The Global Magnitsky Act authorizes the US government to sanction foreign government officials implicated in human rights abuses or significant acts of corruption.
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The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act is historic legislation that empowers the United States to impose targeted sanctions on individuals worldwide responsible for committing human rights violations or significant acts of corruption.
Named after Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky who uncovered a $230 million tax fraud scheme and was subsequently arrested, tortured, and killed in Russian custody in 2009, the Act represents America's commitment to promoting human rights and combating global corruption.
The Act was signed into law on December 23, 2016, and has since become a powerful tool in the US government's efforts to hold human rights abusers and corrupt actors accountable, regardless of their location or position.
While the Magnitsky Act focuses on human rights abuses and corruption, the US administers several other sanctions programs targeting:
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