Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act

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The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act is a U.S. law that authorizes targeted sanctions against foreign individuals and entities responsible for serious human rights abuses or significant corruption worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
sanctions regime ⓘ
aimsTo deter serious human rights abuses ⓘ
deter significant corruption ⓘ
appliesTo foreign entities ⓘ
foreign individuals ⓘ
authorizes asset freezes ⓘ
targeted sanctions ⓘ
visa bans ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enables designation of foreign persons to the Specially Designated Nationals list ⓘ
focusesOn accountability for human rights abuses ⓘ
accountability for significant corruption ⓘ
implementedBy Office of Foreign Assets Control ⓘ
U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ
U.S. Department of State ⓘ
U.S. Department of the Treasury ⓘ
inspired similar Magnitsky-style laws in other countries ⓘ
legalBasisFor Global Magnitsky sanctions program ⓘ
linked to: Magnitsky Act
legalEffect blocks property within U.S. jurisdiction of designated persons ⓘ
prohibits U.S. persons from dealing with designated persons ⓘ
mechanism executive orders issued by the President ⓘ
objective combat global corruption ⓘ
promote respect for internationally recognized human rights ⓘ
providesAuthorityTo President of the United States ⓘ
Secretary of State ⓘ
Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ
relatedTo Magnitsky Act ⓘ
sanctionType blocking of property and interests in property ⓘ
ineligibility to enter the United States ⓘ
scope worldwide ⓘ
subjectMatter corruption ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
targets current government officials ⓘ
former government officials ⓘ
government officials involved in abuses ⓘ
persons complicit in serious human rights abuses ⓘ
persons directly or indirectly engaged in significant corruption ⓘ
persons responsible for serious human rights abuses ⓘ
private actors involved in abuses ⓘ
senior foreign political figures ⓘ
their immediate family members ⓘ
typeOfSanctions unilateral sanctions ⓘ
usedFor imposing sanctions on individuals from multiple countries ⓘ

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United States sanctions → legalBasis → Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act ⓘ
Bill Browder → movement → Magnitsky sanctions movement ⓘ
linked to: Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
Magnitsky Act → relatedConcept → global Magnitsky sanctions framework ⓘ
linked to: Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act