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Ben Cardin: Are you committed to working with us to strengthen the Magnitsky global sanction regime to go against those actors that…

On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
Are you committed to working with us to strengthen the Magnitsky global sanction regime to go against those actors that are not held accountable in their own states for gross violations of human rights and corruption?
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin asks about commitment to enhance Magnitsky sanctions for human rights violators.

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