Putin foes urge Canada to rename main sanctions law after Russian whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky
Two opponents of Vladimir Putin have urged Canada to rename its sanctions legislation after Russian whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky. They argue that this change would enhance accountability for human rights abuses and strengthen Canadian sanctions law. The proposed bill would also require Canada to publish a list of prisoners of conscience detained by foreign states.
- ▪Vladimir Kara-Murza and Bill Browder advocated for renaming Canada's Special Economic Measures Act after Sergei Magnitsky.
- ▪The proposed Bill C-219 aims to expand and toughen Canadian sanctions law against transnational repression.
- ▪Canada currently has the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, also known as the Sergei Magnitsky Law.
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Open this photo in gallery:Nataliya Magnitskaya holds a portrait of her late son, Russian whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky, in a 2009 file photo.The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountTwo outspoken opponents of Vladimir Putin appeared before a parliamentary committee Thursday and urged Canada to rename its main sanctions legislation after a Russian whistleblower whose name has become synonymous with holding governments accountable for human-rights abuses.One of them was Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian politician and activist who survived two suspected poisonings in Moscow, in 2015 and 2017, before being jailed for criticizing Mr. Putin’s war on Ukraine.
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