Radical NGOs React Angrily to Presence of Pro-Family Youth
Reprinted with permission from – Vivant! – March 8, 2000 By Vivant! staff NEW YORK – Unhappy over the unexpected presence of a substantial international contingent of pro-family youth NGO representatives, radical-feminist lobbyists objected publicly yesterday to the presence of the World Youth Alliance (WYA). In a one-page circular distributed in the afternoon to Beijing+5 PrepCom participants, the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) issued an “alert” to European delegations “concerning the threat to the five-year review process caused by a large presence” of what the EWL called “right-wing, ‘pro-life’ participants.” According to the EWL, the “numerous right-wing fundamentalists are so far […]
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