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Others accused of concealing what happened are targeted. So is anyone believed to have benefitted financially, as well as those involved in an alleged criminal conspiracy regarding his treatment and death.
Targeted offenses include extrajudicial killing, torture, and/or other human rights violations committed against individuals seeking to expose illegal Russian activity, or against persons promoting human rights and freedoms.
On December 21, Russia's State Duma lower house retaliated. It passed the Dima Yakovlev bill.
On December 26, Russia's upper house Federation Council followed suit. It passed the measure unanimously. It imposes visa bans and asset freezes on US officials accused of violating the rights of Russian citizens abroad.
It prohibits US-sponsored NGOs from operating in Russia disruptively. It also targets US citizens associated with them. Another provision bans US citizens from adopting Russian orphans.
At issue is neglect causing harm or death. Dima Yakovlev was a Russian boy. His adoptive father abused him. It led to his death. He was acquitted on manslaughter charges.
Reprehensible negligence caused Dima's death. Lax US adoption laws and follow-through prevent knowing how other Russian orphans are treated.
America never signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Failure shows dismissiveness and contempt for children's rights. It's clear from how adopted Russian and other orphans are treated. Moscow reacted.
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