We found 88 results for “Global Magnitsky and Targeted Sanctions”.
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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…
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Use of Magnitsky Sanctions by U.S. Government Declines
December 7, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today released a report, Slow Progress: U.S. Global Magnitsky Sanctions in their Sixth Year, which finds a significant decline…
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Human Rights First and our partners launch Magnitsky Month 2023
November 13, 2023
This November, Human Rights First and our partners mark Magnitsky Month, an annual effort to advocate for the use of Magnitsky-style sanctions to address human…
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Human Rights Abuses in Bukele’s El Salvador Demand Sanctions
November 7, 2023
By Amanda Strayer and Suchita Uppal In the 19 months since March 27, 2022, when El Salvador’s government declared a state of emergency, there has…
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Cardin Awarded the Global Accountability Guardian Award
September 18, 2023
NEW YORK — Human Rights First is pleased to announce that U.S. Senator Ben Cardin will be honored with the 2023 Global Accountability Guardian Award…