Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act

Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act

This bill requires the President to impose certain sanctions on foreign governments that have engaged in genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes.

Upon determining that the government of a foreign country has committed such crimes, the President must sanction the country by prohibiting (1) any U.S. security assistance; and (2) arms sales, including the sale, transfer, delivery, and export licensing of defense articles and defense services. Additionally, the bill prohibits federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies from participating in any exchange with the police, military, or security forces of the sanctioned country.

The bill establishes the U.S. Commission on Atrocity Accountability and Human Rights to review violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law and to make policy recommendations with respect to the imposition and termination of sanctions specified in the bill.

Bill 118 hr 1471, also known as the Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act, is a piece of legislation introduced in the US Congress with the aim of preventing the United States from providing military assistance to countries with a history of human rights abuses.

The bill seeks to establish a comprehensive framework for evaluating and monitoring the human rights records of foreign governments receiving US military aid. It requires the Secretary of State to submit an annual report to Congress detailing the human rights practices of countries receiving US military assistance, and to suspend or terminate such assistance if a country is found to be engaging in systematic human rights violations.

Additionally, the bill prohibits the transfer of certain types of military equipment to countries with a poor human rights record, such as tear gas, rubber bullets, and small arms. It also requires the President to impose sanctions on individuals and entities involved in human rights abuses, including freezing their assets and banning them from entering the United States. Overall, the Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act aims to hold foreign governments accountable for their human rights practices and ensure that US military assistance is not used to support or enable human rights violations.