How will Australia's Magnitsky style laws affect Nepali leaders like Prachanda and Baburam Bhattarai?

The so-called Magnitsky style laws allow the Australian government to directly target individuals or entities accused of perpetrating serious human rights violations.

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne visited Jakarta last week.

Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne described the laws as an “important reform” that would allow Australia to “define, defend and demonstrate” its values. Source: AAP

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