Summary

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, provides an overview and assessment of the notion and categories of targets of unilateral coercive measures (direct or indirect, primary or secondary, intended or unintended or specific or non-selective, among other categories). The report addresses the issue of the human rights impact that unilateral coercive measures have on those targets. It also discusses those targets in connection with the extraterritorial effects of unilateral coercive measures, which raise special concerns for the Special Rapporteur owing to the increasing number of reported cases of human rights violations.