Last Updated: January 19, 2026
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
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.
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