These sanctions target individuals and entities in Belarus involved in undermining democracy, human rights abuses, and corruption. The measures include asset freezes, travel bans, and trade restrictions to pressure the Belarusian government to respect democratic norms and human rights.
Program website | www.seco.admin.ch |
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Measures imposed | Financial block · Travel ban · Restrictions on goods |
Target countries | Belarus |
Issuing authority | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO); State Secretariat for Economic Affairs |
Issuing country | Swiss Confederation |
Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes
ID | Title | Issuer |
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[US-BRUS] | Belarus Sanctions | OFAC United States |
[EU-BLR] | EU Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine | Council European Union |
[UK-BLR] | UK sanctions relating to the Republic of Belarus | OFSI United Kingdom |
Sanctions programs are created by governments and international organisations to impose measures on entities in response to specific events or situations.
They are bundled into data sources that are imported into the OpenSanctions database.