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Lindemann Law

What rights do Sanctioned Persons have?

Human rights to assist your application

European Union:
Right to a fair trial. Article 6 ECHR

1. Impossibility to provide evidence
2. Improper notification. Short notification periods for SDNs.

United States:

Article 14. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Adopted by UN GA, 1966
“everyone shall be entitled to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal established by law”.

Switzerland:
Right to property (Article 1 of Protocol 1 to the ECHR).
Invoked when assets are frozen.

Articles 6, 7, 17 UDHR – “a milestone document”
Esp. Art. 7: All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law.

Clearing irrelevant information from the internet

Kinds of information:

  • Wrong – Hard to prove.
  • Old – Easier to prove. See Olga Ayziman v. Council

Where:

  1. Sites
  2. Search engine results
  3. Social media
  4. Databases (usually found only when encountered)

Find: use human effort + AI!

Legal grounds for removal:

  1. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  2. “Right to forget” – national legislation

News and insights

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How to Unblock Bank Accounts and Russian Securities for the Individuals that are not Subject to Swiss, EU and US Sanctions?

Understanding EU 13th Sanctions Package & US OFAC Measures – How to comply with extraterritorial reach?

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