Canada imposes sanctions on individuals linked to murder of Jamal Khashoggi November 29, 2018 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced targeted sanctions under the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act against 17 Saudi nationals linked to the […]
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Today, OFAC designated the following Saudi officials: ABAHUSSAIN, Mansour Othman M. (a.k.a. ABAHUSEYIN, Mansur Othman M; a.k.a. HUSSEIN, Mansour Othman Aba); DOB 11 Aug 1972; alt. DOB 10 Aug 1972; POB Majmaa, Saudi Arabia; nationality Saudi Arabia; Gender Male; Passport S059033 (Saudi Arabia) issued 22 Feb 2016 expires 28 Dec […]
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Last Friday, OFAC removed the following two individual listings: GUL, Abdulhamit; DOB 12 Mar 1977; POB Nizip, Gaziantep, Turkey; nationality Turkey; Gender Male (individual) [GLOMAG]. SOYLU, Suleyman; DOB 21 Nov 1969; POB Istanbul, Turkey; nationality Turkey; Gender Male (individual) [GLOMAG]. from the Global Magnitsky human rights sanctions, following the […]
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Today, OFAC added the following people: AUNG KYAW ZAW (a.k.a. AUNG KYAW ZAWW), Burma; DOB 20 Aug 1961; Gender Male; Passport DM-000826 issued 22 Nov 2011 (individual) [GLOMAG]. KHIN HLAING, Burma; DOB 02 May 1968; Gender Male (individual) [GLOMAG]. KHIN MAUNG SOE, Burma; DOB 1972; Gender Male (individual) […]
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Seems like it will be a way to get someone’s attention without having to make a new sanctions program… OFAC, on Wednesday, added the following persons to the Global Magnitsky human rights violations sanctions program: GUL, Abdulhamit; DOB 12 Mar 1977; POB Nizip, Gaziantep, Turkey; nationality Turkey; Gender Male (individual) […]
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Publication of Global Magnitsky Sanctions Regulations 6/28/2018 Today, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is announcing the issuance of the Global Magnitsky Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 583. These regulations implement the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and Executive Order 13818 of December 20, 2017 (“Blocking the Property of […]
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Last Thursday, OFAC added the following three persons: DIAZ, Francisco (a.k.a. DIAZ MADRIZ, Francisco Javier), Residencial Lomas del Valle, Casa U5, Managua, Nicaragua; DOB 03 Aug 1961; POB Chinandega, Nicaragua; nationality Nicaragua; Gender Male; National ID No. 0810308610000L (individual) [GLOMAG]. LOPEZ, Jose Francisco (a.k.a. LOPEZ CENTENO, Jose Francisco; a.k.a. […]
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On Tuesday, OFAC designated the following persons: HIENG, Hing Bun (a.k.a. BUNHEANG, Hing; a.k.a. BUNHEUNG, Hing; a.k.a. HEANG, Him Bun; a.k.a. HEANG, Hing Bun), Takhmao, Cambodia; 22, St. 118, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; DOB 01 Jan 1957; POB Cambodia; Gender Male (individual) [GLOMAG]. ROSARIO, Felix Ramon Bautista; DOB 16 Jun […]
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On April 13th, Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) implemented Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/565 by amending the following individual: 1. ABBASZADEH-MESHKINI Mahmoud Position: Secretary of Advisor to the Human Right Council Other Information: Former Secretary of the Human Right Council. Former Governor of Ilam Province. Former Interior Ministry’s political director. […]
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Iran: Council extends by one year sanctions responding to serious human rights violation On 12 April 2018, the Council extended until 13 April 2019 its restrictive measures responding to serious human rights violations in Iran. These measures consist of: a travel ban and an asset freeze against 82 people and one […]
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