A/HRC/44/24 weapons and ammunition by law enforcement are effective, transparent, prompt, independent and impartial. 54. In addition, the High Commissioner recommends that business enterprises: (a) Make all efforts to meet their responsibility to respect all human rights, including through the full operationalization of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which implies conducting effective human rights due diligence across their operations and in relation to all human rights, including the right of peaceful assembly, and taking appropriate action to prevent, mitigate and address actual and potential impacts; (b) In particular, carry out, as part of due diligence, a thorough human rights impact assessment prior to any potential transaction involving surveillance technologies; (c) Also carry out human rights due diligence to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for any adverse human rights impacts of the use of facial recognition technology before deploying and throughout the entire life cycle of facial recognition tools; (d) Challenge Internet shutdown requests from governments through available legal procedures and keep their customers informed of any such requests and any disruption orders implemented; (e) When developing and manufacturing less-lethal weapons and ammunition, provide information about specific risks these weapons and ammunition may pose, and be transparent about technical specifications, design features and safety analyses conducted. 16

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