On 15 April, a Commentary from RUSI says that, as the UK government prepares to use new sanctions powers to target those responsible for gross violations of human rights, it must ensure clear criteria for their use are established from the start. It points out that the legislation which sets out the powers for UK sanctions after Brexit, includes specific provisions for human rights sanctions and that using sanctions to address gross human rights violations is not a new idea. The UK will join a small group of (Western) countries who have embraced so-called ‘Magnitsky’ sanctions regimes.
https://rusi.org/commentary/sanctioning-human-rights-choices-facing-britain
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