RADAR ALERT:
U.N. Conference Expected to Unleash Torrent of Anti-Male Propaganda

In 1995, the UN Commission on the Status of Women held a conference in Beijing which issued the "Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action."  This document presents a distorted picture that focuses exclusively on ill treatment of women, while pretending that men's suffering does not exist.  These distortions have served as the basis for male-hostile policies and laws throughout the world.

The Women’s Commission will be holding a progress review beginning this Monday, February 28 in New York City.  If things go as they have in the past, this year's conference will churn out yet another batch of exaggerations, half-truths, and lies. And news organizations across the nation may well report this propaganda as factual.

This time, you can help turn things around. Here's what you need to do:

1. Arm yourself with the facts. Read the RADAR Special Report, "The Emperor's Clothes: How the UN Hides the Truth of Domestic Violence" at http://www.mediaradar.org/docs/UN-Hides_Truth-of-DV.pdf.  The Report’s conclusion is found at the bottom of this Alert.

2. Watch your local media for one-sided and false reports filtering out of the UN Conference.

3. When you spot these biased articles, send a Letter to the Editor. Remember to make your letter short and sweet – generally 2-4 paragraphs long. Keep it factual and reasonable, and try to make only one key point.

4. Send a copy of your letter to us at <>.

Newspapers publish guidelines for letters on their "Letters to the Editor" page. TV and radio contact information can be found by looking up the station's call letters in the phone directory. Or you can do a Google search on the call letters to find their website.

Conclusion of RADAR Special Report, “The Emperor's Clothes: How the UN Hides the Truth of Domestic Violence:”

“Psychologist John Archer reviewed and analyzed 552 DV reports from around the world. His study represents the most rigorous summary ever conducted of the domestic violence literature. His article, published in the Psychological Bulletin in 2000, reached this conclusion:

“Women were slightly more likely than men to use one or more acts of physical aggression and to use such acts more frequently.”

But you would never suspect that by reading the many pronouncements on domestic violence from the United Nations.

 The UN emperor has no clothes.”

Date of RADAR Release: February 26, 2005

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R.A.D.A.R. – Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting – is a non-profit, non-partisan organization of men and women working to improve the effectiveness of our nation's approach to solving domestic violence. http://www.mediaradar.org