sanctions

Litigants explain their suit challenging U.S. Treasury Department’s OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) decision to prohibit organization’s providing “a platform” for…

After a series of coups in the region following years of counterterrorism cooperation, the US needs a new approach to recover its stride.

Robust laws are needed to account for the ways in which illicit assets are hidden in the UK and ensure justice for survivors of the conflict in Syria.

The Biden administration may be tempted to step in as Russia fails to protect Armenians, but it should exercise caution in its assistance.

The link between national security and corporate criminal enforcement was a key theme across three speeches by senior Department of Justice officials at the American Bar Association's…

Pursuing transparency measures now in Iran would help prevent the country's nuclear program from triggering a wider war.

In Russia and other repressive countries, the situation is often dire for the lawyers trying to defend political prisoners.

The Biden administration needs to use visa sanctions more transparently if they are to have a serious political impact.

After handling many prominent cases, one involving Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza illustrates the dire threats and the need for support.

The Biden administration must remind the Indian government that a true democracy must respect the fundamental right to dissent.

Twenty-five years after the U.N. Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, the usual methods of protection and accountability aren’t working well enough.

Sanctions programs could benefit from certain measures to restore their function as a critical U.N. Security Council tool for peace.