UK sanctions: Global Human Rights Sanctions
186 designations under The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020: 146 people, 40 companies and groups, as listed on the UK Sanctions List dated 03-Nov-2026. The newest designation is dated 8 September 2026.
Names, positions, sanctions and reasons are quoted from the list. Dates of birth, passport numbers and addresses are left out. Being on the list is a government designation, not a criminal conviction.
| Name and position | Type | Designated | Sanctions | UK statement of reasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentin Aleksandrovich Oparin (1) Investigator (2) Deputy Head of the 534th Military Investigation Department of the Armed Forces of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation | Individual | 8 December 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Valentin Aleksandrovich OPARIN is an involved person under the Global Human Rights (Sanctions) Regulations 2020 because he was responsible for the investigation of conduct which if carried out by or on behalf of a State within the territory of that State, would amount to a serious violation by that State of an individual’s right not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatme |
| Sadrach Zeledon Rocha 1) Departmental Political Secretary of the department of Matagalpa 2) Municipal Mayor of the city of Matagalpa | Individual | 8 December 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Sadrach Zeledón ROCHA is an involved person within the Global Human Rights (Sanctions) Regulations 2020 as ROCHA promoted, and incited serious human rights violations committed against protestors in the form of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Therefore, ROCHA has been involved in an activity that violated the right not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading t |
| Yohaira Hernandez Chirino Deputy Mayor of the City of Matagalpa | Individual | 8 December 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Yohaira Hernandez CHIRINO is an involved person within the Global Human Rights (Sanctions) Regulations 2020 as CHIRINO promoted, and incited serious human rights violations committed against protestors in the form of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Therefore, CHIRINO has been involved in an activity that violated the right not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or deg |
| Mian Abdul Haq Mr Cleric ('Pir') of Bharchundi Sharif Shrine 4 other names on the list | Individual | 8 December 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Mian Abdul HAQ is a cleric ('Pir') at Bharchundi Sharif Shrine. HAQ is an involved person under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 because he is or has been responsible for activity that abuses the right not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, through his role in the forced conversions and marriages of girls and women from reli |
| Kale Kayihura Mr | Individual | 8 December 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Kale KAYIHURA was the Inspector General of the Ugandan Police Force between 2005 and 2018. KAYIHURA is an involved person under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 because he is or has been responsible for activity that violates the right to life and the right not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. |
| Andrey Konstantinovich LUGOVOY Member of Parliament (Russian Duma) 1 other name on the list | Individual | 13 January 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Andrey Lugovoy is a former member of the Russian military and currently serves in the Russian Parliament. He was one of the two individuals found to be responsible by the Litvinenko Inquiry for the killing of Alexander Litvinenko through deliberate poisoning with polonium 210 in November 2006. This action constitutes a serious violation of the right to life. It is probable that this action was car |
| Dmitry Vadimovich KOVTUN General Director of Global Project LLC | Individual | 13 January 2022 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Dmitry Kovtun is a former member of the Russian military. He was one of the two individuals found to be responsible by the Litvinenko Inquiry for the killing of Alexander Litvinenko through deliberate poisoning with polonium 210 in November 2006. This action constitutes a serious violation of the right to life. It is probable that this action was carried out under the direction of the Federal Secu |
| Furqan Bangalzai Former commander of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi 10 other names on the list | Individual | 10 December 2021 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Furqan Bangalzai was commander of the militant wing of the terror organisation Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. In this capacity, he was involved in an activity which, if carried out by or on behalf of a State within the territory of that State, would amount to a serious violation by that State of an individual’s right to life by his role in facilitating the bombing of the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in Sehwan, |
| Myanmar Economic Corporation 63 other names on the list | Entity | 1 April 2021 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) is a major Myanmar conglomerate, which in practice is owned and governed by, and for the benefit of, the Myanmar Ministry of Defence (MoD). The Tatmadaw who are responsible for serious human rights violations against the population of Myanmar, including the 2021 coup d'etat and violence against ethnic minorities, is under the command of the MoD. Also several |
