Are sanctions always affecting directed parties? --- The punishment effect of sanctions do not always pinch the parties they are intended for but rather the innocent masses who may happen to be the very victims of acts that warranted the imposition of such sanctions to their governments. The case of Zimbabwe plays a relevant example in this regard. The impact of the sanctions imposed in 2003 and earlier by some Western nations, including the United States, because of election rigging and human rights abuses, are derailing the country economy’s recovery. The people of Zimbabwe are now bearing the consequences of the punishment intended for the then President Mugabe even when he is no longer in power, let alone alive.

Source author: Malefetsane Dominic Mosala mosalalaw@gmail.com