U.S. Sanctions Cuba’s State Oil Company as U.N. Flags Rising Child Death Rate
The United States on Thursday sanctioned Union Cuba-Petroleo, Cuba’s state-owned oil and gas company, escalating the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Havana under an executive order issued last month.
Crime Groups Now Have Hands on Every Part of Global Gold Supply Chain
Criminal syndicates have embedded themselves so deeply in the global gold supply chain that the regulatory frameworks designed to contain them are fundamentally inadequate, according to a new report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC).
Four Nations Impose Sanctions over West Bank Settler Violence
Britain, Canada, France, and Norway on Tuesday announced coordinated sanctions targeting Israeli networks accused of financing, enabling, and carrying out violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Trump Administration Reimposes Sanctions on U.N. Special Rapporteur Albanese
The Trump administration has re-added a United Nations human rights official to the U.S. sanctions blacklist just one week after quietly removing her, and less than two weeks after a federal judge ruled the original designation unconstitutional.
BNP Paribas Makes Case to Overturn $21mn Sudan Human-Rights Verdict
BNP Paribas is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a landmark jury verdict that found the French bank liable for enabling human rights abuses in Sudan, arguing the trial judge misapplied both Swiss and U.S. law.
Federal Judge Blocks U.S. Sanctions against U.N. Special Rapporteur
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s sanctions against a United Nations official who has called for war crimes charges against Israeli officials over their actions in Gaza, ruling that the penalties violated her free-speech rights.
EU Ministers Clear Way for Sanctions against Israeli Settlers Tied to Attacks
European Union foreign ministers have agreed to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians as well as on members of Hamas, breaking a months-long deadlock after Hungary’s new government lifted a veto put in place under former Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
OFAC Targets Militias in Iraq, Mercenary Recruiters in Sudan
The U.S. Treasury on Friday imposed sanctions on seven Iraqi militia commanders in what it called “Economic Fury,” targeting figures it said were responsible for planning, directing and carrying out attacks on U.S. personnel.
Grassley Questions Candor of UBS on Nazi-Linked Accounts
UBS AG is facing renewed pressure from the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee over its handling of an investigation into possible Nazi-linked accounts at Credit Suisse, after the panel’s chairman accused the Swiss bank of withholding documents and obstructing a full review.
UBS Says It Won’t Release Nazi-Era Settlement Files after Court Setback
UBS AG said it will not hand over privileged documents sought in an investigation into Credit Suisse’s handling of Nazi-linked accounts after a U.S. judge declined to give the bank assurances that doing so would not expose it to new legal claims.