In response to the April 2012 military coup d’état and increasing instability and violence in the country, on 18 May 2012 the UN adopted sanctions on Guinea-Bissau, consisted of travel bans. The EU and the UK implement UN sanctions and also have autonomous Guinea-Bissau sanctions regimes, which also include asset freezes. The US does not have a Guinea-Bissau sanctions regime but travel bans are enforced by the US Department of State.
