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Cardin says US must Address Human Rights Violations in Rusia
“If we want to have normal trade relations with Russia – if they want to have normal trade relations with the U.S. — we have a right to expect that they will abide by basic human rights”
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Co-Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, today strengthened his call for consequences for those in Russia who have trampled on fundamental freedoms and human rights. At a hearing of the European Affairs Subcommittee, Senator Cardin laid out his case for the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, which he and 25 other senators have sponsored. Not limited to just Russia, the Magnitsky bill would invoke a travel ban against serious violators of human rights, freeze any of their assets held in the U.S. and publish their names — a powerful deterrent for those craving respectability and legitimacy in the West.
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The case of Sergei Magnitsky’s death
In February 2011, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights appealed to the Polish government in reference to a case of Siergiei Magnitsky, a Russian lawyer who died in a Moscow detention facility as a result of having been held in conditions, which could be justifiably called torturous. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights appealed to impose appropriate visa and financial sanctions on Russian officials responsible for his death.
Tuesday, 22 February 2011 Sergei Magnitsky was a Russian lawyer specialising in tax law who worked as a counsel for the Russian investment fund Hermitage Capital Management. Sergei Magnitsky was arrested on 28 November 2008 on tax evasion charges filed as part of the investigation launched against Hermitage Capital Management. Many observers believe that a document which formed the basis of the arrest warrant had been fabricated.
His arrest followed the unveiling by Sergei Magnitsky of one of the largest corruption scandals in Russia which implicated top-ranking Russian officials. On 5 June and 7 October 2008 S. Magnitsky voluntary testified in court accusing officials of defrauding the Russian treasury of $ 230 million. S. Magnitsky was arrested by the very officials who, according to his testimony, were implicated in the embezzlement.
On 16 November 2009 Sergei Magnitsky died in a Moscow detention facility as a result of having been held in harsh conditions and denied an appropriate medical care. He had been held in pretrial detention for almost a year before his death.
Sergei Magnitsky was initially placed in the investigatory detention centre “Matrosskaya Tishina”, where he was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis and provided with proper medical care. However, a week before a scheduled specialist examination and surgery Sergei Magnitsky was transferred to Moscow “Butyrka” Prison where he was held in conditions severely impairing his health. Also, he was deprived of appropriate medical care.
Sergei Magnitsky and his defence counsels submitted a number of complaints against intolerable prison conditions which were left unanswered by the prison authorities. The total number of complaints reached 450. The deteriorating state of Mr Magnistky’s health led to his death on 16 November 2009 during his per-trial detention. S. Magnitsky was never put on trial. займ срочно без отказов и проверок микрозаймы онлайн https://zp-pdl.com/best-payday-loans.php https://zp-pdl.com/apply-for-payday-loan-online.php unshaven girl
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Magnitsky Deserves Justice
VOA News.com
This month marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died from apparent medical neglect after 12 months in pre-trial detention.
In 2008, Mr. Magnitsky implicated Russian officials in what he called a massive scheme to defraud the government of $230 million. Authorities arrested Mr. Magnitsky and accused him and his client, Hermitage Capital, of evading taxes. According to Mr. Magnitsky, investigators and prison officials pressured him to withdraw his complaint and testify against Hermitage Capital. He refused to cooperate and was subsequently transferred from one Moscow prison to another with worse conditions. After being denied medical attention for pancreatic problems and enduring what human rights activists have described as torturous conditions for almost a year, Sergei Magnitsky died November 16th, 2009.
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Cardin-McCain whistleblower bill could be a threat to U.S.-Russian ties
The Hill
As the White House feverishly lobbies the Senate to approve a long-stalled nuclear-arms treaty, a bipartisan bill seeking answers in the suspicious death of a Russian attorney could escalate tensions between Washington and Moscow.
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) as co-sponsor, introduced the Justice for Sergei Magnitsky Act of 2010 just before lawmakers went home to campaign this fall. Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) has offered companion legislation in the House.
The legislation comes as the Obama administration urges senators to vote for the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), which Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) said last week should not be approved in the lame-duck session. The U.S.-Russia arms treaty needs 67 votes to be ratified.
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Alexeyeva asks international community to react to Magnitsky death
Interfax
October 25 – Russian rights campaigners requested assistance during talks with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon in probing Hermitage Capital Foundation lawyer Sergei Magnitsky’s death at a detention facility.
“I said that if our authorities cannot punish the guilty, let the world community react,” a participant in the meeting, head of Moscow’s Helsinki Group, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, told Interfax.
The talks also dealt with problems which Russian civil activists get confronted with, including in organizing public actions.
Russian rights activists complained that it is much easier for them to meet with foreign representatives than with Russian officials, who invite civil activists very rarely.
Alexeyeva earlier told Interfax that although not everything is proper with human rights in the United States, the situation there is better than in Russia.
Magnitsky, 37, died at the Matrosskaya Tishina prison on November 16, 2009. He was being held on charges of tax evasion. His death caused widespread public outcry. The Investigative Committee started an inquiry into his death on charges of “not aiding a patient” and “negligence.” But rights activists claimed that Magnitsky’s death had not been investigated in seriously.
Magnitsky said in court that his criminal case was a revenge for his blaming a law enfacement official for misappropriating budgetary funds. hairy woman займ на карту онлайн https://zp-pdl.com/get-quick-online-payday-loan-now.php https://zp-pdl.com/online-payday-loans-cash-advances.php онлайн займы
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