Sanctions kill people they're supposed to be protecting and undermine entire system of human rights & humanitarian aid
While the better outcome would be to cancel or at least suspend unilateral sanctions at least until the global health crisis is over, Douhan sees this outcome as unrealistic. Her more modest suggestions include making impact assessments of all sanctions that countries seek to impose before they do so and having a general good-faith attitude to humanitarian organizations instead of obstructing their work. Comment: The innocents dying due to embargoes on medical supplies will surely appreciate Douhan's 'modest efforts'. Leading humanitarian groups she consulted named sanctions as "th...
Source: sott.net