Putin’s War Against Women
byMikhail Romanov is a father, husband, and a 31-year-old Russian Army soldier. This Spring he broke into a residential house near Kyiv, killed the…
Human Rights
Why Is Estonia Falling Behind on Magnitsky Implementation?
byLast week, Lithuania added 49 names to its Magnitsky list and the Latvian parliament is currently considering a resolution to adopt its own Magnitsky…
Lithuania Grants Asylum to Two Russians Fleeing LGBT Persecution
byLithuanian authorities have granted asylum to two gay Russian men fleeing persecution in Chechnya, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency. The violent and systematic…
Estonia A Global Human Rights Leader With Magnitsky Law
byAs the world slides into ever greater geopolitical uncertainty, the western world will need to look for moral leadership from unlikely sources. Last week,…
Estonia Adopts Magnitsky Style Global Human Rights Law
byThe Estonian Parliament passed a Magnitsky style global human rights amendment Thursday which will allow its government to ban entry into Estonia for anyone who has participated…
Remembering the Nations the Soviets Deported in Whole or in Part
byToday, many people in the Russian Federation will pause to remember the victims of political repressions in the USSR, in particular the members of…
Canadian Conservatives Pledge to Adopt Global Magnitsky Legislation and Establish $10 Million Digital Freedom Fund
byOn Wednesday, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rob Nicholson, announced that if re-elected, the Conservative government will amend Canada’s existing sanctions regime to include…
The Virus of Freedom
byTranslated from the piece that appeared in the Suddeutsche Zeitung by Alexander Fischer. In dictatorships, those in power expect you to not only provide…
Magnitsky Legislation Introduced by Canadian Parliamentarian
byCanadian MP, and former Justice Minister, Irwin Cotler introduced the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (C-689), which would allow for the imposition of…
Rising Fear: The Elimination of Russia’s Activists at Home and Abroad
byTimeline of Russian Assassinations Three months after Russian opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov was murdered in Moscow, his colleague and friend, Vladimir Kara-Murza awoke today…