Foreign Minister to make proposal to cabinet to refuse individuals on the Magnitsky List entry to Estonia

Today, Foreign Minister Sven Mikser will make a proposal to the government to impose restrictive measures under the International Sanctions Act against individuals involved in grave human rights violations, including the death of Sergei Magnitsky. Under the proposal, 49 individuals on the so-called Magnitsky List will be denied entry to Estonia.

“I decided to make a proposal to the government to impose sanctions in response to grave human rights violations to address the increasingly frequent cases of violations of international law,” Mikser said. “Such escalation in power politics as we have had to experience recently must be met with a response and all measures provided by national and international law must be used.”

Mikser also referred to the deterioration in the human rights situation in the immediate neighbourhood of Europe over the past decades. “The EU and its Member States must respond to the deteriorating situation in our neighbourhood and focus on ensuring the stability and security on the EU’s borders. Estonia is most definitely one of the countries ready to act,” the foreign minister noted.

“Undermining the rules-based international order, including human rights violations, is not acceptable and in this respect, the Foreign Ministry of Estonia, using measures under the International Sanctions Act, has decided to make this proposal to the government,” Mikser added.

Additional information:
Sandra Kamilova
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Communication Department
56675362
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