The UK has introduced a sanctions regime designed to target criminals, gangs and their financiers who cause destabilizing behavior in Haiti, under the Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022, which will come into force on 28 December 2022. has been introduced.
The restrictive measures are: Financial sanctions by freezing targeted assets against designated persons and prohibiting the use of funds or economic resources. trade sanctions, including restrictions on trade in military goods and technology (as specified in Schedule 2 of the Export Control Order of 2008); travel restrictions on designated persons, implemented through section 8B of the Immigration Act 1971; The UK has issued explanatory notes and guidance to accompany the regulations.
These measures follow the EU’s November 28 introduction of restrictions on Haitian gang leaders and their financiers, as well as UN Resolution 2653 (2022), which imposes UN sanctions on Haiti. See our previous blog post on EU measures here.
The regulations stipulate that each person named on the Resolution 2653 sanctions list for the time being is a person designated for financial and trade sanctions purposes. So far, he’s only been designated one (the gang’s leader, Jimmy Sheridier).
