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U.S. Sanctions Violate International Law, Imprison Foreign Citizens
May 1, 2021 (EIRNS) “The United States uses economic sanctions as a weapon,” writes Stansfield Smith in a powerful Grayzone exposé on April 28. They are a weapon of war against civilians, capable of destroying an economy by causing hyperinflation and unemployment, preventing import of necessities, and driving away investment.
According to the United Nations, unilateral U.S. sanctions are illegal, coercive measures. The UN General Assembly has repeatedly called on all countries to neither apply nor recognize unilateral coercive measures. Every year since 1992, the UN has condemned the U.S. blockade of Cuba. The 120 member-states in the Non-Aligned Movement have condemned sanctions on Venezuela.