This Council Implementing Regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses. The act updates the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures.The regulation makes changes to entries concerning 31 natural persons and 9 entities in Annex I of Regulation 2020/1998. It also deletes one entry concerning a deceased person. The changes include updates to identifying information, reasons for listing, and other details.The main provisions include:
- Updates to entries for Russian officials and entities involved in human rights violations, particularly related to the persecution of opposition figures like Alexei Navalny
- Changes to entries concerning Chinese officials involved in human rights violations against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities
- Updates regarding Wagner Group members and affiliated entities operating in various African countries
- Modifications to entries about officials involved in human rights violations in Syria, Sudan, Myanmar and other countries
The regulation provides detailed identifying information and specific reasons for listing each person/entity, focusing on their role in serious human rights violations like arbitrary detention, torture, extrajudicial killings, and systematic repression of fundamental freedoms.
