US bolsters human rights criteria for arms sales
The arms transfer policy takes into account how US weapons sales could be used to commit rights abuses.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has revamped its arms export policy to include new criteria it says will reduce the risk that US weapons sold overseas will be used to commit human rights abuses.
Under the revised US Conventional Arms Transfer Policy released Thursday, a weapon transfer or sale cannot be approved if the US government assesses the recipient would “more likely than not” use the arms to commit or facilitate acts including genocide, crimes against humanity, breaches of the Geneva Conventions or other serious violations of international law.
