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RFE/RL: European Parliament urges EU to adopt legislation like Magnitsky Act

By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
A handout photo released on Nov. 15, 2010 by Hermitage Capital Management and taken on Dec. 29, 2006 shows Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in Moscow.
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BRUSSELS — The European Parliament has overwhelmingly passed a resolution urging EU member states to adopt a sanctions framework similar to the Magnitsky Act in order to punish human rights offenders.

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