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Sergei Magnitsky was murdered in a Russian jail (Photo: Hermitage Capital)

The Magnitsky Act - and its name

On Thursday, the European Parliament will vote on a resolution to introduce a sanctions regime for human rights violations, more known as a "European Magnitsky Act".

The parliament has prior to this adopted a report on EU-Russia political relations, which included a call for a European Magnitsky Act.

We must now act on these calls for common action.

It is regrettable that me...

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Gunnar Hokmark is an MEP and head of the Swedish European People's Party delegation in the European Parliament.

Sergei Magnitsky was murdered in a Russian jail (Photo: Hermitage Capital)

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Gunnar Hokmark is an MEP and head of the Swedish European People's Party delegation in the European Parliament.

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