The impact of western sanctions on human rights and women's rights

Sanctions are the levers of pressure on countries which are always applied directly or indirectly and they have several effects and results on different groups. They are also a violation of human rights and women’s rights and they have many consequences. In addition, the sanctions have negative impacts on the lives of people and their individual and social rights. UN sanctions are inconsistent with the Charter of the United Nations and violate its human rights principles. The sanctions deprive citizens of their rights. The article explains the consequences and negative effects of sanctions with emphasis on the impact of Western sanctions on women’s rights and human rights. The method of this research is descriptive-analytic and.international documents and library resources has been used.