European rights court rules against Russia on Magnitsky death
Source: Deutsche Welle
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that Russia violated the rights of Sergei Magnitsky, an auditor who was charged with tax evasion while investigating state corruption.
Magnitsky died in pre-trail detention in Moscow in 2009 after complaining of mistreatment and health problems. His death gained international attention and highlighted Russian human rights abuses, leading the United States and other countries to pass "Magnitsky Acts" targeting Russians accused of rights abuses.
In a judgment, the Strasbourg-based court ruled Magnitsky's detention under poor conditions amounted to ill-treatment and that Russia had violated his right to life.
"The Court found in particular that the medical care given to Mr. Magnitskiy in prison had been inadequate and had led to his death and that the subsequent investigation had been lacking. He had also been held in over-crowded conditions and had been ill-treated shortly before dying," the ECHR said.
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Date 27.08.2019
Author Chase Winter
Read more: https://www.dw.com/en/european-rights-court-rules-against-russia-on-magnitsky-death/a-50178539
Source: BBC
Magnitsky wins Russian rights battle 10 years after his death
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Russia has been condemned for "multiple violations" by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky, who died in jail in November 2009.
The case was taken up by Magnitsky himself and his death prompted a US law enabling sanctions against Russians suspected of rights violations.
He was detained in 2008 after reporting fraud by Russian tax officials.
Judges in Strasbourg found that he was ill-treated by guards and denied care.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49481471
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