UK sanctions 30 people, targeting corruption and human rights abuse

Britain on Friday announced sanctions targeting 30 people around the world it described as "corrupt political figures, human rights violators and perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence."

"Today our sanctions go further to expose those behind the heinous violations of our most fundamental rights," Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said in a statement.

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