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Dear Russia, Please Don't Cut Support for Trafficking Victims
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    1. The President of the United States (+ 4 others)
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      • The President of the United States
      • Russian Federation of the United Nations
      • UNICEF - Russia
      • Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - OHCHR
      • Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - OHCHR
  2. Created By
    John Burger AbolitionistJB
    Rowlett, TX
About this Petition Petition Letter

Russia is cutting their Human Trafficking Victim Support Centers down to only 2.  That's right, just 2 centers for all of Russia.  

These drastic cuts come despite the EU's requests to ratify a recent convention on Human Trafficking in Europe.  Mostly due to their size and borders, Russia is the European epicenter for human trafficking.  Thousands of girls are trafficked out of Russia each year to work in the commercial sex industry and thousands more are trafficked through Russia to be transported to various areas of Europe, Asia and the Middle East. 

Why are they making the cuts? Russia feels that it needs to control the nonprofits in order to protect its reputation as a member of G-8 group.

Human trafficking is a major issue throughout the world that requires the commitment, support and cooperation of all countries if we are to eliminate it.

The recent news that Russia cut human trafficking programs is not only disturbing, but it shows a lack of compassion for the thousands of trafficking victims in Russia, such as Valeria, a 19-year-old Russian sex trafficking survivor. (WATCH VIDEO)

The goal of this petition is to reach leaders in the United States, Russia and the UN and let them know our anger and sadness in the program cuts, and our hope that they will do all in their power to reverse these cuts and double their efforts in the fight against Human Trafficking in Russia.

 

Groups Receiving the Petition:

Russian Federation of the United Nations

UNICEF in Russia

UNODC in Russia

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights  

United States President Barack Obama

 

INFORMATION LINKS:

Change.org story about Russia cutting human trafficking programs.

In-depth Story by Youngbee Dale of Examiner.com

Sky News story with video clip about the cuts.

Story of Russian Pop Star Fighting Human Trafficking

 

Recent Signatures

Don't Cut Support for Trafficking Victims in Russia

Greetings,

Human trafficking is a major issue throughout the world that requires the commitment, support and cooperation of all countries if we are to eliminate it.

The recent news of Russia cutting human trafficking programs down to only 2 support centers for the whole country is not only disturbing, but it shows a lack of compassion for the thousands of trafficking victims in Russia, such as Valeria, a 19-year-old Russian sex trafficking survivor, and a lack of effort to combat human trafficking in a country known as the epicenter of trafficking within Europe.

We implore the leaders within Russia, the United States and the United Nations to do all in their power to reverse these cuts to human trafficking programs in Russia.

We ask Russian government leaders to redouble their efforts in combating human traffickers in their country and to sign the recent EU convention against Human Trafficking. It will take all countries and governments working together to end trafficking, otherwise known as modern slavery, in the world today.

Please do not let these program cuts go unnoticed. We implore you as political leaders and administrators to take action and reverse these program cuts.


In Russian
орговля людьми - главная проблема во всем мире, которая требует обязательства, поддержки и сотрудничества всех стран, если мы должны устранить это.

Недавние новости о России, сокращающей программы торговли людьми только к 2 центрам поддержки целой страны не только нарушают, но это показывает нехватку сострадания к тысячам торговли жертвами в России, типа Валерии, 19-летний российский секс, торгующий оставшимся в живых, и нехваткой усилия сражаться с торговлей людьми в стране, известной как эпицентр торговли в пределах Европы.

Мы настоятельно призываем лидеров в России, Соединенных Штатов Америки и Организации Объединенных Наций делать все от них зависящее, чтобы остановить эти сокращения в человеке программ торговли людьми в России. Мы просим русский руководителями правительства удвоить свои усилия в борьбе с торговлей людьми человека в своей стране, и подписать последние конвенции ЕС по борьбе с торговлей людьми. Он будет принимать все страны и правительства совместно работают над положить конец торговле людьми, иначе известный как современное рабство в современном мире. Пожалуйста, не давайте эту программу сокращения остаются незамеченными. Мы умоляем вас, как политических лидеров и администраторов принять меры и обратить вспять эти программы сокращений.

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