Human Rights: Additional Guidance, Monitoring, and Training Could Improve Implementation of the Leahy Laws

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By Charles Michael Jonson, Jr. (au)
Year: 2013
Pages: 42
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-4927-5

Product Code: 1457849275

Description

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, prohibits assistance to a unit of a foreign governmentäó»s security forces if the Sec. of State (State) has credible information that such unit has committed a gross violation of human rights. The Dept. of Defenseäó»s (DODäó»s) annual appropriation contains a similar provision that applies to DOD-funded training programs. State administers a vetting process to address these laws, commonly referred to as the Leahy laws. This report examines the extent to which (1) State and DOD provide guidance to their personnel to address the Leahy laws; (2) State monitors whether U.S. embassies have developed procedures to address the requirements of the Leahy laws; and (3) State provides training to personnel who conduct human rights vetting. This is a public version of a sensitive but unclassified report. Tables and figure. This is a print on demand report.

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