Sec. 8. Protecting human rights defenders at multilateral and regional bodies
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The Secretary of State and the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations shall use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations, international financial institutions, regional bodies, and other multilateral bodies— to promote full participation and oppose efforts that prevent the full participation of human rights defenders or block the accreditation of bona fide human rights organizations seeking consultative status at such institutions and bodies; to ensure that such institutions and bodies bolster the protection and safe participation of human rights defenders who are subject to transnational repression, state harassment, and reprisals; to increase monitoring and reporting to identify and track reprisals against human rights defenders, including human rights defenders who engage with such institutions and bodies; to urge member states to engage with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders (referred to in this section as the Special Rapporteur ), to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur, and to take steps to implement the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur; and to support the use of targeted sanctions, censure of member states, and all diplomatic tools available to hold responsible persons that engage in reprisals against human rights defenders.