Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, recently announced sanctions against 13 Myanmar senior government officials and 3 entities for undermining the peace, security and stability of the country and contributing to gross human rights violations. The sanctions announced today respond to gross and systematic human rights violations committed by individuals in Myanmar’s Ministry of Defence and the Armed …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions against Venezuelan officials under the Special Economic Measures (Venezuela) Regulations. These sanctions target 8 current senior officials of the Venezuelan government who have engaged in activities that directly or indirectly supported human rights violations in Venezuela and/or activities that undermine Venezuela’s democracy. These …
