A junior officer stands up and asks, "How can you come here and talk to us about human rights when everyone knows the United States has violated human rights at Abu Ghraib?" How do you respond? You have just concluded an information briefing of host nation personnel at a Subject Matter Expert Exchange on incorporating human rights considerations into the military planning process, and have opened the floor to questions and answers. It is in the national security interest of the United States to prohibit assistance to units and individuals credibly accused of human rights violations and to encourage our partners to hold individuals accountable for their actions The overall message SOUTHCOM personnel should convey on Leahy Law to our partners is: Persuade the officer to desist, intervening with moral dissuasion as long as it poses no serious threat to your safety or your mission. You witness a host-country military officer physically abusing his trainee in a clearly life-threatening manner. Report all details to your chain of command. Memorize or jot down a description of the officers, their vehicle, and any insignia and/or marking. The officers get in the truck and are about to drive away.
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The driver is handcuffed and put in the back of the police truck. Your attempts to identify yourselves as U.S. Without identifying themselves as police conducting an arrest, two uniformed officers begin to harass and threaten your driver, a host nation national whom you trust, ordering him out of the vehicle and ordering you and the others to remain where you are. colleagues when you are unexpectedly pulled over by police. You are off duty touring a foreign city in an unofficial vehicle with local and U.S. Positive advances include:ĭescribe the responsibilities of DoD personnel in responding to gross violations of human rights in the AOR, according to the Five R's of Human Rights (Standing Orders Card) and SOUTHCOM Regulation 51-1. Since 2004, partner nations have committed their military or security forces to implement HRI or are developing their own human rights programs. SOUTHCOM actively promotes Human Rights with Partner Nations militaries through the Human Rights Initiative with the goal of strengthening regional consensus and respect for Human Rights by military and security forces. Which of the following are signs of possible trafficking in persons activity? Government considers TIP to include all acts involved in the sale or receipt of persons through:įorce, coercion, fraud or deception, recruitment, abduction, transport or harboring The term "gross violations of internationally recognized human rights" includes: *Is intended to ensure information SOUTHCOM personnel may have on the commission of gross violations of human rights by foreign military or security forces is shared with the Department of State
*Establishes guidance and procedures for SOUTHCOM personnel to report gross human rights violations committed by partner nation militaries or security forces *Identifies that SDO/DATTs are responsible for reporting requirements SOUTHCOM Regulation 51-1: (Select all that apply) government officials and military continuously train on human rights? The responsibility to conduct human rights training, promote respect for human rights, and/or integrate human rights concerns is embedded in which US military doctrine When does human rights law require a nation to guarantee the fundamental human rights of its citizens?įundamental human rights must be respected throughout the peace-war-peace spectrum is bound under international law by the human rights treaties it has ratified.įreedoms, immunities, and benefits that are deemed universal, inherent, and inalienable possessions of all humankind Human rights include protections against: Which of the following is true of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
In modern military missions, soldiers are often responsible for protecting the human rights of civilians.
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