Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to Human Rights Abuses in Syria
Headline: Blocks Property of Persons Involved in Syrian Human Rights Abuses
What it does: Agencies must take all appropriate measures within their authority to implement the order's asset-blocking provisions.
- Freezes property and interests in the United States belonging to listed persons.
- Bans donations, funds, goods, or services to or from blocked persons.
- Prohibits transactions that evade sanctions and criminalizes related conspiracies.
Summary
This order expands a previously declared national emergency tied to human rights abuses by the government of Syria and blocks property of certain individuals and entities connected to those abuses.
It prohibits people and organizations in the United States from transferring funds, goods, services, or donations to or from listed people, freezes their property in the United States, and directs all federal agencies to use their authority to enforce these measures. The aim is to cut off support for repression in Syria and protect U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.
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