By Gudrun Schultz
NEW YORK, June 16, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute has initiated a massive email campaign to enlist the support of concerned people around the world in opposing the sexual exploitation of women during the World Cup in Germany.
The German government has come under intense criticism for the country’s tacit promotion of prostitution during the World Cup games now underway in the country. In particular, human rights advocates have harshly condemned the importation of 40,000 sex trade workers, many of whom they say are trafficked.
“These women come from desperately poor circumstances,” C-FAM said. “According to reports, most will not speak German. Most are being ‘sex trafficked’ against their wills. They are told that they are going to be models, waitresses, or some other harmless occupation. Many will be brutally assaulted by intoxicated fans.”
“Whatever their circumstances, each and every one of these young women is someone’s daughter, a child of god and deserves our protection! They do not deserve to be exploited and sentenced to a life of misery to satisfy the sexual appetites of soccer fans.”
The pro-family advocacy organization is gathering signatures for an email petition to be sent to the German government.
To visit C-FAM’s website and view the petition:
https://www.c-fam.org/stopwcpro.htm
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