Congressional Research Service Issues In Focus White Paper on Global Human Rights - Security Forces Vetting
January 10, 2025
January 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10575) on Jan. 6, 2025, by foreign affairs specialist Michael A. Weber:
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Global Human Rights: Security Forces Vetting ("Leahy Laws")
The "Leahy Laws" prohibit U.S. assistance to foreign security force units when there is credible information that the unit has committed a "gross violation of human rights" (GV . . .
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Global Human Rights: Security Forces Vetting ("Leahy Laws")
The "Leahy Laws" prohibit U.S. assistance to foreign security force units when there is credible information that the unit has committed a "gross violation of human rights" (GV . . .