Sanctions Profile: Sudan

Current UN sanctions on Sudan continue to impose the arms embargo, asset freezes, and travel bans.

The EU implemented all UN sanctions on Sudan by Council Common Position 2004/31/CFSP, Council Regulation (EC) 131/2004 and Council Regulation (EC) 1184/2005. It also expanded the UN arms embargo to encompass the whole of Sudan, but its autonomous sanctions listings extend only to people and entities owned or controlled by those designated by the UN Sanctions Committee on Sudan.

Summary of Current UN Sanctions:

Targeted

• Arms embargo
• Asset freeze
• Travel ban

Designation criteria

Arms embargo

All non-governmental people and entities, including the Janjaweed, operating in Darfur; all parties to the N’djamena Ceasefire Agreement; and other belligerents.

Asset freeze and travel ban

People and entities that:

1. impede the peace process in Sudan;
2. constitute a threat to stability in Darfur and the region;
3. commit violations of international humanitarian or human rights law or other atrocities;
4. violate the measures implemented by Member States in accordance with UN sanctions; or
5. are responsible for offensive military overflights as described in para 6 of UNSC Resolution 1591.

Summary of Current EU Sanctions:

General

• Arms embargo

Targeted

• Asset freeze
• Travel ban

Designation criteria

People and entities that:

1. impede the peace process in Sudan;
2. constitute a threat to stability in Darfur and the region;
3. commit violations of international humanitarian or human rights law or other atrocities;
4. violate the arms embargo; or
5. are responsible for offensive military overflights in and over the Darfur region.