U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern Introduces "Magnitsky Bill" Imposing Sanctions on Human Rights Violators

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern today introduced the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012. The bill would impose a visa ban and asset freeze on individuals responsible for the death of Russian tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, as well as on individua

Washington, DC, April 20, 2012
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern today introduced the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012. The bill would impose a visa ban and asset freeze on individuals responsible for the death of Russian tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, as well as on individua

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern Introduces -Magnitsky Bill- Imposing Sanctions on Human Rights Violators

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) today introduced the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012. The bill, H.R. 4405, would impose a visa ban and asset freeze on individuals responsible for the death of Russian tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, as well as on individuals responsible for other gross violations of human rights.

Original co-sponsors of the legislation include House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), and Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-Chairman Frank Wolf (R-VA).

Attached are a PDF and one-page summary of the bill.