January 15, Safeguard Defenders released “Fighting Impunity: A guide on how civil society can use Magnitsky Acts to sanction human rights violators”.
This comprehensive manual, aimed at civil society, is the first of its kind and provides step by step instructions on how to file recommendations for those deserving sanctioning following committing gross human rights violations.
Two different editions of the manual can be downloaded here:
A hardcopy, A4 full-color book edition will soon be available on Amazon worldwide as well.
This manual has been made possible due to significant support from a variety of sectors. To ensure strong feedback, all interviewees have been offered full anonymity, ranging from diplomats, government officials, those involved in drafting or developing the legislative texts, and members of the international NGO community working with Magnitsky Act sanctioning. Due to this, this manual offers not only the procedural step by step method for how civil society can interact with Magnitsky sanctioning, but also the political realities, how it actually works, and what works best.
The Chinese language edition is set for release in February, with Vietnamese and Farsi editions coming later. Early-stage work has also begun to localize specific Tibetan, Burmese, and Uighyr Turk editions.
Peter Dahlin
Director | Safeguard Defenders
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