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 last amendments, the Government of Canada has further amended its sanctions against Syria, which are contained in the Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations (the “Regulations”) made pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act. The amendments add 17 individuals and five entities to the list of designated persons in Schedule 1 of the Regulations. 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) Regulations (the “Regulations”) made pursuant to the 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…
The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has recently announced that it is consulting on its draft guidance on the process for imposing monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions. The guidance relates to the new civil powers in the Policing and Crime Bill (the “Bill”), The Bill, which is currently going through Parliament, will change the legal framework for enforcing the financial sanctions regulations. In particular, it will create a monetary penalty regime, enabling…