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Global Humanhuman Rightsrights sanctions: guidance

Guidance on the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
Published
6 July 2020
Last updated
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This guidance assists people in implementing and complying with the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020. It covers the prohibitions and requirements imposed by the regulations. It also provides guidance on best practice for:

  • complying with the prohibitions and requirements
  • enforcing them
  • circumstances where they do not apply

This guidance should be read alongside more detailed sanctions guidance published by departments including the Home Office and HM Treasury, through the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI).

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2026-03-25 08:21
Added summary of the regime’s purposes, scope and prohibitions.

2026-03-12 09:56
Page has been updated for better clarity and usability. No material changes to text.

2025-03-07 14:59
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2024-12-05 10:00
These changes reflect the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2024 and taken together make a range of technical changes with the purpose of improving OFSI’s ability to gather intelligence on industry’s compliance with financial sanctions, strengthen OFSI’s enforcement powers, enable OFSI to conduct its licensing responsibilities more efficiently, and clarify financial sanctions legislation where there is existing uncertainty.

2024-07-09 14:15
Amended to include guidance on director disqualification legislation.