Afghanistan and Global Human Rights Sanctions Updated
Summary
The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published a sanctions update notice dated 15 April 2026, notifying regulated entities of recent updates to Afghanistan and Global Human Rights sanctions regimes. The updates were published by the Isle of Man Treasury, Customs and Immigration Division. The notice directs licenceholders and regulated entities to review linked Treasury news releases for specific details and provides contact information for sanctions-related queries.
What changed
The Isle of Man FSA published a sanctions update notice on 15 April 2026, referencing new information from the Isle of Man Treasury regarding Afghanistan and Global Human Rights sanctions regimes. The notice does not itself impose new obligations but directs readers to external Treasury news releases and sanctions notices for specific details of the updates. The FSA recommends that licenceholders and regulated entities subscribe to UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) email alerts and the Isle of Man RSS feed to stay informed of future sanctions changes.
Affected parties subject to Isle of Man financial services regulation should monitor the referenced Treasury notices and ensure their compliance processes account for any changes to Afghanistan and Global Human Rights sanctions designations. Entities should maintain awareness of these regimes as part of their ongoing sanctions compliance obligations.
What to do next
- Review linked Isle of Man Treasury sanctions notices for Afghanistan and Global Human Rights regime updates
- Contact Isle of Man Treasury Sanctions Officer at +44 (0) 1624 648109 or sanctions@gov.im for queries
- Subscribe to UK OFSI email alerts for sanctions updates
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Sanctions Update – 15th April 2026
Published on: 15 April 2026
Sanctions Update: Afghanistan
Sanctions Update: Global Human Rights
The Authority has been notified that the Isle of Man Treasury, Customs and Immigration Division has recently published new and updated information regarding the above Sanction regimes.
News Releases advising details of the updates to the above Sanctions regimes can be read on the IOM Government website (www.gov.im/news) at:
Sanctions Update: Afghanistan
https://www.gov.im/news/2026/apr/14/sanctions-update-afghanistan/
Sanctions Update: Global Human Rights
https://www.gov.im/news/2026/apr/14/sanctions-update-global-human-rights/
Copies of extant Sanctions Notices, are available free of charge over the Internet from the Sanctions and Export Control page on the website of the Isle of Man Treasury, Customs and Immigration Division located at: https://www.gov.im/categories/tax-vat-and-your-money/sanctions-and-export-control
Any queries regarding the above, or any Sanctions related matter should be addressed to the Isle of Man Treasury, Customs and Immigration Division, Sanctions Officer on telephone number +44 (0) 1624 648109 or by email to sanctions@gov.im
To receive regular updates about sanctions, including updates to the UK Sanctions List, you can subscribe to the RSS feed for sanctions & Excise news releases by copying and pasting this URL:
into your RSS feed reader or Microsoft Outlook RSS feeds folder. You can also view our guidance on how to use RSS Feeds.
The UK Treasury operate an ‘alert’ system to provide email updates as and when changes to sanctions are introduced. Licenceholders may consider it very prudent to avail themselves of this service if they do not already have relevant notification processes in place.
This service can be found at Subscribe to Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation updates
FSA Ref: News/ENFINT/11/2026 – 15 th April
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