This Guide describes how human rights can be integrated into environmental, social and health impact assessments (ESHIAs), which the oil and gas industry routinely uses to evaluate projects and activities. It provides an introduction to human rights and their relevance to the activities of the oil and gas industry, and briefly describes why it is important for the oil and gas industry to consider the impact that its projects and activities have on human rights. It is the product of collaboration between impact assessment practitioners from Ipieca members and human rights practitioners from the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR).
Integrating human rights into environmental, social and health impact assessments. A practical guide for the oil and gas industry.

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