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UK Expands Global Sanctions Regime to Target Serious Human Rights Abuses, War-Law Violations and Aid Restrictions
The United Kingdom has broadened its global human rights sanctions framework to cover serious violations of international humanitarian law, unlawful restrictions on personal liberty and the obstruction of humanitarian assistance, giving the government wider powers to hold individuals and organisations accountable for abuses around the world. The new Global Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Sanctions Regulations 2026 came into force on October 15, replacing the
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