Call for input to reports on “secondary sanctions, civil and criminal penalties for circumvention of sanctions regimes, and over-compliance with sanctions” and “Unilateral sanctions in the cyber world”

Deadline 15 March 2022

Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 27/21 and 45/5 and General Assembly resolution 74/154, the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights is requested in fulfilling her mandate, inter alia, to gather all information relevant to the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights; to study relevant trends, developments and challenges; and to make guidelines and recommendations on ways and means to prevent, minimize and redress their adverse impact on human rights; as well as to draw the attention of the Human Rights Council, the General Assembly and the High Commissioner to relevant situations and cases.

The circumstances listed above have led the Special Rapporteur to undertake two thematic studies: one on “Secondary sanctions, civil and criminal penalties for circumvention of sanctions regimes, and over-compliance with sanctions” as well as one on “Unilateral sanctions in the cyber world.” In accordance with the established practice of thematic mandate-holders, the Special Rapporteur, Ms. Alena Douhan, welcomes inputs by States, UN agencies, regional and international organizations, businesses, banks, national human rights institutions, civil society, scholars and research institutions, and others who may wish to submit input for one or both studies. Recommendations, evidence and case studies are most welcome.

You can read more about the key questions and types of input sought here: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/UCM/Pages/ucm-thematic-reports-2022.aspx

You can submit your inputs following the instructions provided here.

Call for inputs SR UCM