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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.
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