Sanctions

Sanctions

It is imperative that the ultimate sanction be available for those who have committed those crimes – John Aschcroft

UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL

The Security Council can take action to maintain or restore international peace and security under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter. Sanctions measures, under Article 41, encompass a broad range of enforcement options that do not involve the use of armed force. Since 1966, the Security Council has established 30 sanctions regimes, in Southern Rhodesia, South Africa, the former Yugoslavia (2), Haiti, Iraq (2), Angola, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Eritrea, Eritrea and Ethiopia, Liberia (3), DRC, Côte d’Ivoire, Sudan, Lebanon, DPRK, Iran, Libya (2), Guinea-Bissau, CAR, Yemen, South Sudan and Mali, as well as against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida and the Taliban.

Check out our new blog post

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REPATRIATES OVER $20 MILLION IN ASSETS STOLEN BY FORMER NIGERIAN DICTATOR.