HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIONS AND GUIDANCE

BIS

Licensing Policy to Promote Respect for Human Rights (October 2020)
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/06/2020-21815/amendment-to-licensing-policy-for-items-controlled-for-crime-control-reasons

New Controls on Water Cannon Systems (October 2020)
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/06/2020-21816/controls-on-exports-and-reexports-of-water-cannon-systems

Notice of Inquiry Advanced Surveillance Systems and Other Items of Human Rights Concern (July 2020) https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/07/17/2020-15416/advanced-surveillance-systems-and-other-items-of-human-rights-concern

Addition of Entities Engaged in, or Enabling, Human Rights Abuses to the Entity List 

October 2019

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/09/2019-22210/addition-of-certain-entities-to-the-entity-list

June 2020

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/06/05/2020-10868/addition-of-certain-entities-to-the-entity-list-revision-of-existing-entries-on-the-entity-list

July 2020

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/07/22/2020-15827/addition-of-certain-entities-to-the-entity-list-revision-of-existing-entries-on-the-entity-list

December 2020

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/22/2020-28031/addition-of-entities-to-the-entity-list-revision-of-entry-on-the-entity-list-and-removal-of-entities

Interagency

Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory (June 2020)

https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/documents/pdfs/2569-xinjiang-supply-chain-business-advisory-final-for-508/file

Department of State Guidance on Implementing the UN Guiding Principles for Transactions Linked to Foreign Government End-Users for Products or Services with Surveillance Capabilities (September 2020)

https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DRL-Industry-Guidance-Project-FINAL-508.pdf