EU court rejects 1st challenges to Iran human rights sanctions

The General Court of the EU has dismissed the 1st listing challenges brought by people on the EU’s sanctions on Iran targeting violations of human rights, as opposed to nuclear proliferation, in Case T-273/13 Sarafraz v Council [2015] and Case T-274/13 Emadi v Council [2015]. The EU’s Iran human rights sanctions target people & entities responsible for serious violations of...