Australia Imposes First Magnitsky-Style Sanctions
Australia announced the first designations under its recently created Magnitsky-style human rights sanctions law, targeting more than 30 Russian people for their role in the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in 2009. “This will ensure that Australia does not become…
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a safe haven for those already locked out of like-minded countries and their financial systems,” Australia’s foreign ministry said March 29. Australia said the announcement was just the first of “what will be ongoing sanctions” it will use under its law to target human rights abusers, which was passed in December (see 2112220008).