It's a story that sounds like a Hollywood movie, except it's all true. Paul Rand: Browder detailed his experiences in his bestselling book, “Red Notice”. That is a 2012 American law that punishes Russians who are seen to be human rights abusers.

Tape: He has said that, in the meeting, the Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, wanted to talk about the Magnitsky Act. Tape: President Trump continues to defend his oldest son for meeting with a Russian lawyer last year. The law revolutionized the way we go after and punish international bad actors. And it's part of the reason Browder received the U Chicago Alumni Professional Achievement Award last year. Paul Rand: The Magnitsky Act is one of the most important pieces of international legislation you've probably never heard of. So how does someone like that end up in Vladimir Putin's cross hairs?īill Browder: Yeah, I mean I've done something which is unforgivable to him, which is that I created a law called the Magnitsky Act. Tape: Browder has been called Putin enemy number one.īill Browder: So, I mean, I am, by some people's measurements, Putin's number one foreign enemy. Paul Rand: If you know the name Bill Browder, you probably know that he's considered.

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Today, Browder, AB’85, travels the globe trying to convince countries to adopt a law called the Magnitsky Act, which he says is the future of how we fight human rights abuse. He just wanted to be a businessman, but his experience as a foreign investor in Russia would push him to become an international activist. University of Chicago alumnus Bill Browder’s story sounds like the plot of a Hollywood thriller-except it’s all true.

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