| Myanmar Economic Holdings Public Company Ltd 76 other names on the list | Entity | 25 March 2021 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL) is a major Myanmar conglomerate, owned by the Myanmar military and its current and former personnel. Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s Commander in Chief, is the Chair of MEHL’s ‘patron group’, along with other senior ranking Tatmadaw officers. In 2017, MEHL directly contributed to a series of fundraising events, which provided financial support for the Tatmadaw p |
| Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Public Security Bureau 2 other names on the list | Entity | 22 March 2021 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Public Security Bureau (XPCC PSB), is a state run organisation that administers security and policing for specific cities and sub-prefecture level areas across Xinjiang. The XPCC PSB is responsible for XPCC public security work in Xinjiang areas administered by the XPCC. Consequently, it is responsible for serious violations of the right not to be sub |
| HAILUN ZHU Former Deputy Secretary and Deputy Director of the Party Leadership Group of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Previously Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of XUAR (March 2016 - January 2019), Secretary of the Political and Legal Affai | Individual | 22 March 2021 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Zhu Hailun was a provincial-level Chinese Communist Party and State official in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) between 2016 and 2019. Between 2016 and 2019, he was both Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the XUAR. In these positions, he was responsible for the administration of |
| JUNZHENG WANG Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee for the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Since April 2020), Secretary of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (Since April 2020) and Political Commissar of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (Since May 2020), Chai | Individual | 22 March 2021 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Wang Junzheng is a provincial-level Chinese Communist Party and State official in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). He is currently the Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of XUAR and previously held the role of Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee for the XUAR. In these positions, he has been and remains responsible for the administration of China's so called |
| MINGSHAN WANG Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of XUAR (Since September 2020), and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) (Since September 2020), former Vice Chairman of the Government of the XUAR (January 2018 - January 2021), | Individual | 22 March 2021 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Wang Mingshan is a provincial-level Chinese Communist Party and State official in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Wang Mingshan currently holds the position of Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the XUAR. Wang Mingshan formerly held the positions of Deputy Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the XUAR, Secretary of the Party Committee of th |
| MINGGUO CHEN Director of the Public Security Department of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Vice Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Government | Individual | 22 March 2021 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Chen Mingguo is a provincial-level Chinese Communist Party and State official in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). He holds positions as a Vice Chairman of the Government of the XUAR, and the Director of the XUAR Public Security Department. In these positions, he bears responsibility for the administration of China's so called 're-education' policy in the XUAR and therefore |
| Vitaly Yuryevich ZAKHARCHENKO Former Minister of Internal Affairs 41 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Vitaly Zakharchenko, former Minister of Internal Affairs, ordered police to clear protesters in Kyiv with the use of firearms in February 2014, causing the deaths of protesters and constituting a violation of the right to life. As Minister for Internal Affairs he was in overall charge of and bore responsibility for the actions of Ukrainian law enforcement, which repeatedly used violence, including |
| Viktor Ivanovich RATUSHNIAK Former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs 62 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Viktor Ratushniak, the former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs in Ukraine, implemented an order on 18 February to clear protesters in Kyiv with the use of firearms, which led directly to the deaths of protesters. As Deputy Minister for Internal Affairs responsible for public security he was in charge of and bore responsibility for the actions of Ukrainian law enforcement and the civilian groups |
| Viktor Pavlovich PSHONKA Former General Prosecutor of Ukraine 10 other names on the list | Individual | 31 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Viktor Pshonka was Prosecutor-General of Ukraine during the suppression of the Ukrainian protest movement from 2013-2014. His office was the primary organ for investigating allegations against Ukrainian law enforcement. There are reasonable grounds to suspect that he intentionally or recklessly failed to ensure that his office investigated credible allegations of torture and the illegal use of let |
