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S.Res. 871

ResolutionFederalSenateIntroduced
Condemning the illegal abduction of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation.
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Introduced
Congress
117th (2021–2023)
Introduced
December 14, 2022
Cosponsors (1)
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This resolution states that the Senate holds the Russian government responsible for the illegal kidnapping of children from Ukraine and condemns these actions. The resolution also (1) declares that illegal adoptions are contrary to the Genocide Convention (the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide); (2) claims that Russia is attempting to wipe out a generation of Ukrainian children; and (3) asserts that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has increased the risks of children being exposed to human trafficking, exploitation, child labor, gender-based violence, hunger, injury, trauma, deprivation of education and shelter, and death.

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