Left over in Afghanistan?
Human rights advocates and some congressional Democrats on Wednesday cautiously welcomed Washington Post reporting that the Biden administration has created a program to track and investigate allegations of foreign forces harming or killing civilians with weapons provided by the United States.
“The United States clearly has a vested interest in knowing what harm its weapons sales and security assistance cause to civilians,” Human Rights Watch (HRW) deputy Washington director Nicole Widdersheim told the newspaper. “Let’s see if the Biden administration puts political will behind this good idea.”
Positive news today on accountability for harm caused by U.S.-supplied weapons.
As @annieshiel told the @washingtonpost, this is “an important step,” but "its impact will come down to the details of implementation.” https://t.co/qYnfvSYUsj
— FCNL (Quakers) (@FCNL) September 13, 2023