Magnitsky Awards
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About the Magnitsky Awards:.[1]
On November 16, 2009, Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky was murdered in Russian police custody after exposing the tax corruption permeating the Russian government[2]. In his name, the Magnitsky Act was introduced to freeze the assets and visas of human rights abusers across the globe.
In commemoration of Sergei’s death, Bill Browder created the Magnitsky Awards in 2015[3], recognising those who stand up to corruption, violence and human rights abusers around the world.
The ceremony occurs annually in November, and the Awards Dinner is attended by journalists, politicians and NGOs. Since 2015, the recipients of these awards have included journalists, politicians, lawyers and activists, all of whom have made a contribution to the protection and promotion of human rights.
Types of Awards:
The Magnitsky award categories include: Outstanding Contribution to the Global Magnitsky Justice Movement, Outstanding Human Rights Activist, Courage Under Fire, Outstanding Investigative Journalist, Outstanding Opposition Figure, Outstanding Lawyer and Outstanding Young Human Rights Activist.
Each of these awards represents an opportunity to acknowledge an individual who strives to promulgate human rights in the face of injustice.
Previous Winners:
Vladimir Kara-Murza was the first winner of the Outstanding Opposition Activist Award. Despite narrowly surviving two assassination attempts from Russian officials in 2015 and 2017[4], he made the decision to return to Russia, believing in his duty as a Russian citizen to stand up against Putin. Currently, he sits in prison after being sentenced to 25 years for treason[5].
Winners of the 2022 Magnitsky Awards include Alexei Gorinov, a Russian opposition politician who organised protests against Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and was eventually sentenced to seven years in prison for his public denouncement of the invasion of Ukraine[6]. Lawyer Fatou Bensouda, another recipient, has worked to advance accountability for atrocity crimes, especially those against children[7]
Further winners include: Jan Lipavsky, Enes Kanter Freedom, Yuliia Paievska, Lucy Kassa, Thinzar Shunlei Yi.
Presenters:
Bill Browder, the founder of the Magnitsky Justice Campaign[8], has been presenting the Magnitsky awards for the past five years. Executive Director of the International Bar Association, Mark Ellis, also helped to present the awards in 2019 and 2022. Additionally, human rights activist and wife of detained opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, Evgenia Kara Murza, presented the awards in 2022.
Further presenters from recent years: Kyle Parker, Kira Rudyk, Catherine Belton, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
References
- ↑ "The Magnitsky Awards | The Magnitsky Human Rights Awards". December 12, 2019.
- ↑ Raggett, Chris (2020). "CORRUPTION AND EUROPEAN FOREIGN POLICY" – via JSTOR.
- ↑ "Magnitsky Awards 2021". Nus Ghani. November 18, 2021.
- ↑ Bork, Ellen (2017). "Vladimir Kara-Murza and Russia's Future" – via JSTOR.
- ↑ "Anti-war political activist and prisoner of conscience Vladimir Kara-Murza sentenced to 25 in jail". Amnesty International. April 17, 2023.
- ↑ Sauer, Pjotr (July 8, 2022). "Moscow councillor jailed for seven years after criticising Ukraine war" – via The Guardian.
- ↑ "Profile: Mrs Fatou Bensouda, former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (June 2012 to June 2021) – Nelson Mandela Foundation". www.nelsonmandela.org.
- ↑ Weiss, Michael (2012). "MAN ON A MISSION: Bill Browder vs. the Kremlin". World Affairs. 174 (5): 53–68 – via JSTOR.
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