Magnitsky Sanctions
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has chosen Human Rights Day to announce Magnitsky-style sanctions against 13 Russian and Iranian individuals and two entities, in response to human rights abuses.
Wong has described these sanctions as a means of holding human rights abusers to account, in situations where dialogue has proven ineffective.
Produced By: Tamar Pilobisian
Featured In Story: Anton Moiseienko, Lecturer in the School of Law, Australian National University
First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 13 December 2022