The Leahy laws : alignment of human rights with foreign security assistance / Darlene Starr, editor.

Includes index.

THE LEAHY LAWS: ALIGNMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS WITH FOREIGN SECURITY ASSISTANCE; THE LEAHY LAWS: ALIGNMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS WITH FOREIGN SECURITY ASSISTANCE; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: "LEAHY LAW" HUMAN RIGHTS PROVISIONS AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE:ISSUE OVERVIEW; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND; LEAHY VETTING IN PRACTICE; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; CONCLUSION; Chapter 2: HUMAN RIGHTS: ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE, MONITORING, AND TRAINING COULDIMPROVE IMPLEMENTATIONOF THE LEAHY LAWS; ABBREVIATIONS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS.

What gao foundbackground; state and dod have provided guidance to address the leahy laws, but state's guidance for implementing the preexisting duty-to inform requirement is unclear; state does not monitor whether all u.s. embassies have standard operating procedures that address leahy law requirements; state offers training to personnel on human rights vetting, but its web-based trainingis outdated; conclusion; recommendations for executive action; agency comments and our evaluation; appendix i: objectives, scope and methodology.

Chapter 3: PERSIAN GULF: IMPLEMENTATION GAPS LIMIT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF END-USE MONITORING AND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. MILITARY EQUIPMENTWHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; IMPLEMENTATION GAPS LIMIT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF U.S. EFFORTS TO SAFEGUARD MILITARY EQUIPMENT IN THE PERSIAN GULF COUNTRIES; DOD'S AND STATE'S END-USE MONITORING VARIES SIGNIFICANTLY FOR NVDS PURCHASED BY PERSIAN GULF COUNTRIES.

STATE CONDUCTS HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR RECIPIENTS OF U.S.- FUNDED TRAINING IN GULF COUNTRIES, BUT DOES NOT CONDUCT COMPARABLE VETTING FOR RECIPIENTS OF EQUIPMENTCONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY; Chapter 4: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LEAHYVETTING PROCESS; OVERVIEW; Blank Page; INDEX.

Congressional interest in the laws and processes involved in conditioning U.S. assistance to foreign security forces on human rights grounds has grown in recent years, especially as U.S. Administrations have increased emphasis on expanding U.S. partnerships and building partnership capacity with foreign military and other security forces. Congress has played an especially prominent role in initiating, amending, supporting with resources, and overseeing implementation of long-standing laws on human rights provisions affecting U.S. security assistance. This book provides background on the Leahy.

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