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Letter to Cosponsors
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Dear Representative:
Thank you for cosponsoring the Azerbaijan Sanctions Review Act of 2024, the bipartisan legislation that seeks to enforce sanctions against Azerbaijani officials responsible for war crimes and human rights abuses, including the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, the arbitrary detention of Armenian POWs and civilian captives, the torture and abuse of detainees, and extrajudicial killings.
As you know, the measure would require the Biden Administration to report within 180 days of passage the applicability of sanctions on Azerbaijani officials responsible for human rights violations, based on the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and Section 7031 of the State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Act.
The bill refers to two sanctions mechanisms: The Global Magnitsky Act authorizes the President to impose economic sanctions and deny entry into the United States to any foreign person identified as engaging in human rights abuse or corruption. Section 7031 of the State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Act requires the Secretary of State to make foreign officials and their family members ineligible for U.S. entry if there is evidence that such individuals have been involved in significant corruption or a gross violation of human rights.
Azerbaijan must be held accountable for genocide of Artsakh, facing material consequences for its brazen violations of international law. For decades, the U.S. has refused to impose meaningful costs on Azerbaijan for its aggression against the Armenians of Artsakh – emboldening and enabling its genocidal behavior and emboldening its leaders to believe that they can act with impunity. This bipartisan bill represents an important step towards accountability and justice. Its passage is needed to deter further Azerbaijani aggression in the region.
I look forward to sharing your leadership on the Azerbaijan Sanctions Review Act of 2024 with my friends and family. Please continue working with your Congressional colleagues to secure its immediate passage.
Letter to Non-cosponsors
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Dear Representative:
I am writing to urge you to cosponsor the Azerbaijan Sanctions Review Act of 2024, a bipartisan bill that seeks to enforce sanctions against Azerbaijani officials responsible for war crimes and human rights abuses, including the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, the arbitrary detention of Armenian POWs and civilian captives, the torture and abuse of detainees, and extrajudicial killings.
The measure would require the Biden Administration to report within 180 days of passage the applicability of sanctions on Azerbaijani officials responsible for human rights violations, based on the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and Section 7031 of the State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Act.
The bill refers to two sanctions mechanisms: The Global Magnitsky Act authorizes the President to impose economic sanctions and deny entry into the United States to any foreign person identified as engaging in human rights abuse or corruption. Section 7031 of the State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Act requires the Secretary of State to make foreign officials and their family members ineligible for U.S. entry if there is evidence that such individuals have been involved in significant corruption or a gross violation of human rights.
Azerbaijan must be held accountable for the genocide of Artsakh, facing material consequences for its brazen violations of international law. For decades, the U.S. has refused to impose meaningful costs on Azerbaijan for its aggression against the Armenians of Artsakh – emboldening and enabling its genocidal behavior and emboldening its leaders to believe that they can act with impunity. This bipartisan bill represents an important step toward accountability and justice. Its passage is needed to deter further Azerbaijani aggression in the region.
I look forward to sharing news of your cosponsorship of the Azerbaijan Sanctions Review Act of 2024 with my friends and family.