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14
March 2012

Irwin Cotler condemns continued culture of corruption and impunity in Russia

Irwin Cotler Blog

Liberal Justice and Human Rights Critic Irwin Cotler today condemned the culture of corruption and impunity in Russia, epitomized by the fraudulent Parliamentary elections and the unprecedented posthumous prosecution of murdered whistle-blower Sergei Magnitsky. Said Cotler, “The Putin Presidency will be tested by its commitment to the rule of law, human rights, and the integrity of the democratic process”.

In particular, Cotler noted that Russian renewal will be tested by the following indicators:

Halting the harassment and intimidation of NGOs, activists, human rights organizations, and the like.
Ensuring and enhancing freedoms of assembly and association for human rights defenders, dissidents, and their lawyers

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02
November 2011

Canada Considers ‘Magnitsky List’ Ban

The Moscow Times

The diplomatic fallout from the prison death of Sergei Magnitsky has spread to Canada, where a bill has been floated to create another “Magnitsky list” of Russian officials barred from entering the country, similar to that already in place in the United States.

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01
November 2011

Irwin Cotler introduces legislation to condemn corruption and impunity in Russia in the case and death of Sergei Magnitsky

Irwin Cotler MP

COTLER INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO CONDEMN CORRUPTION AND IMPUNITY IN RUSSIA IN THE CASE AND DEATH OF SERGEI MAGNITSKY

BILL CALLS FOR CANADIAN SANCTIONS TO HOLD RUSSIAN OFFICIALS TO ACCOUNT IN INTERNATIONAL CAUSE CÉLÈBRE

Ottawa – Liberal Justice and Human Rights Critic, Irwin Cotler, has introduced Bill C-339, An Act to condemn corruption and impunity in Russia in the case and death of Sergei Magnitsky, which has emerged as an international cause célèbre.

Said Cotler, “The tragic torture and death in detention of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who uncovered the largest international criminal conspiracy and tax fraud in Russian history and paid for it with his life, is a looking glass into the pervasive culture of corruption and impunity implicating senior government officials in Russia today.”

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31
October 2011

Canadians mull visa ban for Magnitsky officials

Emerging Markets

Canada is considering joining the United States in denying entry visas to Russian officials blamed for the death in jail of Hermitage Capital fund lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.

“The ongoing impunity, and indeed, in this instance shocking impunity regarding Russian officials is as scandalous as it is shocking,” Irwin Cotler, a member of Canada’s Parliament, said in introducing a bill to the legislature that would slap a visa ban on the officials’ families as well as on themselves.

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