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Sanctions Profile: Nicaragua
At a glance
The EU adopted a new sanctions regime against Nicaragua on 15 October 2019 by Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 and Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1720.
On 1 January 2021 at the end of the Brexit transition period, the UK adopted The Nicaragua (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/610).
News
Ukraine adopts sectoral sanctions against Nicaragua
The Ukrainian government has adopted Resolution of 02.02.2021 No. 1167-IX, which imposes sectoral sanctions in respect of Nicaragua in response to the government’s decision to open a consulate in the Crimea region. This the first time that Ukraine has adopted such measures. The sanctions will remain in effect for 5 years, and include: Prohibitions on the export to and import …
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OFAC lists 3 Nicaraguan officials
OFAC has designated 3 senior Nicaraguan officials under Executive Order 13851 on the basis that they are “responsible for co-opting judicial or financial reporting mechanisms to support the Ortega regime’s systematic identification, intimidation, and punishment of political opposition”. See Notice. In his position as Vice-President of the Nicaragua Supreme Court of Justice, Marvin Ramiro Aguilar Garcia “ensures regime supporters are …
Third countries align with EU Nicaragua and cyber-attacks sanctions
In October 2020, the EU Council adopted: Decision (CFSP) 2020/1467, which renewed sanctions in respect of Nicaragua for 1 year; and Decision (CFSP) 2020/1537, which designated 2 Russian nationals and 1 entity for their involvement in the 2015 cyber-attack on the German Parliament. North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Iceland, Norway, Ukraine and Georgia have aligned themselves with both decisions. Bosnia and …
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US renews Nicaragua sanctions for 1 year
In 2018, the US adopted Executive Order 13851, which declared a national emergency in respect of the Nicaraguan government’s “systematic dismantling and undermining of democratic institutions and the rule of law, its use of indiscriminate violence and repressive tactics against civilians, as well as its corruption”. President Trump has now extended the national emergency as declared, which renews the sanctions on …
EU Commission guidance on Covid-19 humanitarian aid to Nicaragua
The EU Commission has expanded its guidance note on the provision of Covid-19-related humanitarian aid and medical assistance to countries subject to EU sanctions to include a chapter on Nicaragua. The Commission has published 3 other chapters of the guidance on Syria (published in May 2020), and Iran and Venezuela (published in October 2020), see post and post. The guidance …