Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Aiub Kataev

Position

Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation in Argun

Nationality

Russia

Official reason

Aiub Kataev is Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in Argun, of the Chechen Republic. In this role, Kataev has responsibility for the activities of state security and police agencies, including their involvement in the mass arrest, use of CIDT or torture, and murder of LGBT Chechens since 2017.

Other Information

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Date of listing

2020-12-10

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020

Regime

UK horizontal

Target State

Human Rights

Measures

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Travel bans

Sanctions Portfolio

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...

Official Information

The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 put in place sanctions measures to deter, and provide accountability for, activities which, if carried out by or on behalf of a State within the territory of that State, would amount to a serious violation by that State of an individual’s: • right to life • right not to be subjected to torture or ...

Additional Details

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 5 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/680