A/HRC/44/24 (i) Refrain from recording footage of assembly participants, unless there are concrete indications that participants are engaging in, or will engage in, serious criminal activity, and such recording is provided by law, with the necessary robust safeguards; (j) Establish a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology in the context of peaceful assemblies, at least until the authorities responsible can demonstrate compliance with privacy and data protection standards as well as the absence of significant accuracy issues and discriminatory impacts, and until the following recommendations are implemented: (i) Systematically conduct human rights due diligence before deploying facial recognition technology devices and throughout the entire life cycle of the tools deployed; (ii) Establish effective, independent and impartial oversight mechanisms for the use of facial recognition technology, such as independent data protection authorities, and consider imposing a requirement of prior authorization by an independent body for the use of facial recognition technologies in the context of assemblies; (iii) Put in place strict privacy and data protection laws that regulate the collection, retention, analysis and otherwise processing of personal data, including facial templates; (iv) Ensure transparency about the use of image recordings and facial recognition technology in the context of assemblies, including through informed consultations with the public, experts and civil society, and the provision of information regarding the acquisition of facial recognition technology, the suppliers of such technology and the accuracy of the tools; (v) When relying on private companies to procure or deploy these facial recognition technologies, request that companies carry out human rights due diligence to identify, prevent, mitigate and address potential and actual adverse impact on human rights and, in particular, ensure that data protection and nondiscrimination requirements be included in the design and the implementation of these technologies; (k) Given the frequency with which less-lethal weapons and ammunition have caused substantial harm in the context of peaceful assemblies, apply the standards of necessity and proportionality rigorously to their use, including by refraining from the use of such weapons in situations of crowd control that can be addressed through less harmful means,113 and ensure that the use of less lethal weapons is closely monitored; (l) Take into account the United Nations Human Rights Guidance on LessLethal Weapons in Law Enforcement, which supplements and complements the Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials114 and the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials;115 (m) Ensure mandatory training for all law enforcement personnel on lesslethal weapons and ammunition, including on international norms and standards on the use of force and human rights, and restrict the use of less-lethal weapons and ammunition to law enforcement officials who have undergone appropriate training; (n) Ensure accountability for human rights violations related to the improper use of less-lethal weapons and ammunition by law enforcement in the context of assemblies through judicial or non-judicial mechanisms, such as commissions of inquiry or disciplinary boards, and ensure that investigations into the misuse of less-lethal 113 114 115 Human Rights Committee, general comment No. 36, para. 14. General Assembly resolution 34/169, annex. General Assembly resolution 45/166. 15