Dominic Raab announces UK sanctions against human rights abusers

Dominic Raab has unveiled long-awaited UK government sanctions against human rights abusers in Saudi Arabia, Russia, Myanmar and North Korea. The measures, announced by the foreign secretary on Monday, include asset freezes and travel bans and represent the first time the UK will alone name and penalise individuals and organisations accused of human rights abuses

The Guardian YouTube network:

[christinegower]

It's time our government sorted out the abuses and corruption in UK and stopped sticking their noses in other country's business!

[liam]

Selling human rights abusers Fighter Jets and Missiles for big money is absolutely fine though.

[JJ]

But we will still be selling weapons to Saudi Arabia

[Robert-ryxe]

But nothing about the ongoing genocide in China?

[pygmalion]

Is the UK going to put sanctions on its self

[andrewthornley]

Are we going put sanctions on ourselves for all over illegal wars?

[pistolvonfinn]

'Blood drenched, ill gotten gains'

pretty rich coming from the British government.

[johnhodge]

Including isreali illegal settlements builders /murders & Saudi Royalty .

[slimgza]

This is rich coming from the UK government, built with blood money.

[philgrazia]

The word "hypocrisy" springs to mind

[jordanwood]

The governments actually going to pull it's finger out and do something?? I'll believe it when I see it

[nothanks]

So, nothing towards themselves for what they've done to the most vulnerable in society? I spent 3 YEARS! fighting in multiple assessments and courts for somethings I've been entitled to for 17 years... Life time awards stripped away, attempted suicides ignored, mental break downs and difficulties communicating in face to face interactions, ignored... I lost my ability to speak after 2 years of it and had to speak to friends, family and the DWP via a pad of paper and I've never had to do that before, this government did that to me and they've done much worse to others, people across this country who are entitled to what they receive after extensive assessments before now being told they're not because the government completely changed the rules and to save what? The smallest amount of money taken from the public purse for benefits? I've had close friends die because of the government's reforms, so before they can preach to others, maybe they should look in the mirror and see what they've done to the elderly, disabled and single parents.

[louisimisson]

Wow Dom loves the whistleblowers and reporters when they are foreign, but I guess no UK politician is going to try protecting a domestic whistleblower or reporter...

[warriorofwrestlingv]

I'm assuming they'll be continuing to sell some of these people weapons, though.

[SeriouslyMikey]

Arresting people for what they say online is a-okay though!

[colinfoster]

Johnson and Raab will never take Israel to task for one simple and obvious reason that they are themselves

[tEx]

Humiliating.
The UK, doing America's bidding.

[michaelnewbury]

They seem to have missed one of the biggest culprits CHINA

[MS-dirw]

ok so what are you doing about Saudi Arabia?

[rastamuff]

Hmmm what about Andrew abusing the human rights of those little girls? ☕️