[Editor’s note: PRI is concerned about a recent surge in population control activity in Africa, and subsequent human rights abuses committed in the name of “family planning,” especially in Kenya. Dr. Raphael Wanjohi, a clinical psychologist from Kenya, visited PRI on 28 August 1999. With
Coercion has always been a hallmark of international population control. Many of these programs are characterized by women in dire circumstances being driven by promises of money to accept sterilization or contraception. It seems unlikely that such a program, all too common in the developing
July 30, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 11 Dear Friend and Colleague: This week the US Congress renewed Normal Trade Relations (NTR) with China. Years of “normal” trade relations with China have fueled China’s one-child policy of forced abortion and coercive “family planning.” Today, China stands poised
July 19, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 10 Dear Friend and Colleague: The US Congress is considering refunding the UNFPA. A recent UN report confirming the dire threat of underpopulation suggests that pouring more funds into population control would be a mistake. Moreover, by UNFPA’s own
July 13, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 9 Dear Friend and Colleague: The Population Research Institute was concerned about the UNFPA’s “reproductive health” campaign that the UNFPA is waging against the Kosovar refugee population. PRI sent veteran journalist Austin Ruse to investigate. The startling revelations contained in
July 6, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 8 Dear Friend and Colleague: The US Senate last month passed a bill to enforce payment of the US “debt” to the United Nations. Included in this bill is language that would resume funding for the UN Population Fund’s (UNFPA),
June 29, 1999 Volume 1/ Number Dear Friend and Colleague: Our Weekly News Briefing focuses on the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which has just given its highest award to the government of Vietnam for its Draconian efforts to limit every couple to one or two
June 22, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 6 Dear Friend and Colleague: Walt Disney loved children, and the “wonderful world” he created was a wholesome kind of entertainment for all ages. Since his death in 1966, however, the Disney Corporation has been widely criticized for producing material
June 15, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 5 Dear Friend and Colleague: Since the 1960's, the United States has been giving money to organizations that run "voluntary family planning" programs around the world. The Tiahrt Amendment – which essentially defines "voluntariness" with respect to family planning, passed
June 8, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 4 Dear Friend and Colleague: A controversial UNFPA document entitled “Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations” reveals some of the principles upon which the UNFPA’s “reproductive health” campaign within the Kosovar refugee camps is based. Naturally, servicing traumatized refugees —
[Editor’s note: PRI is concerned about a recent surge in population control activity in Africa, and subsequent human rights abuses committed in the name of
Coercion has always been a hallmark of international population control. Many of these programs are characterized by women in dire circumstances being driven by promises
July 30, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 11 Dear Friend and Colleague: This week the US Congress renewed Normal Trade Relations (NTR) with China. Years of “normal”
July 19, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 10 Dear Friend and Colleague: The US Congress is considering refunding the UNFPA. A recent UN report confirming the
July 13, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 9 Dear Friend and Colleague: The Population Research Institute was concerned about the UNFPA’s “reproductive health” campaign that the UNFPA
July 6, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 8 Dear Friend and Colleague: The US Senate last month passed a bill to enforce payment of the US “debt”
June 29, 1999 Volume 1/ Number Dear Friend and Colleague: Our Weekly News Briefing focuses on the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which has just given
June 22, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 6 Dear Friend and Colleague: Walt Disney loved children, and the “wonderful world” he created was a wholesome kind of
June 15, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 5 Dear Friend and Colleague: Since the 1960's, the United States has been giving money to organizations that run "voluntary
June 8, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 4 Dear Friend and Colleague: A controversial UNFPA document entitled “Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations” reveals some of the