Benjamin L. Cardin: “The one area that I hope we will continue to work on is returning citizens, criminal justice-impacted individuals.”

Senator Cardin, I thank you for your leadership in championing the Global Magnitsky Act.

Nowhere has this been more on display than what has occurred in Hong Kong in recent years as the passage of the National Security Law and entry into force of Article 23 destroyed what remains of Hong Kong's democracy.

Freedom House is pleased to support the Human Rights Defenders Protection Act, led by Chairman Cardin.

If Putin hates this so much, we're sure that there are a lot of other dictators who would hate this as well.