We found 88 results for “Global Magnitsky and Targeted Sanctions”.
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Human Rights First Condemns Renewed Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Calls for Targeted Sanctions on Corrupt and Abusive Officials
February 22, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – In response to the Russian government’s decision to recognize two regions of Ukraine as independent states, Human Rights First condemned Russia’s dangerous…
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United States Announces Targeted Sanctions; Human Rights First Calls on Other Nations to Act
December 13, 2021
Human Rights First’s coalition drove almost half of Global Magnitsky designations on corruption and human rights abuses WASHINGTON – In connection with its Summit for…
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Human Rights First Welcomes Australia’s Adoption of Magnitsky-Style Sanctions
December 2, 2021
WASHINGTON – Following years of advocacy by civil society, the Australian parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted to create a legal framework for a Magnitsky-style targeted sanctions program. Human…
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U.S. Lifting Burundi Sanctions; Rights Groups Call for Accountability
November 24, 2021
WASHINGTON D.C. — Human Rights First and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights expressed concern regarding the Biden Administration’s November 18 decision to terminate the targeted…
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Randy Bregman to be Awarded First Global Accountability Guardian Award
September 20, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, Randy Bregman was announced as the first recipient of Human Rights First’s new Global Accountability Guardian award. The organization honors Bregman’s career-long…
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Opportunities and Challenges in the Spread of Targeted “Magnitsky” Sanctions Programs
September 1, 2021
By Adam Keith & Keian Razipour Over the past year, the number of governments able to use targeted sanctions programs to help hold human rights…
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United States: Congress Should Reauthorize Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
June 22, 2021
Without renewal, the powerful sanctions mechanism will expire in 2022. WASHINGTON — In anticipation of an upcoming vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on…
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Human Rights First Welcomes Launch of Congressional Counter-Kleptocracy Caucus
June 10, 2021
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First welcomes today’s launch of the Congressional Caucus against Foreign Corruption and Kleptocracy, a bipartisan effort to curb global corruption that undermines democracy, the…
Letter
Global Magnitsky: Using Sanctions in Cooperation with National Authorities
May 12, 2021
The U.S. government uses its Global Magnitsky targeted sanctions program in a primarily confrontational manner, i.e., to condemn and check abuses in countries where national…
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Human Rights First CEO Argues for More Effective Use of Global Magnitsky Sanctions for Human Rights Accountability
March 24, 2021
Mike Breen testified before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on the effectiveness of sanctions on curbing global human rights abuse WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today,…
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Michael Breen Testimony for Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission – March 24, 2021
March 24, 2021
In the hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, Human Rights First President and CEO Michael Breen took stock…
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Human Rights First welcomes international cooperation to sanction Chinese officials responsible for abuse of Uyghurs
March 22, 2021
WASHINGTON – Scott Johnston, associate attorney for human rights accountability at Human Rights First responded to news that the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the…