Financial Sanctions: Global Human Rights

Tuesday, 15 October 2024

This news release is issued to publicise the addition of seven entries under the Global Human Rights sanctions regime.

The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 have effect in the Isle of Man by the Sanctions (Implementation of UK Sanctions) Regulations 2024 ('the Regulations'), which are made under the Sanctions Act 2024. The Regulations impose financial and immigration sanctions in order to deter, and provide accountability for, activities which, if carried out by or on behalf of a state within the territory of that state, would amount to a serious violation by that state of an individual’s:

  • Right to life
  • Right not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Right to be free from slavery, not to be held in servitude or required to perform forced or compulsory labour

On 15 October 2024 the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office updated the UK Sanctions List. This list provides details of those designated under sanctions legislation.

Additions

Seven entries have been added to the Consolidated List and are now subject to an asset freeze.

Deleted information appears in [square brackets]. Additional information appears in italics.

Entities

  1. AMANA
    Name (non-Latin script): הנמא Address: Occupied Palestinian Territories. Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): GHR0142. (UK Statement of Reasons): AMANA is an involved person within the meaning of the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 on the basis of the following grounds: (1) AMANA provides financial services, or makes available funds, economic resources, goods or technology to persons responsible for or who in engage in activity which amounts to a serious abuse of the right of an individual not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; (2) AMANA is or has been involved in profiting financially or obtaining benefits from activity which amounts to a serious abuse of the right of an individual not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Specifically, AMANA is involved in the construction of illegal settler outposts and providing funding and other economic resources for Israeli settlers involved in threatening and perpetrating acts of aggression and violence against Palestinian communities in the West Bank. (Type of entity): Settler Organisation Listed on: 15/10/2024 UK Sanctions List Date Designated: 15/10/2024 Last Updated: 15/10/2024 Group ID: 16577

  2. HASHOMER YOSH
    a.k.a: Hashomer Judea and Samaria Address: Hashomer Yosh, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Occupied Palestinian Territories. Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): GHR0140. (UK Statement of Reasons): HASHOMER YOSH is an involved person within the meaning of the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 on the basis of the following ground: HASHOMER YOSH provides financial services, or makes available funds, economic resources, goods or technology, knowing or having reasonable cause to suspect that those financial services, funds, economic resources, goods or technology will or may contribute to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. (Type of entity): Settler Organisation Listed on: 15/10/2024 UK Sanctions List Date Designated: 15/10/2024 Last Updated: 15/10/2024 Group ID: 16578

  3. MEITARIM OUTPOST
    a.k.a: MEITARIM FARM Address: Meitarim Farm Outpost, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories. Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): GHR0137. (UK Statement of Reasons): MEITARIM FARM outpost, including persons residing in the outpost, (hereafter 'MEITARIM') is an involved person within the meaning of the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 on the basis of the following ground: MEITARIM is associated with a person who is or has been involved in activity which amounts to facilitating, inciting, promoting or providing support for activity which amounts to a serious abuse of the right of individuals not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Type of entity): Illegal Settler Outpost Listed on: 15/10/2024 UK Sanctions List Date Designated: 15/10/2024 Last Updated: 15/10/2024 Group ID: 16573

  4. OD YOSEF CHAI YESHIVA
    Address: Yitzhar settlement, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories. Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): GHR0138. (UK Statement of Reasons): Od Yosef Chai yeshiva (hereafter 'OD YOSEF CHAI') is an involved person within the meaning of the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 on the basis of the following ground: OD YOSEF CHAI is and/or has been facilitating, inciting or providing support for activity which amounts to a serious abuse of the right of individuals not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Type of entity): Illegal Settler Outpost Listed on: 15/10/2024 UK Sanctions List Date Designated: 15/10/2024 Last Updated: 15/10/2024 Group ID: 16574

  5. SHUVI ERETZ OUTPOST
    a.k.a: HAVOT SHUVI ERETZ Address: Shuvi Eretz Outpost, Havot Yair Settlement, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories. Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): GHR0139. (UK Statement of Reasons): SHUVI ERETZ, including persons residing in the outpost, is an involved person within the meaning of the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 on the basis of the following ground: SHUVI ERETZ is associated with a person who is or has been involved in activity which amounts to facilitating, inciting, promoting or providing support for activity which amounts to a serious abuse of the right of individuals not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Type of entity): Illegal Settler Outpost Listed on: 15/10/2024 UK Sanctions List Date Designated: 15/10/2024 Last Updated: 15/10/2024 Group ID: 16575

  6. TIRZAH VALLEY FARM
    a.k.a: (1) EMEK TIRZAH FARM (2) Moshe's Farm Address: Tirzah Valley Farm Outpost, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories. Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): GHR0136. (UK Statement of Reasons): TIRZAH VALLEY FARM OUTPOST, including persons residing in the outpost (hereafter 'TIRZAH VALLEY FARM') is an involved person within the meaning of the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 on the basis of the following ground: TIRZAH VALLEY FARM is associated with a person who is or has been involved in activity which amounts to facilitating, inciting, promoting or providing support for activity which amounts to a serious abuse of the right of individuals not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Type of entity): Illegal Settler Outpost Listed on: 15/10/2024 UK Sanctions List Date Designated: 15/10/2024 Last Updated: 15/10/2024 Group ID: 16572

  7. TORAT LECHIMA
    Address: Kedumim Settlement, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories. Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): GHR0141. (UK Statement of Reasons): TORAT LECHIMA is an involved person within the meaning of the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 on the basis of the following ground: TORAT LECHIMA provides financial services, or makes available funds, economic resources, goods or technology, knowing or having reasonable cause to suspect that those financial services, funds, economic resources, goods or technology will or may contribute to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. Specifically, TORAT LECHIMA has provided financial support to settler outposts that have been involved in threatening and perpetrating acts of aggression and violence against Palestinian individuals. (Type of entity): Settler Organisation Listed on: 15/10/2024 UK Sanctions List Date Designated: 15/10/2024 Last Updated: 15/10/2024 Group ID: 16576

What you must do

If you suspect a person or entity is a match to a person or entity included in the UK Sanctions List, and you hold or otherwise deal with funds or economic resources of that person:

  1. You must freeze the assets immediately

  2. You must review the information you hold for that person against the UK Sanctions List to ensure you do not have a false positive identification

  3. Do not deal with those assets or make them available to, or for the benefit of the designated person unless:
    • You have a legal exemption
    • You have a licence

  4. You must report the frozen assets to the FIU

If you have a suspicion or knowledge that there has been a breach of sanctions law, or any attempted transactions that you have blocked, report your suspicions to the FIU.

Failure to comply with financial and trade sanctions legislation or to attempting to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated person, you are not required to report these details again.

Note: determining if a customer is on the UK Sanctions List includes whether any corporate entity is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a person on the UK Sanctions List.

Further guidance on false positives and delistings and what to do can be found in the Financial Sanctions General Guidance page.

Further information

Further details on the UN measures in respect of Global Human Rights sanctions can be found on the relevant UN Sanctions Committee webpage.

Further information on the sanctions regime related to Global Human Rights and other sanctions related guidance can be found on the Sanctions and Export Control website on the Sanctions Guidance page.

Contact details for enquiries

If you require any further information or guidance, please contact the Sanctions Team on:

Telephone: +44 1624 648109

Email: sanctions@gov.im

Please note: We are unable to provide legal advice. You may need to seek independent legal advice.

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