| Fabio ZAVARSE PABON Commander of the National Guard (GNB) | Individual | 10 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Fabio Zavarse has held several high-ranking positions within the Venezuelan Armed Forces during different waves of protests in Venezuela. The military, responding to these protests with excessive use of force, committed serious human rights violations, including violations of the right to life. Zavarse bears responsibility for the serious violations of human rights conducted by GNB forces under hi |
| Remigio CEBALLOS ICHASO Head of the Strategic Command Operations of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (CEOFANB) | Individual | 10 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Remigio Ceballos Ichaso was appointed as Head of the Strategic Command Operations of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (CEOFANB) in June 2017. There is reliable evidence that the GNB has committed serious human rights violations during Ceballos’s period in command of CEOFANB including extrajudicial killings and incidences of people subjected to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishme |
| Rafael Enrique BASTARDO MENDOZA Previous Commander of FAES (Special Action Forces) until 2019 | Individual | 10 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Rafael Bastardo was Commander of FAES, the Special Action Force of the Venezuelan National Police between 2017 and 2019. There is reliable evidence that FAES committed serious human rights violations during Bastardo’s period in command. The recent UN Independent International Fact Finding Mission (IIFFM) report shows reasonable grounds to suspect that FAES was involved in multiple cases of extraju |
| Terek Special Rapid Response Unit 4 other names on the list | Entity | 10 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Ramzan Kadyrov’s leadership of the Chechen Republic in Russia has been characterised by the systematic persecution of critics of the Chechen authorities and of perceived subversives. This has included the systematic use of murder and CIDT against LGBT Chechens and human rights defenders. There is a considerable and credible body of evidence strongly indicating that the Terek Rapid Response Unit ha |
| Aiub Kataev Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation in Argun | Individual | 10 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Aiub Kataev is Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in Argun, of the Chechen Republic. In this role, Kataev has responsibility for the activities of state security and police agencies, including their involvement in the mass arrest, use of CIDT or torture, and murder of LGBT Chechens since 2017. |
| Magomed Daudov The spokesperson/chairperson of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic 1 other name on the list | Individual | 10 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Magomed Daudov is Chairman of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic. Daudov is responsible for the severe and systematic human rights violations perpetrated by Ramzan Kadyrov’s administration, specifically the systematic arrest, torture, and murder of LGBT people in Chechnya since 2017. Daudov has also personally participated in the arrest, torture, and murder of LGBT people. |
| Apti Alaudinov Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Chechen Republic and Major General of the Police 3 other names on the list | Individual | 10 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Apti Alaudinov is the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Chechen Republic and Major General of the Police. In this position Alaudinov has presided over several waves of persecution against the LGBT community in Chechnya from 2017 to 2019. As a leading, senior official, Alaudinov is responsible for the actions of police and security forces under his command who have engaged in cruel, inhuma |
| Anwar Ahmed Khan Former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Malir District, Karachi 1 other name on the list | Individual | 10 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Anwar Ahmed Khan (a.k.a. Rao Anwar Khan) is the former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Malir District, Pakistan. In his role as SSP Malir, Khan was responsible for numerous staged police encounters in which hundreds of individuals were extra-judicially killed by police, including the murder of Naqeebullah Mehsud in 2018. Khan is therefore responsible for serious violations of the right to |
| Zineb Jammeh Former First Lady of The Gambia and wife of Yahya Jammeh 6 other names on the list | Individual | 10 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former President of Gambia Yahya Jammeh was responsible for inciting, promoting and ordering extrajudicial killings; enforced disappearances; kidnappings and torture; as well as wider human rights violations during his tenure as President between 1994 and 2016. Zineb Jammeh is the former 'First Lady' of The Gambia and is married to Yahya Jammeh. She is associated with Yahya Jammeh and his |
| Abdul Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh Yahya Former President of The Gambia | Individual | 10 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Former President of The Gambia Yahya Jammeh was responsible for inciting, promoting, ordering and being directly involved in extrajudicial killings; enforced disappearances; kidnappings, torture; rape, as well as wider human rights violations during his tenure as President between 1994 and 2016. |
