The Russian actions were described as a reaction to the passage by the US Congress of the Magnitsky Act.
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The list was a direct response to the so-called Magnitsky list revealed by the United States the day before.
Michael J. Garcia, former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York
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Australian expatriate jurist Geoffrey Robertson, who is representing some of the Magnitsky campaigners, has described the Act as "one of the most important new developments in human rights".
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