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<p>The EU adopted restrictive measures, including the use of sanctions, against Burundi
on 1 October 2015 following violence during the Presidential elections in 2015. These
measures are a means of holding the perpetrators of human rights violations to account
and encouraging both positive change in relation to political freedoms and inclusive
political dialogue ahead of elections in 2020. Working with our international partners,
the UK designs sanctions regimes, provides evidence for designations, and encourages
cooperation to ensure that sanctions are used to achieve shared political goals, and
that sanctions are properly implemented and enforced to secure maximum impact. The
Office for Financial Sanctions implementation works to ensure that financial sanctions
are properly understood, implemented and enforced in the UK.</p>
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