| Yankuba Badjie Former Director General of the Gambian National Intelligence Agency (NIA) (2013 – 2017) 10 other names on the list | Individual | 10 December 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Yankuba Badjie was the Deputy Director General and then Director General of the Gambia’s National Intelligence Agency (NIA) from 2013 to early 2017. In this capacity, he had responsibility for, and direct oversight of, operations that were carried out by The Gambia’s NIA. During Badjie’s tenure, the NIA were responsible for extra judicial killings, torture and other cruel inhuman and degrading tre |
| Yuri Gennadyevich Nazarenko Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Commander of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus | Individual | 29 September 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Yuri Nazarenko is the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Commander of the Internal Troops. In his roles he is responsible for the actions of the Internal Troops in Minsk and therefore responsible for serious violations of the right not to be subject to cruel, inhuman and degrading Treatment or torture of detained protestors and journalists, which they carried out following the election of 9 A |
| Alexander Petrovich Barsukov Chief of Public Security Police 14 other names on the list | Individual | 29 September 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Alexander Barsukov is the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Chief of the Public Security Police. In his role as Deputy Internal Minister and Chief of the Public Security Police, he is responsible for the actions of the Public Security Police and therefore responsible for the serious violations of the right not to be subject to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or torture of detained pro |
| Yuri Khadzimuratovich Karayev Former Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Major-General of Militia 6 other names on the list | Individual | 29 September 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Yuri Karayev was the Minister of Internal Affairs in Belarus and was appointed in June 2019. In this role, Karayev had overall leadership and command of, and was therefore responsible for, the actions of the Internal Troops and Public Security Police in Minsk. Therefore, he is responsible for serious violations of the right not to be subject to CIDT or torture of detained protestors and journalist |
| Dmitry BALABA Commander of the Special Purpose Police Unit of Minsk, (OMON) | Individual | 29 September 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Dmitry Balaba is Commander of the Special Purpose Police Unit of Minsk (OMON). In his role as Commander, Balaba is responsible for the actions of OMON in Minsk. Balaba is therefore responsible for the serious violations of the right not to be subject to CIDT or torture of detained protestors, carried out by OMON following the election of 9 August. |
| Khazalbek Bakhtibekovich ATABEKOV Deputy Commander of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus 5 other names on the list | Individual | 29 September 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Colonel Khazalbek Atabekov is one of four Deputy Commanders of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus. In his role as Deputy Commander, he is responsible for the actions of the Internal Troops in Minsk and therefore responsible for the serious violations of the right not to be subject to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or torture of detained protestors and journa |
| Igor Petrovich SERGEENKO Chief of Staff to the President of Belarus, also known as Head of the Presidential Administration 15 other names on the list | Individual | 29 September 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | Igor Petrovich Sergeenko is the Chief of Staff to the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, also known as the Head of the Presidential Administration of Belarus.In this role, Sergeenko has significant influence over the Belarusian authorities’ response to the post-election protests, which included subjecting detainees to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or torture. Sergeenko also plays |
| Viktor Aliaksandravich LUKASHENKO National Security Advisor 5 other names on the list | Individual | 29 September 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Viktor Lukashenko is National Security Adviser to the President of Belarus and a member of the Security Council of Belarus. In these roles, he oversees law enforcement and the security services and is responsible for the serious human rights violations perpetrated against protestors and journalists following the Presidential election on 9 August 2020. |
| Alexander Ryhoravich LUKASHENKO President of Belarus 15 other names on the list | Individual | 29 September 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Alexander Lukashenko is the President of Belarus. He has held near absolute authority in his 26 years in power and maintains close control over the security apparatus of the State. This authority has remained in place since the 9 August Presidential election and he is ultimately responsible for the violence against protestors and journalists that have followed the disputed election result. Lukashe |
| Ministry of People's Security Correctional (MPS) Bureau 5 other names on the list | Entity | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | As the entity responsible for running prison camps in the DPRK, the Ministry of People’s Security Correctional Bureau is involved in the murder, torture and subjection to forced labour of people held in those camps. |
