Information received about the negative human rights impact of the extraterritorial jurisdiction asserted by the United States in connection with its unilateral sanctions. Specifically, this involves primary and secondary sanctions against foreign nationals for alleged activities outside of the United States that circumvent or fail to comply with the US sanctions. It also involves penalizing foreign companies that are owned or controlled by U.S. persons, as well as certain other foreign companies, for doing business with sanctioned states. These situations raise grave concerns about human rights as well as adherence to the rule of law.