+44 (0) 7488 868000     help@detained.org.uk

Login

Sign Up

After creating an account, you'll be able to track your payment status, track the confirmation.
Username*
Password*
Confirm Password*
First Name*
Last Name*
Email*
Phone*
Contact Address
Country*
* Creating an account means you're okay with our Terms of Service and Privacy Statement.
Please agree to all the terms and conditions before proceeding to the next step

Already a member?

Login

Magnitsky Act

Sergei Magnitsky died in a Moscow jail in November 2009 at the hands of the Russian state.  It was a truly heinous crime and a horrific example of state-sponsored Human Rights abuses within a corrupt and totalitarian regime.  Sergei’s death is made even more tragic by the fact that he was simply a lawyer fighting for his client.  He was not the perpetrator of an alleged offence; he was a valiant local lawyer fighting for a client who had been a victim of the state sponsored corruption and theft.

The passing of the Magnitsky Act by the US Congress in 2012, was followed by its adoption in the European Union; other strong democracies soon followed.   Initially, it could only be applied to Russia, however, in 2020, it was sensibly expanded to include all Human Rights abusers, wherever they reside in the world.

Magnitsky enables Detained International to apply for the ceasing of assets that come under the jurisdiction of the US, the EU and other countries that have adopted the Magnitsky Act.  The perpetrators of Human Rights abuses, all persons culpable; individual persons, police officers, government employees, and the rulers of the state are now vulnerable to us.

Human Rights abusers may sit in ivory towers within their borders, protected by sovereignty.  However, they will not be welcome in countries that have adopted the Magnitsky Act as law.  Assets within those countries will be forfeit to seizure, they will lose the freedom to conduct international business and transfer assets.  Their worlds will become small and restricted, they will be persona non-grata in any civilised country, and no longer enjoy the freedoms we do.

If you have been a victim of abuse and know the identity of your abusers, please contact us at help@detained.org.uk

CONTACT OUR TEAM

help@detained.org.uk

Magnitsky legislation
House Of Commons Briefing Magnitksy Act

Thank you for visiting Detained.org.uk.

Our new website is launching soon.

 

Detained International is a not-for-profit human rights organisation providing free legal advocacy, crisis support, and media and political campaigning for victims of injustice in Dubai and the wider UAE. While we put the finishing touches to our new site, we are also excited to be unveiling a fresh rebrand and have some exciting news about joining forces with some fantastic fellow human rights advocates, together, we will be an even more indomitable force for those who have nowhere else to turn. One thing remains constant, when individuals and families face their most desperate moments in Dubai and the wider UAE, we are there for them, free of charge.

 

Our team of specialist lawyers, crisis managers, media, PR and communications experts, and expert witnesses has an unrivalled track record across some of the most high-profile human rights cases in Dubai and the UAE. Whether it is a wrongful arrest, a custody dispute, cross-border litigation, an Interpol Red Notice, bringing an injustice to the United Nations, our international campaign to free Princess Latifa, our support to Princess Haya, or our work standing alongside the remarkable and courageous Zeynab Zavadli in her fight for justice for herself and her children, we have been at the forefront of it all for over a decade. This new website is long overdue.

 

Watch this space.

Detained International detained.org.uk

This will close in 0 seconds