Canada Sanctions Belarusian Officials for ‘Gross and Systematic Human Rights Violations’
By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20
On September 29, 2020, the Government of Canada imposed sanctions on several officials representing the Government of Belarus under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA), including Belarusian President Aleksandr Grigoryevich Lukashenko. According to Government Affairs Canada, the sanctions are part of a broader diplomatic effort in the wake of “a systematic campaign of repression and violence against public protests and the activities of opposition groups” in Belarus that followed its...
By: Dickinson Wright