Over-compliance with unilateral sanctions hurts human rights

Over-compliance with unilateral sanctions hurts human rights

As governments increasingly use unilateral sanctions measures to pursue foreign policy objectives, it has become common for businesses, including banks and financial institutions to over-comply with them, said the UN Human Rights Council-appointed Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures, Alena Douhan. Ms. Douhan said some individually imposed sanctions are having a widespread detrimental impact on…

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Unilateral US sanctions halt Beijing-Washington military ties, China

Unilateral US sanctions halt Beijing-Washington military ties, China

File photo: The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said that the US unilateral sanctions have prevented military contacts. From Beijing, the Chinese Foreign Ministry added that one of the reasons for the lack of US-China military ties is the US’s unilateral sanctions. Meanwhile, according to the news agency, the United States has imposed sanctions on Chinese…

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Unilateral actions should be stopped otherwise there will be less possibility of living with equality, US Secretary of Defense

Unilateral actions should be stopped otherwise there will be less possibility of living with equality, US Secretary of Defense

The US Secretary of Defense says that unilateral actions should be stopped because this will reduce the chances of Israel and Palestine being on an equal footing. Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel today where he met with Prime Minister Netanyahu. Lloyd Austin is on a tour of Middle East countries, his plane landed…

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