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U.N. Wrong Forum for Women's Rights
Fox News ^ | 02 March 2005 | Wendy McElroy

Posted on 03/03/2005 6:24:29 PM PST by Lorianne

The shadows of children allegedly raped by United Nations peacekeepers in the Congo and the women allegedly molested by a top U.N. official fall across the 49th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

From this past Monday to March 11, the U.N. will meet in New York City to review global progress on the "women’s human rights agreement" known as the Beijing Platform (1995).

Over 6,000 advocates of women’s rights will attend.

How can a self-respecting woman, let alone a feminist, legitimize the U.N. through her presence? The CSW should be in the forefront of those crying out for justice and U.N. accountability. Instead, the CSW will almost certainly call for expanding the U.N.’s power and funding.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: abortion; children; csw; rape; slavery; un; wendymcelroy; women
Article also found at: http://www.ifeminists.net/introduction/editorials/2005/0302.html
1 posted on 03/03/2005 6:24:30 PM PST by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne
The UN is pretty much the wrong forum for anything.
2 posted on 03/03/2005 6:29:01 PM PST by escapefromboston (manny ortez: mvp)
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To: escapefromboston; Lorianne
The UN is pretty much the wrong forum for anything.

I think the UN headquarters would make an excellent project for the Loizeaux family. It would be especially good if all the UN staff were inside.

3 posted on 03/03/2005 6:35:20 PM PST by Paleo Conservative (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Andrew Heyward's got to go!)
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