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ALERT: Russian Federation Calling for Expulsion of Radical Party from United Nations

Europe's Transnational Radical Party (TRP), a leading voice against drug prohibition and for human rights, is now threatened with loss of its consultative status to the United Nations, and with it the ability to use the forum of the UN to give voice to victims of violence and injustice and to alternative viewpoints.

Following a TRP-sponsored presentation to the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, by Akhiad Idigov, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chechen Parliament, the Russian delegation to the UN has called for TRP's expulsion -- based not only on their providing Idigov a forum, but also for TRP's advocacy of ending drug prohibition both nationally and internationally.

The motion could be taken up as soon as July 27, during this Summer's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) session. Please visit http://www.radicalparty.org to find out more and sign the appeal to preserve the Radical Party's consultative status to the UN, or e-mail radical.party@agora.stm.it for further information.