The Treasury Department imposed sanctions Thursday on alleged violators of human rights in Russia, Yemen, and Haiti, The Hill reported.

The sanctions coincided with International Human Rights Day.

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control took actions to block the property and interests of numerous individuals, including Ramzan Kadyrov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Moscow Times reported.

Kadyrov was leader of a group implicated in the 2015 killing of Boris Nemtsov, a Putin opponent, and the torture and slaying of Chechen men suspected of being gay in an anti-LGBT purge that came to light in 2017, the Moscow Times reported.

Three individuals from Haiti — Jimmy Cherizier, Joseph Pierre Richard Duplan, and Fednel Monchery — were sanctioned for their participation in a November 2018 gang attack that led to the deaths of at least 71 people, including children, The Hill reported.

Additionally, five people with ties to Yemen's Houthi-controlled security and intelligence agencies were targeted: Sultan Zabin, Abdul Hakim al-Khaiwani, Abdul Rahab Jarfan, Motlaq Amer al-Marrani, and Qader al-Shami.

“As we recognize International Human Rights Day, the United States stands with innocent civilians around the globe who have been victims of violence and oppression,” Deputy Secretary Justin Muzinich stated, The Hill reported.

“The United States also welcomes the growing ability of our partners to join us in targeting human rights abuses. Over the last few months, the United Kingdom and the European Union have each adopted new sanctions authorities, creating a powerful, global framework for targeting human rights abuses.”

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