Amnesty campaign blatantly sexist

LOVE of Amnesty International (Irish Examiner letters, April 1) dismisses my view that their ‘Stop Violence Against Women’ campaign is blatantly sexist (Irish Examiner, March 29).

Amnesty campaign blatantly sexist
Mon, 18 Apr, 2005 - 01:00

I have been a member of Amnesty for five years and I stand over my claim.

Consider Amnesty’s close association with the radical feminist, Eve Ensler. She sat beside Amnesty secretary general, Irene Khan, during the launch of this campaign in London and was also invited to open Amnesty’s Student and Youth Conference in Dublin last month.

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