Stop the Untouchables. Justice for Sergei Magnitsky.

US Helsinki Commission to hold Briefing on Human Rights Play on Magnitsky Murder

CSCE

Human Rights Play on Magnitsky Murder
Where: 121 Cannon House Office Building
When: Wednesday, Nov. 16th at 6:00 pm

After exposing the largest tax fraud in Russian history, Magnitsky was wrongly arrested and tortured in prison. Six months later he became seriously ill and was consistently denied medical attention despite 20 formal requests. On the night of November 16, 2009, he went into critical condition, but instead of being treated in a hospital he was put in an isolation cell, chained to a bed, and beaten by eight prison guards for one hour and eighteen minutes. Sergei Magnitsky was 37 years old and left behind a wife and two children. Those responsible for this crime have yet to be punished and his story has become a global human rights cause and is emblematic of corruption, violence, and impunity in Russia.