Special Edition: 5 October 2004
UN CONFERENCE ABUSES NGOs AND "CIVIL SOCIETY"
TO PROMOTE ANTI-ISRAEL AGENDA

Summary: In September 2004, the UN convened the "International Conference of Civil Society in Support of the Palestinian People". This gathering represents the antithesis of civil society with workshops promoting an anti-Israel agenda, thus further discrediting the UN and NGO participants.
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Special Edition: 27 September 2004
THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE RIGHTS OF THE INTERNALLY DISPLACED (ADRID) - THE BODY SHOP'S ROLE IN EXPLOITING HUMAN RIGHTS

Summary: The Association for the Defence of the Rights of the Internally Displaced (ADRID) uses the veneer of human rights to promote an anti-Israel politicized agenda, assisted by the international cosmetics chain The Body Shop, which awarded ADRID its "Human Rights Award".
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NGO Monitor Analysis (Vol. 3 No. 1) 15 September 2004

	MADRE - Ford Funded NGO Leads Demonization of Israel
	Summary:A participant at Durban and recipient of Ford Foundation funding, this NGO has engaged in anti-Israel activities, carrying out a politicized agenda under the guise of women's rights. Read article>>>>

	Correspondence with Amnesty International
	Summary:NGO Monitor and the Chair of Amnesty's Israel Section engage in a two part correspondence in response to NGO Monitor's analyses of Sudan and Amnesty's 2004 Annual Report. Read article>>>>

	Amnesty International and Christian Aid: Restoring a Human Rights Agenda?
	Summary:Recent evidence indicates that NGO Monitor analyses are having an important impact on the activities of these two organizations who have issued statements that seem to presage a reduced emphasis on overtly political positions, and a return to core human rights issues. Read article>>>>

	The Political Agenda of Palestinian "Environmental" NGO's (Corrected September 19, 2004)
	Summary:Evidence indicates that Palestinian NGOs are using ecological issues primarily as a pretext for anti-Israel political and ideological objectives while making little substantive effort to carry out policies to improve the region's environment. Read article>>>>

	Additional NGO Monitor Notes and Links
	1) Asleep at the Wheel: Comparing the Performance of Human Rights NGO's on Sudan and Arab-Israeli Issues 2) From Durban to Beersheba 3) Abusing 'Apartheid' for the Palestinian Cause 4) The UN's Food Politics 5) Making the Israeli Case on the ICJ Advisory Opinion

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