Through the law on traditional families young people in Russia are denied their basic Human Rights. The 404-children, a project where russian LGBTQ youth share their stories and show solidarity as an online community, is being threatened by persecution by Russian authorities. Sign the petition asking for the end of persecution of its director Elena Klimova and for the support for the basic right of Freedom of Expression for Russian youth! (english text lower down on the petition) - Article 17 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child states: States Parties recognize the important function performed by the mass media and shall ensure that the child has access to information and material from a diversity of national and international sources, especially those aimed at the promotion of his or her social, spiritual and moral well-being and physical and mental health. https://secure.avaaz.org/ru/petition/Predsedatelyu_Pravitelstva_Rossiyskoy_Federacii_Dmitriyu_Medvedevu_Prekratit_presledovanie_proekta_Deti404/?saUVNeb
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 11:00:00 +0000