Amal Clooney fronts parliamentary inquiry in Canberra
Human rights champion Amal Clooney has fronted a parliamentary inquiry this morning into laws banning international criminals from Australia.
Today's inquiry hearing, being held via video link, is considering a so-called Magnitsky Act which would also freeze human rights abusers' assets in Australia.
The act would allow Australia to name and shame people linked to breaches of international law or corruption.
Amal Clooney fronts parliamentary enquiry in Canberra via video link. 9News
Ms Clooney, the partner of Hollywood star George Clooney, is joined by high profile silk Geoffrey Robertson and Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza.
The laws are named after lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in a Moscow jail after accusing Russian officials of tax fraud.
Human rights champion Amal Clooney has fronted a parliamentary inquiry in Canberra this morning. 9News
Advocates have previously told the inquiry the laws should extend to the family of human rights abusers too.
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