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Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: The Conservative Party of Canada on Thursday introduced the Justice for
Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials (Sergei Magnitsky Law) bill in House
of Commons and the Senate to sanction human rights crimes and corrupt
practices.
In a statement, Law and Order in Russia said that the Magnitsky bill was
introduced by James Bezan in the House of Commons and Senator Raynell
Andreychuk.
"The purpose of the Magnitsky Law is to sanction those who are committing
serious human rights crimes within their countries, or the corrupt
individuals who are stealing the assets of people," said Bezan.
Former justice minister Irwin Cotler, one of the strongest advocates of
Magnitsky legislation in Canada, last year urged Canadian lawmakers to
adopt the law. He commented, "It is time…for us to treat Russian domestic
human-rights violations as seriously as we do violations of political
independence and territorial integrity… Countries that value human rights
and the rule of law must use the measures at our disposal to hold violators
to account and discourage future violations."
The Canadian Magnitsky Law (C-267) and (S-226) provides for visa sanctions
and asset freezes against foreign nationals responsible for gross
violations of internationally recognized human rights.
Speaking about the effect of the Canadian Magnitsky Law, Bezan, added, "This
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