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Treasury Targets Repression and the Undermining of Democracy
December 7, 2021
Designations Across Three Countries Latest in Week of Actions Leading to Summit for Democracy
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating 15 actors across three countries in connection with serious human rights abuse and repressive acts targeting innocent civilians, political opponents, and peaceful protestors.
As part of a whole-of-government commitment to democracy, Treasury is taking a number of actions aimed at promoting accountability for those who undermine trust in democratic institutions.
Treasury is equipped with powerful tools to target the financial systems and flows that allow bad actors to profit from corruption and abuse. In addition, OFAC is designating two entities and two individuals that the Department of State has identified as responsible for certain gross violations of human rights in Iran.
“Ahead of this week’s Summit for Democracy, Treasury is targeting over a dozen government officials across three countries in connection with serious human rights abuse that undermines democracy,” said Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control Andrea M. Gacki.
“Treasury will continue to defend against authoritarianism, promoting accountability for violent repression of people seeking to exercise their human rights and fundamental freedoms.”
REPRESSION AND THE UNDERMINING OF DEMOCRACY
Democratic values and human rights are under threat around the world. Human rights defenders, members of civil society groups, journalists, and ordinary people seeking to exercise their right to freedom of expression and right of peaceful assembly face threats of violent repression from authoritarian leaders.
Allowing this activity to continue unchallenged not only abandons and threatens victims of human rights abuses, but also poses a direct threat to the national security of the United States.
Countries with repressive political regimes are often unstable over the long run, and they export instability regionally and worldwide. These regimes are often a threat to the peace and security of other nations. Standing up for human rights is not only consistent with American values but also U.S. national interests.
REPRESSION IN UGANDA: ABEL KANDIHO
As commander of the Ugandan Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), Major General
Abel Kandiho (
Kandiho) and other CMI officers have arrested, detained, and physically abused persons in Uganda.
The CMI targeted individuals due to their nationality, political views, or critique of the Ugandan government. Individuals were taken into custody and held, often without legal proceedings, at CMI detention facilities where they were subjected to horrific beatings and other egregious acts by CMI officials, including sexual abuse and electrocutions, often resulting in significant long-term injury and even death.
During these incarcerations, victims were kept in solitary confinement and unable to contact friends, family, or legal support. In some cases,
Kandiho was personally involved, leading interrogations of detained individuals.
Kandiho is designated pursuant to E.O. 13818 for being a foreign person who is or has been a leader or official of an entity that has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, serious human rights abuse relating to his tenure.
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Treasury Targets Repression and the Undermining of Democracy
07 December 2021
Kampala, Uganda
UPDF reveals sanctions against CMI boss Maj. Gen Kandiho
Uganda Peoples Defence Forces has been officially notified of United States financial sanctions against the Chief of Military Intelligence Major General Abel Kandiho. The announcement was made in a UPDF statement which did not specify whether the U.S. had informed Uganda of the reason for the sanctions. In April, the US government announced visa restrictions against several Ugandan officials who were accused of undermining the democratic process in the country. Earlier, seven commanders of security forces in Uganda had been “booked” for blacklist by the US government over their involvement in the chaotic 2021 general election.
Source : NTV Uganda