The Magnitsky Awards are named after the Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, who was murdered in Russian police custody after exposing a massive government corruption scheme. His name has since become synonymous with the Magnitsky Act, which exists to freeze assets and ban the visas of human rights violators worldwide.
The 2021 Awards included, Richard Radcliffe and his daughter Gabrielle. Richard had just come off a 21 day hunger strike 2 days before the awards. His wife Nazanin has been held in Iran for 5 years.