| Ministry of State Security Bureau 7 3 other names on the list | Entity | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction | As the entity responsible for running the DPRK's political prison camps, MSS Bureau 7 is involved in the widespread serious human rights violations committed against prisoners in those camps by camp guards and other DPRK officials. These violations include murder, torture and enslavement. |
| SOE WIN Second in Command of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Vice Senior General Soe Win, as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) and Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Army, had responsibility for the Tatmadaw troops who carried out serious human rights violations against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State in 2017 and 2019 including unlawful killings, torture, forced labour, systematic rape and other forms of targeted sexua |
| MIN AUNG HLAING Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Senior General Min Aung Hlaing is Commander in Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw). In this role, he was responsible for military operations carried out in Rakhine State in 2017 and in 2019 and is responsible for atrocities and serious human rights violations committed against the Rohingya population in Rakhine state by the Tatmadaw. These include unlawful killings, including through syst |
| Mufleh AL MUSLEH Consulate staff 3 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Mufleh Al Musleh was a member of staff in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. He was involved in the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, in that he provided support to the 15 man team sent to Turkey by Saudi authorities. |
| Saud Abdullah AL QAHTANI | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Saud Al Qahtani held the position of advisor to the Crown Prince in the royal court. He was involved in the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul on 2 October 2018. He was a senior official who planned and directed the killing using a 15 man team. |
| Ahmad Hassan Mohammed AL ASIRI | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Ahmad Hassan Mohammed Al Asiri held the position of Deputy Head of the Saudi Intelligence services (General Intelligence Presidency, GIP) in Saudi Arabia. He was involved in the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi. He was a senior official involved in commissioning the 15 man team sent to Turkey to kill Jamal Khashoggi. |
| Maher Abdulaziz MUTREB Intelligence Officer | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Maher Abdulaziz Mutreb held the position of Intelligence Officer in Saudi Arabia. He was directly involved in carrying out the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, as part of the 15 man team sent to Turkey by Saudi authorities. |
| Mohammad Saad H. AL ZAHRANI Intelligence Officer | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Mohammad Saad H. Alzahrani held the position of Intelligence Officer in Saudi Arabia. He was present during the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, and played an active part of the 15 man team sent to Turkey by Saudi authorities, including through the concealment of evidence relating to the killing. |
| Badr Lafi M AL OTAIBI Major, External Intelligence 2 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Badr Lafi M Al Otaibi held the rank of Major and was involved in External Intelligence in Saudi Arabia. He was part of the 15 man team sent to Turkey by Saudi authorities and was present during the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018. |
| Ahmed Abdullah AL MUZAINI Military Attaché 2 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Ahmad Abdullah Al Muzaini held the position of Military Attaché at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. He was a senior official who facilitated the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul on 2 October 2018. |
| Saif Saad Q. AL QAHTANI Training Officer, Saudi Air Force 2 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Saif Saad Q. Alqahtani was a training officer in the Saudi Air Force who worked in the Office of the Crown Prince in Saudi Arabia. He was in the Consulate during the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, and played an active part of the 15 man team sent to Turkey by Saudi authorities, including through the concealment of evidence relating to the killing. |
| Mohammad AL OTAIBI Consul General in the Saudi Arabia Consulate, Istanbul 1 other name on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Mohammad Al-Otaibi was the Saudi Consul General in Istanbul. He was involved in the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi, in particular in facilitating the killing and in the concealment of evidence. |
| Meshal Saad AL BOSTANI 3 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Meshal Saad Al Bostani was First Lieutenant in the Saudi Air Force. He was involved in the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, as part of the 15 man team sent to Turkey by Saudi authorities. He was involved in the concealment of evidence at the Saudi General Consul’s residence following the killing. |
| Khalid Aedh G. AL OTAIBI Royal Guard 3 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Khalid Aedh G Alotaibi was a Royal Guard in Saudi Arabia. He was involved in the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, as part of the 15 man team sent to Turkey by Saudi authorities. He was involved in the concealment of evidence at the Saudi General Consul’s residence following the killing. |
