Author name: Alena Douhan
Dr. Alena Douhan is the United Nations Special Rapporteur for the impact of sanctions on the lives of ordinary people. She holds a PhD and Dr. hab. in International and European law and is a professor of International Law at the Belarusian State University (Belarus), where is also serves as the Director of the Peace Research Center. She is and Associated member of the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict at Ruhr University Bochum.