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Delisting the dead: a UK perspective
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Dieudonné Ozia Mazio was a smuggler mixed up in violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Anwar Al-Awlaki was a Muslim cleric in Yemen once called the world’s “most dangerous ideologue”. Mazio and Al-Awlaki are extreme examples of sanctioned dead people. They died many years ago but their names remain on UK and other sanctions lists. Their names provide a point of entry into live issues about “delisting” or taking names off sanctions lists. What is the current state of the UK’s sanctions list? How does delisting work? How important is it? Can we make it better? How? What impact does the current system have on human rights? The discussion below tackles these issues and argues for reform of how the UK government reviews its sanctions list. This article also aims to provoke debate. The time is right pending further inquiry into UK sanctions policy. There...
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