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Jeanne Shaheen: “The legislation, named in his honor, would blacklist any Russian believed to be responsible for major human rights…”

On the recordDecember 13, 2011
The legislation, named in his honor, would blacklist any Russian believed to be responsible for major human rights violations from receiving a visa to travel to the United States.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Describes the purpose of the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act.

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