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Benjamin L. Cardin: I introduced the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act as a way of saying that we will hold abusers…

On the recordDecember 5, 2024
I introduced the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act as a way of saying that we will hold abusers accountable even if their own country does not.
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Benjamin L. Cardin

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Cardin explains the purpose of the Magnitsky Act to hold human rights abusers accountable.

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