Advancing business and human rights in Tanzania
This report documents highlights from a strategic workshop on business and human rights, conducted by the Tanzania National Human Right Institution (NHRI), The Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRAGG), and the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR), in August-September 2021.
The workshop was conducted as part of the Responsible Business Conduct in Sub-Saharan Africa Project, made possible thanks to the support from the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations in Geneva. Responsibility for the content rests entirely with the Tanzanian Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance and the Danish Institute for Human Rights.
The three-day workshop was attended by 18 participants from CHRAGG, including the Honourable Chairman, Vice Chairman and Commissioners.
The workshop aimed at carving out ways forward for CHRAGG to strengthen the protection of human rights in the context of business activities in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. With reference to its mandate, in line with the Paris Principles, the event particularly reflected on CHRAGG’s role in supporting the implementation of business and human rights (BHR) themes under the current National Human Rights Action Plan; including on how to concretise action towards the development of a National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAP). The workshop also identified tangible actions and activities for CHRAGG engagement on BHR going forward.
The purpose of sharing the highlights, is to contribute to furthering the dialogue on BHR in Tanzania, including the role, aims and objectives of CHRAGG.
The report is published by the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRAGG).
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