Human Rights
Chechnya
UK government joins US in placing sanctions on Chechen leaders linked to 'gay purge'
UK Government has ordered sanctions on three top government officials in Chechnya for their part in the continued torture of LGBTQ+ people.Magomed Daudov, spokesperson of the Chechen parliament, Aiub Kataev, head of the ministry of internal affairs, and Apti Alaudinov, deputy minister and major general of the police, will all be subject to travel bans and asset freezes under UK laws.Also for their involvement in the “gay purge” in Chechnya, the Terek Special Rapid Response Unit, which is a strand of the Russian national guard, will also be subject to sanctions.On Internation Human Rights Day, the UK Government imposed sanctions on eleven government officials for their abuses of human rights from Russia, Venezuela, The Gambia, and