Global Magnitsky Regulations: U.S. Multinationals and Dual Citizens Have Heightened Sanctions Exposure
Global Magnitsky Sanctions “a Central Tool of U.S. Foreign Policy”
United States Lobbies G-7 Nations to Adopt Global Magnitsky Sanctions, Now a "Central Tool of U.S. Foreign Policy" As discussed extensively on this website and at MassPoint PLLC, the United States' Global Magnitsky Sanctions are a powerful tool in the U.S.…
Trump Administration Supercharged Global Magnitsky Corruption and Human Rights Sanctions
Trump Administration Targets Chinese Dominance, Corruption in Africa
President Trump Promulgates Global Magnitsky Sanctions: EO 13818 Analysis
U.S. Lawmakers Raise Possibility of Magnitsky Sanctions on Chinese Officials
According to reports, members of Congress and other U.S. officials have raised the possibility of imposing U.S. financial and/or immigration sanctions on Chinese officials for human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region. Quoted in the Washington Post, "Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary…
Congress Members Urge Trump Administration to Apply Global Magnitsky Sanctions to Sudan
In a March 28, 2018 letter to the Deputy Secretary of State, a bipartisan group of 57 members of Congress expressed "grave concern," following the partial lifting in late 2017 of U.S. sanctions against the Sudan, "about any U.S. policy that…
Pompeo Pledges to Use Magnitsky Laws to “Full Capacity”
On April 12, 2018, current CIA Director and Secretary of State Nominee, Mike Pompeo, testified before the Senate as part of the confirmation process. In response to a question from Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) on whether the State Department, under his…
United States Directly Sanctions Foreign Government Officials for Corruption
Magnitsky Laws and Sanctions Series, No. 4 | April 6, 2018 | By Hdeel Abdelhady Departing from Prevailing Legal Standards, United States Directly Sanctions Foreign Government Officials for Corruption On December 20, 2017, the U.S. President issued Executive Order 13818 “Blocking the…