Sec. 5. Statement of policy on application of Global Magnitsky sanctions to climate-linked corruption and human rights abuses
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It is the policy of the United States to consider— any act of corruption related to a covered activity (as defined in section 6(i)) to be corruption, as that term is used in Executive Order 13818 ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking the property of persons involved in serious human rights abuse or corruption); and any violation of internationally recognized human rights committed against an individual described in subsection
(b)to be a serious human rights abuse, as that term is used in Executive Order 13818. An individual described in this subsection is an individual who— advocates for the protection of the environment, public health, Indigenous rights, or community land rights; investigates, exposes, or raises awareness of harm or corruption related to natural resource use; or is obliged to leave the individual's habitual home due, in whole or in part, to sudden or progressive change in the environment that adversely affects the individual's life or living conditions.
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Statement of policy on application of Global Magnitsky sanctions to climate-linked corruption and human rights abuses
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