21 Dec 2012 15:13

State Duma passes anti-Magnitsky Act bill in 3rd reading

MOSCOW. Dec 21 (Interfax) - Russian parliamentarians voted 420-7 with one abstention to adopt a bill retaliating against the U.S. Magnitsky Act in the third and final reading on Friday.

The document proposes banning adoptions of children from Russia by U.S. families and toughens requirements for non-governmental organizations engaged in politics in Russia.

The bill, entitled "On Measures of Influence on People Involved in Violations of Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms and the Rights and Freedoms of Russian Citizens," was submitted by State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin and the leaders of all four parliamentary factions.