Security Assistance U.S. Agencies Should Improve Oversight of Human Rights Training for Foreign Security Forces
Abstract
The U.S. government seeks to advance human rights when it provides security assistance to foreign countries. Such assistance includes DOD- and State-supported human rights and international humanitarian law training for foreign security forces. The NDAA for Fiscal Year 2017 consolidated multiple capacity building authorities, now codified at 10 U.S.C. section 333. DOD implements most U.S. human rights training for foreign security forces. Congress included a provision in the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2018 for GAO to review human rights training for foreign security forces. This report, among other objectives, (1) describes the entities through which DOD and State provide such training, (2) assesses the extent to which DOD and State track the provision of and funding for such training, and (3) examines the extent to which DOD and State have evaluated the effectiveness of the training. GAO reviewed laws, regulations, guidance, agency training and funding data, and course catalogs, and interviewed agency officials.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1157429
Entities
People
- Jennifer A. Grover
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office