THINGS WHICH MUST BE DISSEMINATED

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20.3.09

News In Brief : Self-censorship at the UN

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Reparations, Israel Dropped from UN Racism Text

Negotiators drafting the declaration for next month’s UN Conference Against Racism have acceded to US and European Union demands and dropped references to Israel and reparations for slavery. The Obama administration has vowed to boycott the conference unless the two issues are dropped from conference text.