| Turki Muserref M. AL SEHRI 8 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Turki Muserref M. Alsehri was an Intelligence Officer in Saudi Arabia. He was involved in the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi on the 2 October 2018 as part of the 15 man team sent to Istanbul, Turkey, by Saudi authorities. |
| Salah Muhammed TUBAIGY Head of Forensics- Ministry of Interior. 2 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Dr Salah Muhammed Tubaigy held the position of Forensic doctor with the Ministry of Interior in Saudi Arabia and Professor in the Department of Criminal Evidence at Naif Arab University. He was involved in the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018 as part of the 15 man team sent to Turkey by Saudi authorities. Dr Tubaigy was present at the time of |
| Waleed Abdullah M. AL SEHRI Royal Guard, Major 3 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Waleed Abdullah M. Alsehri held the positions of Royal Guard and Major in Saudi Arabia. He was directly involved in the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, as part of the 15 man team sent to Turkey by Saudi authorities. |
| Mustafa Mohammed AL MADANI Brigadier General, Intelligence Officer employed at the Royal Palace 2 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Mustafa Mohammed Al Madani held the position of Brigadier General and Intelligence Officer in Saudi Arabia. He was present during the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, and played an active part of the 15 man team sent to Turkey by Saudi authorities, including through the concealment of evidence relating to the killing. |
| Abdulaziz Mohammed AL HAWSAWI 1 other name on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Hawsawi was a security official for the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. He was involved in the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, as part of the 15 man team sent to Turkey by Saudi authorities. He was involved in the concealment of evidence at the Saudi Consul General’s residence following the killing. |
| Naif Hassan S. ALARIFI First Lieutenant, External Intelligence, worked in the Office of the Crown Prince. 3 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Naif Hassan S Alarifi held the position of First Lieutenant, External Intelligence, and worked in the Office of the Crown Prince in Saudi Arabia. He was involved in the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, as part of the 15 man team sent to Turkey by Saudi authorities. In particular, he was involved in the concealment of evidence at the Saudi Consul General’s residenc |
| Mansour Othman M ABAHUSSAIN 46 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Mansour Othman M Abahussain held the position of Major General and worked in the office of the Crown Prince. He was involved in the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, as part of the 15 man team sent to Turkey by Saudi authorities. He was involved in the concealment of evidence at the Saudi Consul General’s residence following the killing. |
| Thaar Ghaleb T. ALHARBI Lieutenant | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Thaar Ghaleb T. Alharbi held the rank of Lieutenant, though it is not clear in which part of the Saudi forces this was and his official role is not clear. He was present during the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, and played an active part in the 15 man team sent to Turkey by Saudi authorities. |
| Fahad Shabib A. AL BALAWI Member of the Royal Guard | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Fahad Shabib A. Albalawi was a Royal Guard in Saudi Arabia. He was directly involved in carrying out the unlawful killing of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, as part of the 15 man team sent to Turkey by Saudi authorities. |
| Svetlana UKHNALYOVA 5 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Svetlana Ukhnalyova, as a Judge at Moscow’s Tverskoi District Court, was involved in decisions to extend the detention of Sergei Magnitsky, and in particular on 15 June 2009. In this capacity, Ukhnalyova facilitated the mistreatment / denial of medical care to Sergei Magnitsky which contributed significantly to his death on 16 November 2009. |
| Aleksey KRIVORUCHKO Judge at Tverskoi District Court 2 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Aleksey Krivoruchko, as a Judge at Moscow’s Tverskoi District Court, was involved in decisions to extend the detention of Sergei Magnitsky, and in particular on 14 September 2009, shortly before his death. In this capacity, Krivoruchko facilitated the mistreatment / denial of medical care to Sergei Magnitsky, which contributed significantly to his death. |
| Pavel LAPSHOV Head of the Organised Crime and Corruption Directorate in the Investigative Committee in the Ministry of the Interior in Russia | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Pavel Lapshov was the Head of the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in December 2011 after Sergei Magnitsky’s death in detention on 16 November 2009. In this role, Lapshov was responsible for the investigation into the mistreatment and death of Sergei Magnitsky in detention and intentionally or recklessly failed to fulfil that responsibility, in particular by concealing |
| Yelena STASHINA Former Judge at Tverskoi District Court 2 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Yelena Stashina, as a Judge at Moscow’s Tverskoi District Court, was involved in decisions to extend the detention of Sergei Magnitsky, and in particular on 12 November 2009, four days before his death. In this capacity, Stashina facilitated the mistreatment / denial of medical care to Sergei Magnitsky which contributed significantly to his death. |
