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As delegates from the EU and Central Asia prepare to meet at a ministerial summit in Luxembourg on 23 October, the war in Ukraine will inevitably be on the agenda. A key focus for Europe and its partners is maintaining sanctions pressure on Russia – as well as inciting countries with close historical ties to Russia to cooperate on preventing sanctions evasion by Moscow. But the human rights aspect of ongoing personal EU sanctions has also increasingly come to the fore amid Europe’s efforts to promote its interests in this strategic region.
The European Union (EU) has a longstanding tradition of defending justice and human rights, especially during times of flaring international conflicts. However, the recent practice of sanctioning family members of businessmen amid...
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