UK Sanctions Russians, Saudis Under New Magnitsky Powers

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab arrives at 10 Downing Street for a C-19 committee meeting in London, England on April 8, 2020. Peter Summers/Getty Images

LONDON—Britain on July 6 announced economic sanctions against individuals and organizations from Russia, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, and North Korea under new UK powers to punish human rights offenders.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the sanctions targeted those behind “some of the notorious human rights violations in recent years.”