The European Union has placed sanctions on nine people, including two Russian commanders involved in the war in Ukraine, and three organizations the bloc holds responsible for sexualized violence and other violations of women's rights. The move is the first time the EU has issued a sanctions package targeting perpetrators of sexualized violence, using powers it established in 2020. The sanctions also target two policemen in Moscow, two Taliban officials, and others in Myanmar and South Sudan, according to an EU list seen by Reuters ahead of its official release, which also included Iran's Gharchak women's prison. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Russians, Taliban Among Those Hit By EU Sanctions Over Sexualized Violence
Afghan women's rights activists protest against the Taliban regime in Kabul in September 2021.