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United Kingdom designates 49 individuals and groups in new rights sanctions

Last Updated 06 July 2020, 16:32 IST

Britain on Monday identified 49 individuals and organisations to be sanctioned under a new regime targeting people who violate human rights, 25 of them Russian and 20 Saudis.

The Russians are targeted for involvement in the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky and the Saudis for the death of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Foreign Office said.

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(Published 06 July 2020, 16:32 IST)

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