Uganda - National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (2021-2026)

Date of Adoption:

August 2021

Purpose: UN Guiding Principles implementation.

Key Provisions:

• Sets government strategies and the roles of state and non-state actors across eight focus areas: land and natural resources; environment; labour rights; revenue transparency, tax exemptions and corruption; social service delivery by private actors; consumer protection; access to remedy; and women, vulnerable and marginalised groups. 
• Commits government to build business capacity on human rights, promote compliance/accountability and disseminate HR guidelines to investors.
• Is largely state-centred: business-facing content is limited to general role statements and planned interventions (e.g. adopting human rights policies), with no dedicated chapter on expectations towards businesses.