| Sergei PODOPRIGOROV 1 other name on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Sergei Podoprigorov was a judge at Moscow’s Tverskoi district court. He made two rulings in relation to Sergei Magnitsky: in November 2008 to approve Magnitsky’s arrest and in March 2009 to prolong his detention. In this capacity, Podoprigorov authorised Magnitsky’s detention, prolonging his detention without trial without subjecting to challenge the evidence originally provided to justify Magnits |
| Aleksei DROGANOV Operative of Tax Crimes Department in the Moscow directorate of the Interior Ministry | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Aleksei Droganov was an officer in the Tax Crimes Department in the Moscow directorate of the Interior Ministry and was involved in the detention and mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky, which contributed significantly to his death. Droganov was part of the ‘team’ of investigators, led by Artem Kuznetsov, the Deputy Head of the Tax Crimes Department, who were allegedly involved in the initial fraud e |
| Dmitri TOLCHINSKIY | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Dmitri Tolchinskiy was an officer in the Tax Crimes Department in the Moscow directorate of the Interior Ministry and was involved in the mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky whilst in detention, which contributed significantly to his death. Tolchinskiy was part of the ‘team’ of investigators, led by Artem Kuznetsov, the Deputy Head of the Tax Crimes Department, who were alleged to be involved in the |
| Andrei Alexandrovich KRECHETOV Investigator for the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Russia | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Andrei Aleksandrovich Krechetov was an officer in the Tax Crimes Department in the Moscow directorate of the Interior Ministry and was involved in the mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky whilst in detention, which contributed significantly to his death. Krechetov was part of the ‘team’ of investigators, led by Artem Kuznetsov, the Deputy Head of the Tax Crimes Department, who were allegedly involved |
| Andrey Ivanovich PECHEGIN 1 other name on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Andrey Pechegin was Deputy Head of the Division of Supervision of Investigations of the Prosecutor’s Office and he was responsible for the investigation of complaints about the ill-treatment of Sergei Magnitsky in detention. The evidence suggests that Pechegin intentionally or recklessly failed to fulfil that responsibility in that he ignored and denied complaints about the ill-treatment of Magnit |
| Victor Yakovlevich GRIN Deputy General Prosecutor in Prosecutors office 2 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Victor Yakovlevich Grin was Deputy General Prosecutor of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation. In that role he was responsible for overseeing the case of Sergei Magnitsky during his detention, as well as responsible for investigating the claims of mistreatment of Magnitsky and his subsequent death on 16 November 2009. He intentionally or recklessly failed to fulfil that respon |
| Elena Anatolievna TRIKULYA | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Elena Anatolievna Trikulya, as an investigator for the Investigative Committee in the Russian Ministry of the Interior after the death of Sergei Magnitsky on 16 November 2009, failed to properly investigate those responsible for his mistreatment in detention, which contributed significantly to his death, and concealed evidence in relation to that conduct. |
| Andrei Alexandrovich STRIZHOV | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Andrei Alexandrovich Strizhov, as the acting Head of the Investigative Committee in the Russian Ministry of the Interior after the death of Sergei Magnitsky on 16 November 2009, failed to properly investigate his mistreatment in detention, which contributed significantly to his death and concealed evidence in relation to that conduct. |
| Oleg LOGUNOV Former Deputy Head of the Investigative Committee, Russian Ministry of the Interior | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Oleg Logunov, as the Deputy Head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Interior Ministry, was involved in the mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky, which contributed significantly to his death on 16 November 2009. Lugunov was part of a ‘team’ of investigators who failed to investigate complaints made by Magnitsky about his mistreatment and provided support to subordinates who were directly inv |
| Boris Borisovich KIBIS | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Boris Borisovich Kibis was an investigator at the Russian Interior Ministry in 2012, at the time of the posthumous trial of Sergei Magnitsky. In this role, he concealed evidence relating to the mistreatment of Magnitsky, which contributed significantly to his death on 16 November 2009, by supporting the actions of his predecessor Oleg Silchenko and the ‘team’ of investigators who were involved in |
| Alexander Ivanovich BASTRYKIN Head of the Investigative Committee of Russia | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Alexander Ivanovich Bastrykin was appointed First Deputy Prosecutor General and Head of the Investigative Committee under the Prosecutor’s Office on 22 June 2007; he continued as Chairman of the Investigative Committee after it became an independent body in January 2011. In this role Bastrykin was responsible for the investigation of the mistreatment and death of Sergei Magnitsky in detention and |
