The advertisement describes findings from a visit to Angola by a medical delegation sponsored the United Church of Christ's Commission for Racial Justice to investigate human rights violations by Unita (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola). The UCC has worked in Angola for more than a century. The advertisement coincided with a planned meeting between President Bush and Jonas Savimbi of UNITA at the White House, where increasing covert aid to Unita is likely on the agenda. During the 14 years of war, 200,000 Angolans have been killed, more than 20,000 children orphaned, and 50,000 Angolans left amputated, giving Angola the highest per-capita amputee rate in the world. The...
The advertisement describes findings from a visit to Angola by a medical delegation sponsored the United Church of Christ's Commission for Racial Justice to investigate human rights violations by Unita (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola). The UCC has worked in Angola for more than a century. The advertisement coincided with a planned meeting between President Bush and Jonas Savimbi of UNITA at the White House, where increasing covert aid to Unita is likely on the agenda. During the 14 years of war, 200,000 Angolans have been killed, more than 20,000 children orphaned, and 50,000 Angolans left amputated, giving Angola the highest per-capita amputee rate in the world. The advertisement says the U.S. has replaced South Africa as the main supplier of Unita's weaponry. This summer, while the peace process was underway, Congress reportedly increased covert aid to Unita to $40-$80 million annually. The advertisement says a donation toward medical aid for the victims of the war can be made to the Angolan War Victims Fund. Educational materials about the situation in Angola are available from the Angola Foundation offices in Washington, D.C. and New York. The advertisement includes a quote by Mrs. Ethel Kennedy. The advertisement mentions U.S. church leaders, Africa Watch, Aryeh Neier, Human Rights Watch, human rights atrocities, Dr. Adewale Troutman, Juliana Alcina, nurses, a polio vaccination campaign in the countryside, and Rev. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
