Sec. 4. Statement of policy
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It shall be the policy of the United States— to reaffirm the commitment of the United States to— the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations on December 10, 1948; the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders; and human rights defenders, who, often at great risk to themselves, work nonviolently to protect and advance human rights and democratic principles; to integrate support for human rights defenders and democracy advocates and their protection from reprisals as part of bilateral and multilateral diplomatic, development, defense, economic, law enforcement, security assistance, export control, climate, and anti-corruption activities of the United States; to engage with the private sector to respect, support, and, when possible, protect human rights defenders and prevent human rights violations throughout business operations, investments, and supply chains in accordance with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights published by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct; to work in solidarity with front-line human rights defenders and democracy advocates to integrate prevention, mitigation, and response measures into development and foreign assistance activities to strengthen physical and digital safety, well-being, protection measures, and the resiliency of local organizations in the country of concern; to assist human rights defenders and their immediate family members living in exile so they can safely continue their work, free from threats or acts of transnational repression; to end impunity for reprisals against human rights defenders by strengthening accountability for perpetrators, including through appropriate investigations and prosecutions, exercise of sanctions authorities such as the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act ( 22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq. ), and support for other mechanisms and measures; to strengthen access to justice and provide legal representation for human rights defenders; to affirm that support for human rights defenders and their protection from reprisals is central to the policy interests of the United States; and to coordinate assistance strategies and direct assistance for human rights defenders with bilateral partners, non-governmental foundations and charities, and other advocates and service providers.
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