Aiming to prevent and document human rights abuses, Oxfam  conducted a training workshop on the Community-based Human Rights Impact Assessment Training + National Action Plan Workshop held 21-22 March 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The workshop provided the participants an opportunity to learn a Human Right Impact Assessment (HRIA) tool created by Rights and Democracy, known as Getting it Right. The tool is designed for CSOs to help them identify human rights impacts of private foreign investments, propose responses, and engage government and corporate actors to take action on human rights.

Through a representative from the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR), the participants also learned about the formulation, uses, and limitations of National Action Plans (NAPs) for business and human rights. For more information about NAPs on Business and Human Rights, visit: http://icar.ngo/analysis/napsreport/.

Through this workshop, the participants gained a better understanding of the value of community-based HRIA in preventing and documenting human rights abuses. Ultimately, they were equipped with a useful tool on supporting community-based organizations.