THE Britain announced today that it imposes sanctions in many faces and organizations responsible for violence against women in four countries, Iran, Syria, South Sudan and the Central African Republic.

This announcement was made on the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day and the presentation, by the British government, of the first “Strategy for Women and Girls”.

These sanctions send a clear message: perpetrators of heinous acts of violence must be held to account,” said Foreign Secretary James Cleverley, who is in Sierra Leone to launch this new London initiative. “We are stepping up our efforts to stand up for women and girls and will use every tool at our disposal to fight the inequalities that still exist,” she added.

Among those sanctioned are a general, the head of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces, whose members are accused of sexually abusing women in Tambura district in 2021, as well as a general of the Popular Front for the Regeneration of the Central African Republic (FPRC ), of an organization responsible for sexual violence against women. Any assets they have in Britain will be frozen and they will be banned from entering the country.

On Tuesday, the European Union had announced similar sanctions against persons and entities responsible for violence against women.