Name: Britain Debates Adoption of 'Magnitsky' Legislation for Human Rights Abusers
Uploaded: 2017-01-09 16:03:00Z
Duration: 2 min 22 s
Channel: VOA News
Description: British lawmakers are debating legislation similar to the Magnitsky Act in the United States, which allows courts to impose visa bans and asset freezes on Russian officials allegedly involved in the 2009 death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. Henry Ridgwell reports from London, pressure is now growing for other European countries to follow suit.

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Britain Debates Adoption of 'Magnitsky' Legislation for Human Rights Abusers

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Britain Debates Adoption of 'Magnitsky' Legislation for Human Rights Abusers