The Interplay between Unilateral Sanctions and the UN Human Rights Committee

Yifan Jia

doi:10.1080/1323238X.2024.2443021

The Interplay between Unilateral Sanctions and the UN Human Rights Committee

Yifan Jia

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In recent years, the use of unilateral sanctions has notably increased, but there is limited research exploring their interaction with existing human rights mechanisms. This article examines these interactions based on observations from the 139th session of the UN Human Rights Committee (CCPR). By analysing the discussions surrounding unilateral sanctions and human rights during the state reviews of Venezuela, Iran and the USA, this article aims to better contextualise the position of the CCPR to address issues related to unilateral sanctions. It proposes that with more proactive engagement of existing mechanisms, including inter-state and individual complaint procedures, the CCPR holds the potential to improve the protection of civil rights for individuals subjected to unilateral sanctions. It also suggests exploring the potential of CCPR to collaborate with unilateral human rights sanctions to enhance global human rights protection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	323-328
Number of pages	6
Journal	Australian Journal of Human Rights
Volume	30
Issue number	2
Early online date	2 Feb 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1323238X.2024.2443021
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 2 Feb 2025

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