MOSCOW, January 23. /RIA Novosti/ - Over 60,000 young women from post-Soviet
countries--mainly Russians and Ukrainians--were reported missing in the
USA over the last twelve months alone, Rebecca Brian, in charge of partner
projects and vocational training on the Council for International Studies
and Exchanges, said to a news conference in Moscow.
In the contemporary world, slavery has taken the form of trade in women
for sexual abuse. This dire evil concerns the whole world as a million
to two are illegally taken abroad every year.
The problem is more acute in post-Soviet countries than anywhere else
as national economic plight and token earnings at home make women seek
overseas employment and fall into underhand dealers' traps, said Ms. Brian.
It is impossible to evaluate the number of women missing on such trips
abroad. Though a majority leave Russia legally, only a few exceptionally
lucky girls can get back home--others cannot afford the trip, or have been
robbed of their papers, or are in fear of their life. The number of Russian
and other East European girls who did not come back last year is roughly
estimated at 175,000, said Maria Mokhova, manager of the Moscow-based independent
care centre for victims of rape and sexual harassment, who was addressing
the same news conference.
Количество нелегальных иммигрантов в США за 1990-ые гг. увеличилось более
чем в два раза
РБК.
24.01.2002, Вашингтон 02:06:41
Количество нелегальных иммигрантов в США за 1990-ые гг. увеличилось
более чем в два раза, сообщает АР со ссылкой на государственную организацию
при департаменте коммерции США, Census Bureau. Сейчас на территории Соединенных
Штатов нелегально проживают около 8,7 млн человек, большинство из них приехали
в США из Мексики. Представители Census Bureau подчеркивают, что представленные
данные не являются окончательными, и будут корректироваться по мере поступления
дополнительной информации.
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