Notice2026-05753
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Annual Report
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March 25, 2026
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This notice contains the text of the report required by the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, as submitted by the Secretary of State pursuant to Executive Order 13818.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14617-14618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05753]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12961]
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Annual Report
ACTION: Notice of Report.
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SUMMARY: This notice contains the text of the report required by the
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, as submitted by the
Secretary of State pursuant to Executive Order 13818.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Andrew Self, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e5a0a7c8a2898aa88482b6848b86918c8a8b96a59691849180cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f2b7b0dfb59e9dbf9395a1939c91869b9d9c81b28186938697dc959d84">[email protected]</span></a>, Phone: (202) 412 3586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 9, 2026, the Under Secretary of
State for Political Affairs approved the following report pursuant to
the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Pub. L. 114-328,
Title XII, Subtitle F) (``the Act''), which is implemented and built
upon by Executive Order 13818 of December 20, 2017, ``Executive Order
Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse
or Corruption'' (E.O. 13818). The text of the report follows:
Pursuant to Section 1264 of the Act, and consistent with E.O.
13818, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of
the Treasury, submits this report on the implementation of the Act in
the 2025 reporting period.
The Global Magnitsky sanctions program is the United States'
flagship foreign policy tool for promoting accountability for human
rights abuse and corruption, globally. In 2025, the United States
designated a net total of three foreign persons under the Global
Magnitsky sanctions program, bringing the number of foreign persons
currently designated under the program to 744.
Throughout 2025, the Global Magnitsky sanctions program was used to
advance an America First foreign policy agenda, including championing
free speech and furthering other U.S. national security interests and
foreign policy goals.
Global Magnitsky Designations by Country
In 2025, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and the Attorney General, imposed economic sanctions
on the following seven foreign persons (individuals and entities)
pursuant to E.O. 13818:
Brazil
<bullet> Alexandre de Moraes: On July 30, 2025, Brazilian Supreme
Federal Court justice Alexandre de Moraes (Moraes) was designated for
being a foreign person who is responsible for or complicit in, or has
directly or indirectly engaged in, serious human rights abuse, namely
arbitrary pre-trial detention involving flagrant denials of fair trial
guarantees and violation of freedom of expression. Alexandre de Moraes
was removed from the SDN list on December 12, 2025.
<bullet> Lex Instituto de Estudos Juridicos LTDA: On September 22,
2025, the Lex Instituto de Estudos Juridicos LTDA (Lex Institute) was
designated for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services
to or in support of Moraes. The Lex Institute acts as a holding company
for Moraes, owning his residence in addition to other residential
properties. The nominal ownership of many of these properties was
transferred from Moraes and his family to the Lex Institute over a
decade ago. Lex Instituto de Estudos Juridicos LTDA was removed from
the SDN list on December 12, 2025.
<bullet> Viviane Barci de Moraes: On September 22, 2025, Viviane
Barci de Moraes (Viviane) was designated for being, or having been, a
leader or official of the Lex Institute, an entity whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13818 as a result of
activities related to Viviane's tenure. Viviane is the Managing Partner
of the Lex Institute and has been the sole manager and administrator of
the Lex Institute since its establishment in 2000. Viviane Barci de
Moraes was removed from the SDN list on December 12, 2025.
Burma
<bullet> She Zhijiang: On September 8, 2025, She Zhijiang (She) was
designated for being a foreign person who is responsible for or
complicit in, or who has directly or indirectly engaged in, serious
human rights abuse, namely the mistreatment and abuse of trafficked
workers in online scam centers. She is the creator and largest
shareholder of the Yatai New City scam center compound based in Shwe
Kokko, Burma. Scam operators at Yatai New City reportedly have lured
recruits from around the world under false pretenses, only to detain
and physically abuse them, while forcing them to work for crime
syndicates as online scammers. Concurrent with the designation of She,
the following entities were designated:
<bullet> Myanmar Yatai International Holding Group Co., LTD.: On
September 8, 2025, Myanmar Yatai International Holding Group Co., LTD.
(Myanmar Yatai) was designated for being a foreign person that is
responsible for or complicit in, or that has directly or indirectly
engaged in, serious human rights abuse, namely the mistreatment and
abuse of trafficked workers in online scam operations. Myanmar Yatai
owns, operates, and profits from Yatai New City and the scam activity
happening within.
<bullet> Yatai International Holdings Group Limited: On September
8, 2025, Yatai International Holdings Group Limited (Yatai IHG) was
designated for being a foreign person that is responsible for or
complicit in, or that has directly or indirectly engaged in, serious
human rights abuse, namely the mistreatment and abuse of trafficked
workers in online scam centers. Yatai IHG owns Myanmar Yatai with a
joint venture partner.
Hungary
<bullet> Antal Rogan: On January 7, 2025, Antal Rogan (Rogan) was
designated for being a foreign person who is a current or former
government official, or a person acting for or on behalf of such an
official, who is responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or
indirectly engaged in, corruption, including the misappropriation of
state assets, the expropriation of private assets for personal gain,
corruption related to government contracts or the extraction of natural
resources, or bribery. Antal Rogan was removed from the SDN list on
April 15, 2025.
Visa Restrictions Imposed
Persons designated pursuant to E.O. 13818 are subject to the entry
restrictions articulated in section 2,
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unless an exception applies. Section 2 provides that the entry of
persons designated under section 1 of the order is suspended pursuant
to Presidential Proclamation 8693.
In 2025, the Department took steps to impose visa restrictions,
when appropriate, on foreign persons involved in certain human rights
violations and significant corruption pursuant to other authorities,
including Presidential Proclamation 7750 and Section 7031(c) of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act. The Department will continue to identify
individuals subject to those authorities as appropriate, including but
not limited to individuals designated under the Global Magnitsky
program. In addition, the Department continues to implement all grounds
of inadmissibility in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),
including INA section 212(a)(3)(C).
Coordinated Actions With Partners and Allies
The United States recognizes that our sanctions are most impactful
when implemented in coordination with our foreign partners. Since the
issuance of E.O. 13818, the United States has encouraged likeminded
partners to develop their own global human rights and anti-corruption
sanctions programs, and continues to work with countries that have
developed ``Magnitsky-like'' authorities, including Australia, Canada,
the European Union, and the United Kingdom, to advance sanctions
priorities.
Samuel K. Parker,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic, Energy & Business
Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
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