The EU has extended its sanctions against the Syrian regime by one year, until 1 June 2018. Decision (CFSP) 2017/917, taken by the European Council on 29 May 2017, is in line with the EU approach of maintaining sanctions against the Syrian regime and its supporters as long as the repression of civilians continues. The EU currently imposes a broad range of sanctions against Syria, which includes, amongst others: an arms embargo; an oil embargo;…
The European Council has adopted sanctions against nine individuals who hold positions of responsibility in the State administration and in the chain of command of the security forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for planning, directing or committing serious human rights violations. This is in addition to the seven people on whom the EU imposed sanctions as of 12 December 2016 due to the obstruction of the electoral process and related human rights…
On April 20, 2017, one week after the lastĀ amendments, the Government of Canada has further amended its sanctions against Syria, which are contained in the Special Economic Measures (Syria) RegulationsĀ (the āRegulationsā) made pursuant to theĀ Special Economic Measures Act. The amendments add 17 individuals and five entities to the list of designated persons in Schedule 1 of the Regulations.Ā According to a Government of Canada press release, the newly listed individuals are all high-ranking individuals in…
On April 13, 2017, the Government of Canada further amended its sanctions against Syria, which are contained in the Special Economic Measures (Syria) RegulationsĀ (the āRegulationsā) made pursuant to theĀ Special Economic Measures Act. Under the Regulations, persons in Canada and Canadians outside Canada are subject to a number of prohibitions on dealings with designated persons as well as disclosure requirements with regard to certain property or information related to designated persons. The amendments add 27 additional…