Parliamentary Assemby of The Council of Europe
On the 25 June 2013, Swiss MP Andreas Gross, rapporteur for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on the Sergei Magnitsky case, presented a report entitled “Refusing Impunity for the Killers of Sergei Magnitsky” to the council’s Human Rights and Legal Affairs Committee in Strasbourg. The report claims “high-level” Russian state officials orchestrated a “cover-up” and was completed after a six-month investigation in which Gross visited Moscow, London, Cyprus, and Bern. http://www.assembly.coe.int/Communication/ajdoc24_2013.pdf
Lithuania
In January 2013, it was reported that the Lithuanian authorities had frozen accounts related to the stolen money which was exposed by Magnitsky.
http://themoscownews.com/politics/20130122/191163645/Lithuania-freezes-Magnitsky-case-bank-accounts.html
http://en.ria.ru/world/20130122/178945374.html
European Union
- In December 2010, a resolution was passed with an overwhelming majority of 318 in favour and 163 against (with 95 abstentions).
- In December 2011, the European Parliament strongly condemned the impunity of Russian officials involved in the false arrest, torture and murder of the Russian anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky and has moved to create consequences for the Russian bureaucrats involved in the cover-up.
- On the 23rd October 2012, the European Parliament recommended that the Council of the European Union impose sanctions against Russian officials involved in the incarceration of Moscow lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in pre-trial detention in 2009.
United States
The Magnitsky Act, is a bipartisan bill which was sponsored by Sen. Ben Cardin and Sen. John McCain and was passed by the US Congress in November–December 2012. The bill was signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 14, 2012.
Canada
Honourable Irwin Cotler introduced Bill 339, An Act to condemn corruption and impunity in Russia in the case and death of Sergei Magnitsky, in The House of Commons in October 2011.
United Kingdom
A motion introduced in the British Parliament to commemorate the life of Sergei Magnitsky.
Netherlands
Resolution to impose visa and economic sanctions on Russian officials responsible for the imprisonment, torture and death of Sergei Magnitsky
Sweden
Parliamentary petition to impose EU-wide visa sanctions on Russian officials responsible in the death of Sergei Magnitsky
Italy
Italian motion calling for visa bans and asset freezes on the 60 Russian officials identified by the US Helsinki Commission for their role in the false arrest, torture and death of Sergei Magnitsky.
OSCE
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly passed a resolution calling on all OSCE member states to impose visa sanctions and asset freezes on people who are responsible for the false arrest, torture and murder of Sergei Magnitsky.