Australia announces 'Magnitsky' sanctions against targets in Russia and Iran. What are they and will they work?
- Written by Amy Maguire, Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP/AAPForeign Affairs Minister Penny Wong chose Human Rights Day to announce Magnitsky-style sanctions against 13 Russian and Iranian individuals and two entities, in response to egregious human rights abuses.
Wong has described these sanctions as a means of holding human rights abusers to account, in situations where dialogue...
