Designation identifiers
- UKSL unique ID
- GHR0055
- OFSI group ID
- 13923
- Designation type
- Individual
- Date designated
- 29 September 2020
- Last updated
- 9 April 2025
Regimes
- The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020
Designation sources
- UK
Sanctions imposed
- Asset freeze
- Travel Ban
- Director Disqualification Sanction
Official reasons
- Yuri Karayev was the Minister of Internal Affairs in Belarus and was appointed in June 2019. In this role, Karayev had overall leadership and command of, and was therefore responsible for, the actions of the Internal Troops and Public Security Police in Minsk. Therefore, he is responsible for serious violations of the right not to be subject to CIDT or torture of detained protestors and journalists, carried out by those security forces under his command following the election of 9 August.
Other information
- The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Addresses
- Country: Belarus
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