Congress Must Stand with Civil Society and Strengthen the Global Magnitsky Sanctions Program

In a landmark move towards accountability for human rights abuses, four governments imposed sanctions last month on Chinese officials for abuses against minorities in Xinjiang. This action by the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union – coordinated under the U.S. Global Magnitsky sanctions program and comparable sanctions authorities for the first time – marked an important milestone in the use of targeted human rights and anti-corruption sanctions to advance common foreign policy goals.