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Johnson BYABASHAIJA
Aliases
Johnson Christopher BYABASAIJA; Johnson Omuhunde Rwashote BYABASHAIJA
Nationality
Uganda
DoB
1957-09-27
Address
Kampala, Uganda
Official reason
Today, OFAC designated Johnson Byabashaija (Byabashaija), Commissioner General of the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) since 2005. During that period, members of the UPS have engaged in torture and other serious human rights abuse against prisoners held within UPS facilities. Prisoners have reported being tortured and beaten by UPS staff and by fellow ...
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https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1972
Date of listing
2023-12-08
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13818 - Global Magnitsky
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Human Rights
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/5441
Official Information
On December 23, 2016, the President signed the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Pub. L. 114-328, Title XII, Subtitle F) (the “Act”) into law. The Act authorized the President to impose targeted sanctions on any foreign person the President determines is, among other things, responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other ...
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