EU to blacklist human rights abusers

<p>Following an agreement between European foreign ministers, the EU has agreed to freeze assets and issue travel bans to those who have violated human rights as part of a new sanctions model.</p> <p>This measure was pushed by the Netherlands which has consistently campaigned for a European-wide 'Magnitsky Act’. Speaking on the matter, British hedge fund manager, Bill Browder, stated;&nbsp;</p> <blockquote><p> "It took us 10 years to get here, but it's a decisive victory in the global Magnitsky justice campaign”. </p></blockquote> <p>The EU Observer reports that the Dutch have removed the magnitsky name from the legislation to make it appear that it was not primarily aimed at Russia.</p> <p>Read the EU observers reporting <a href="https://euobserver.com/foreign/146865">here</a>.</p>