Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad de la Información y del Conocimiento

37 – Process of building the Second National Human Rights Action Plan 2027-2030

Brief description of the commitment: participatory development of the Second National Human Rights Action Plan 2027-2030 to establish institutional public policy commitments at the national and subnational levels, subject to a process of public monitoring and follow-up through a web platform where progress in implementation is reported. The development of national human rights action plans strengthens the institutionalization of the human rights approach and promotes the adoption of the relevant regulations to ensure the sustainability of the cyclical process for their development.

Organization leading the commitment: Secretariat of Human Rights of the Presidency.

Person responsible for the commitment: Collette Spinetti , Secretary of Human Rights of the Presidency. Contact: collette.spinetti@presidencia.gub.uy . 

Technical Manager: Perla Rodríguez, Technical Advisor. Contact: perodriguez@presidencia.gub.uy .

Actors:

1. Government: National and departmental.

2. Civil Society: Leaders in actions with a human rights focus.

Implementation period: September 2025 – June 2029 .

Problem definition

What problem does the commitment intend to address?

The participatory development of national human rights action plans strengthens the mechanisms for articulating, mainstreaming, and integrating public policy responses to the human rights problems of the population. This second edition not only ensures the institutionalization of the human rights approach in public policy but also provides continuity to the cyclical mechanisms for developing, monitoring, and ensuring accountability for actions undertaken by public institutions. Furthermore, integrating new strategic perspectives, such as territoriality, ensures the incorporation of the unique realities of departmental, local, and community contexts, creating spaces for open dialogue with all relevant social actors.

What are the causes of the problem?

Explain your understanding of the causes of the problem. If possible, identify the root causes. Use problem-solving tools when necessary (e.g., problem tree, five whys, fishbone diagram, or other related methods) and provide evidence whenever possible.

The fragmentation of public policies and the lack of coordination among institutions are causing difficulties in responding comprehensively to human rights problems. National Human Rights Action Plans are a fundamental tool for fulfilling and reviewing the obligations the States undertake towards their citizens. These obligations and responses require collective processes of public deliberation that generate the necessary input for accurate diagnoses, which strengthen institutional responses and enable adjustments for continuous improvement of actions through monitoring, follow-up, and accountability mechanisms.

Description of the commitment

What has been done so far to solve the problem?

The creation of the first National Human Rights Plan sought to establish the appropriate institutional framework, legitimizing the tool through an Executive Decree, setting a roadmap for building a second national action plan, and thus complying with international recommendations on human rights.

What solution does it propose?

The participatory development of the Second National Action Plan on Human Rights not only aims at responding with actions and institutional commitments to public policy at the national and departmental levels, but also generates regulatory instruments to ensure the sustainability of human rights through the submission to the legislature of the draft law on the cyclical mechanisms of national action plans, following approval by the Board of Directors of the Secretariat of Human Rights, as the competent governing body. Furthermore, the use of the Digital Citizen Participation Platform as a tool to receive input from citizens during the co-creation process of the strategic vision document, which serves as the conceptual framework for institutional commitments, enables collective and consensual construction among participating actors, thus initiating the participatory consultation process. Finally, to monitor the committed actions, a public web platform is being created to track progress and the degree of compliance.

What results do we want to achieve by implementing this commitment?

To effectively comply with the legal provisions of the SDH, as the governing body for the human rights approach in the public policies of the Executive Branch. In such capacity, to promote participation in the development processes of institutional responses during their design, implementation, and evaluation stages, as well as the impact that these commitments of action would have on the reinforcement of  public policies with an approach on human rights, and therefore, on people's lives. 

Commitment analysis

How will the commitment promote transparency?

It will help citizens to have better access to information, its progress and impact on public policies regarding human rights.

How will the commitment help foster accountability?

It will help public institutions to boost mechanisms for participation, transparency and accountability to the people, and to guarantee the human rights of all people, by having participatory public tools such as web viewpoints, where institutional commitments will be uploaded and made visible.

How will the commitment improve citizen participation in defining, implementing, and monitoring solutions?

Citizens and civil society groups will be proactively involved through trips inside the country, in-person and virtual departmental and/or local meetings, generating dialogue tables, a citizen participation platform, and annual reports or follow-up reports uploaded to the public viewpoint as a form of accountability.