The Headquarters for Enjoining Right and Forbidding Evil (UK)

Brief

Sanctioned under The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 which entered effect 08/03/2023.

The Headquarters for Enjoining Right and Forbidding Evil is an "involved person" under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 (the "Iran Sanctions Regulations") on the following ground: The Headquarters for Enjoining Right and Forbidding Evil is or has been involved in the commission of a serious human rights violation or abuse in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in and promoting violations of the right to liberty and security and the right to freedom of expression through determining and enforcing mandatory dress codes for women, including the use of unreasonable force against individuals they deem to be non-compliant.


Basic Information

Entity Details

Name: The Headquarters for Enjoining Right and Forbidding Evil (UK)

Role / Function: Government Institution

Sanction Information

Sanction Created:08/03/2023

Sanctions imposed: Asset freeze

Sanction Enforcement Began: 08/03/2023

Other Details

Known Aliases

  • Office or Headquarters for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice
  • ستاد امر به معروف و نهی از منکر
  • Known Location

    Iran


    UK Sanctions