U.S. lists 18 alleged human rights abusers in Russia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has designated 18 people under a law requiring a list of alleged abusers of human rights in Russia, the U.S. Treasury said on Friday, in a move that could cause more friction in the U.S. relationship with Moscow.

The list includes 16 people directly related to the case of Russian whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky, who died in his jail cell in 2009, as well as two others, a congressional source said. The people named on the list will be subject to visa bans and asset freezes in the United States under a law passed by Congress last year.