Switzerland SECO
ActiveFinancial sanctions; Travel ban- Programme
- Belarus
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 16 March 2022 on measures against Belarus (SR 946.231.116.9), article 12 (Financial sanctions) and 25 para. 1 (Travelban), annexe 13
- Stated grounds
- Ludmila Vashchanka is a Belarussian judge who serves in Glubokoye District Court. She has issued politically-motivated rulings against the opponents of the Belarusian authorities. She has a documented history of having issued politically-motivated rulings against the opponents of the Belarusian authorities from 2007 to 2023. During this period, she convicted at least nine Belarusian citizens, including opposition supporters and activists, on political grounds. She is therefore responsible for serious violations of human rights and the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026