Australia Imposes Human Rights Sanctions on Russian Prison Officials

Australia this week sanctioned seven Russian prison officials responsible for the “mistreatment” of opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who died in the prison earlier this month. Australia's foreign affairs ministry said it used its Magnitsky-style human rights sanctions authority to impose the designations (see 2112220008 and 2203290005).

“These sanctions are the next step in Australia's efforts to hold to account those responsible for grave breaches of Mr Navalny's human rights,” the ministry said in a statement. “We will continue to work closely with our partners to hold the Russian Government and all involved in Mr Navalny's death accountable.” The announcement didn’t list the names of the sanctioned prison officials.