We found 93 results for “Global Magnitsky and Targeted Sanctions”.
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Human Rights First Calls for Magnitsky Sanctions in Egyptian Bribery of Senator Menendez
January 14, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today called on the U.S. government to impose targeted financial and visa sanctions on a senior Egyptian official and…
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Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Implementation of the Global Magnitsky Laws
December 9, 2024
Adam Keith, Senior Director for Accountability Thank you, Chairman Cardin and Ranking Member Risch, for holding this hearing on the implementation of Global Magnitsky sanctions…
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Using Magnitsky Sanctions and Other Tools to Seek the Release of Political Prisoners
November 21, 2024
In our November 13, 2024, webinar, Mobilizing Action for Political Prisoners, Human Rights First brought together human rights experts, advocates, and family members of formerly…
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2024 Magnitsky Series
Wednesday, Nov 13 - Tuesday, Nov 26, 2024
Human Rights First and our partners in the targeted human rights and anti-corruption sanctions coalition lead “Magnitsky Month” to advocate for the expanded and improved…
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U.S. Global Magnitsky and Related Sanctions Mid-Year Update
August 15, 2024
This briefing provides an overview of recent developments in the U.S. government’s use of its targeted human rights and anticorruption sanctions programs from January 1,…
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Iran Sanctions
May 23, 2024
The U.S. government (USG) maintains several sanctions authorities under which it can target persons involved in human rights abuses and corruption in Iran. The most…
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The Congressional Trigger for U.S. Global Magnitsky Sanctions: Section 1263(d)
April 15, 2024
Targeted sanctions like the Global Magnitsky program are valuable tools for the U.S. government to respond to corruption and human rights abuses around the world.…
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Paraguay Anti-Corruption Sanctions and Their Lessons
February 16, 2024
By Gita Howard, Piero Fiorino, and Chloe Zoeller In Paraguay, impunity rates for government officials involved in corruption are alarmingly high. The U.S. government’s recent…
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Explaining Targeted U.S. Sanctions under the West Bank Executive Order
February 14, 2024
By Adam Keith and Amanda Strayer President Biden’s February 1 executive order (E.O. 14115) created a broad and flexible targeted U.S. sanctions program focused on…
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It’s Time to Use Magnitsky Sanctions to Better Protect Marginalized Groups
January 29, 2024
When I first began working on Magnitsky sanctions, I was struck by something you don’t see every day among human rights activists – a sense…
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Human Rights First Welcomes Novel Uses of U.S. Global Magnitsky Sanctions
December 20, 2023
Washington, D.C. – To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and mark International Anticorruption Day, the United States government issued…