The duty of business to respect human rights
Strand 2[Eje nº 2]: Promoting corporate human rights due diligence
State Owned Enterprises/ Public Private Partnerships
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 3 [Eje nº 3]: Dissemination of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights and of instruments and strategies related to the promotion of these rights
Strand 4 [Eje nº 4]: Promoting inclusion and non-discrimination in business activity
Strand 5 [Eje nº 5]: Articulating spaces for social dialogue and effective participation
ii. Fundamental Pillar 2: The duty of business to respect human rights
Strand 3 [Eje nº 3]: Train public and private companies on the need to mitigate the consequences of possible human rights impacts due to their operations, products or services provided, with an emphasis on those located in the region
iii. Fundamental Pillar 3: Access to remedy mechanisms
Strand 2 [Eje nº 2]: Access to non-judicial remedy mechanisms
Supply chains
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
ii. Fundamental Pillar 2: The duty of business to respect human rights
Strand 1[Eje nº 1]: Provide companies with the tools to fulfil their responsibility to respect human rights
Strand 2[Eje nº 2]: Promoting corporate human rights due diligence
Taxation
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 2 [Eje nº 2]: Encourage the creation of regulations and strategies that promote respect for human rights in the development of business activities.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
III. OBJECTIVES
IV. POLICY DEFINITION
Sustainable Development Goals
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
ii. Fundamental Pillar 2: The duty of business to respect human rights
Strand 3 [Eje nº 3]: Train public and private companies on the need to mitigate the consequences of possible human rights impacts due to their operations, products or services provided, with an emphasis on those located in the region
Tourism sector
I. CONTEXT
Strategy “Commitment for the future of Colombia” [“Compromiso por el futuro de Colombia”]
Trade
Workers’ rights
I. CONTEXT
Strategy “Commitment for the future of Colombia” [“Compromiso por el futuro de Colombia”]
VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights
Strand 2 [Eje nº 2]: Encourage the creation of regulations and strategies that promote respect for human rights in the development of business activities.
Strand 4 [Eje nº 4]: Promoting inclusion and non-discrimination in business activity
Strand 5 [Eje nº 5]: Articulating spaces for social dialogue and effective participation
ii. Fundamental Pillar 2: The duty of business to respect human rights
Strand 1 [Eje nº 1]: Provide companies with the tools to fulfil their responsibility to respect human rights
Strand 3 [Eje nº 3]: Train public and private companies on the need to mitigate the consequences of possible human rights impacts due to their operations, products or services provided, with an emphasis on those located in the region