| Larisa Anatolievna LITVINOVA | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Larisa Anatolievna Litvinova was head of the therapeutic ward at Butyrka Prison where Sergei Magnitsky was detained between 25 July and 16 November 2009. She was involved in the mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky by failing to ensure the proper administration of medical care to him during this period causing him considerable suffering and contributing significantly to his death. |
| Ivan Pavlovitch PROKOPENKO Head of Russian Penitentiary Service at Matrosskaya Tishina Detention Facility | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Ivan Pavlovitch Prokopenko was the Head of the Russian Penitentiary Service (FSIN) at Matrosskaya Tishina pre-trial detention centre where Magnitsky was detained from 28 November 2008 to 25 July 2009. The FSIN is a federal law enforcement body responsible for the supervision of sentences. Heading the FSIN service at Matrosskaya Tishina, Prokopenko was responsible for the supervision of Magnitsky’s |
| Dmitriy KOMNOV former head of Butyrka Detention Centre 1 other name on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Lieutenant Colonel Dmitriy Komnov was the head of Butyrka detention centre where Sergei Magnitsky was detained between 25 July and 16 November 2009. He was responsible for Magnitsky’s mistreatment in detention including poor conditions of detention and the denial of, or failure to provide, adequate medical care, which contributed significantly to his death. Komnov was also involved in concealing e |
| Alexandra Viktorovna GAUSS Doctor, Matrosskaya Tishina Prison 3 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Alexandra Gauss was a doctor at Matrosskaya Tishina detention centre where Sergei Magnitsky was detained during the final hours of his life on 16 November 2009. She failed to provide or ensure the proper administration of medical care which contributed to his death; she also facilitated the mistreatment of Magnitsky after his transfer to Matrosskaya Tishina, including beating by a security team. |
| Fikret TAGIYEV Head of Matrosskaya Tishina Detention Facility 8 other names on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Fikret Tagiyev was the head of the Matrosskaya Tishina detention centre where Sergei Magnitsky died on 16 November 2009. He was responsible for the mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky whilst in detention, which contributed significantly to his death including by failing to ensure the provision of adequate medical treatment, ordering the handcuffing and beating of Magnitsky shortly before his death an |
| Natalya VINOGRADOVA | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Natalya Vinogradova, as the Deputy Head of the Ownership and Financial Crimes Department in the Investigative Committee of the Russian Interior Ministry, was involved in the mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky, which contributed significantly to his death on 16 November 2009. Vinogradova was part of a ‘team’ of investigators, who failed to investigate complaints made by Magnitsky about his mistreatme |
| Gennady Vyacheslavovich KARLOV | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Gennady Karlov, as the Head of the Department of Ownership and Financial Crimes in the Investigative Committee of the Russian Ministry of Interior, was involved in the mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky whilst in detention, which contributed significantly to his death. Karlov was part of a ‘team’ of investigators who failed to investigate complaints made by Magnitsky about his mistreatment and appro |
| Oleg F. SILCHENKO Investigator in the Investigative Committee | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Oleg Silchenko was an investigator in the Investigative Committee of the Russian Interior Ministry and was directly involved in the mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky whilst in detention, which contributed significantly to his death on 16 November 2009. Silchenko made six applications to extend Magnitsky’s detention period (despite his deteriorating medical condition), refused Magnitsky access to hi |
| Aleksey Vasilyevich ANICHIN 1 other name on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Aleksey Vasilyevich Anichin, as a deputy Minister in the Russian Interior Ministry and the head of the Investigative Committee, was involved in the mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky whilst in detention, which contributed significantly to his death on 16 November 2009. Anichin oversaw a ‘team’ of investigators who failed to investigate complaints made by Magnitsky about his mistreatment and conceale |
| Dmitry Borisovich KRATOV Chief medical officer/deputy head - Butyrka Prison 1 other name on the list | Individual | 6 July 2020 | Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction | Dmitry Borisovich Kratov, who was the chief medical officer and deputy head of Butyrka Prison where Magnitsky was detained until shortly before his death on 16 November 2009, was responsible for the mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky, including by failing to ensure the proper administration of medical care, which contributed significantly to his death. |
Where this comes from
The UK Sanctions List (FCDO, GOV.UK); CSV read 4 November 2026 (saved copy). Every UK sanctions regime.