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Autorité et obligation de rendre des comptes · Claim record

The Guardian a fait état de cette association le 8 octobre 2001 ; le principal représentant de la Société auprès de l'ONU a demandé la cessation de l'association en octobre 2001, et le DPI a mis fin à l'association de la Société à compter du 9 octobre 2001.

Claim ID claim-authority-2001-withdrawal-within-days-of-guardian-reportConcerns 9 octobre 2001Résultat
Résultat · 9 octobre 2001 Vérifié

The Guardian a fait état de cette association le 8 octobre 2001 ; le principal représentant de la Société auprès de l'ONU a demandé la cessation de l'association en octobre 2001, et le DPI a mis fin à l'association de la Société à compter du 9 octobre 2001. United Nations Department of Public Information, NGO Section, 4 mars 2004The Guardian, 8 octobre 2001The Guardian, 15 octobre 2001

Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : Les lettres de la Watch Tower indiquent qu'elle s'est retirée 'après avoir appris la situation' / 'lorsque nous nous sommes rendu compte' que les critères contenaient des formulations auxquelles elle ne pouvait pas souscrire.

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Document public officiel Vérifié

United Nations Department of Public Information, NGO Section, “Letter 'To Whom It May Concern' re association of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York with DPI”

4 mars 2004 · pp.1-2 · Paul Hoeffel, Chief, NGO Section, Department of Public Information · United Nations

“This organization applied for association with DPI in 1991 and was granted association in 1992. By accepting association with DPI, the organization agreed to meet criteria for association, including support and respect of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and commitment and means to conduct effective information programmes with its constituents and to a broader audience about UN activities. In October 2001, the Main Representative of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York to the United Nations, Ciro Aulicino, requested termination of its association with DPI. Following this request, the DPI made a decision to disassociate the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York as of 9 October 2001.”

The letter also reproduces the paragraph 'included in all letters sent to NGOs approved for association in 1992' (its ‘principle purpose’ [sic]: 'redissemination of information … about the United Nations'; asks NGOs to send 'issues of your relevant publications') and lists the criteria: share the ideals of the UN Charter; not-for-profit; demonstrated interest in UN issues; commitment and means to conduct effective information programmes.

Source officielle Copie archivée ou autre copie Numérisation de l’original

Note de provenance et de vérification

Note sur la fiabilité. Downloaded the PDF from un.org and read both pages as images in this session; wording above transcribed from the scan.

Provenance de la numérisation. United Nations (un.org file store, linked from https://www.un.org/en/civil-society/watchtowerletter); two-page scanned PDF with DPI/NGO letterhead and signature

Corroboré par. src-un-2026-0000-civil-society-watchtower-page, src-archive-2022-0224-un-letter-copy, src-guardian-2001-1008-jw-link-to-un-queried

Notes. Also reachable via https://www.un.org/en/file/92547. A lawful scan exists at the official URL — the site can link rather than host.

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-un-2004-0304-hoeffel-dpi-letter

Presse sérieuse Vérifié

The Guardian, “Jehovah's Witnesses link to UN queried — Sect accused of hypocrisy over association with organisation it has demonised”

8 octobre 2001 · Stephen Bates, religious affairs correspondent · Guardian News & Media

“The United Nations is being asked to investigate why it has granted associate status to the Jehovah's Witnesses … The UN itself admitted yesterday that it was surprised that the sect, whose formal name is the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, had been accepted on its list of non-governmental organisations for the last 10 years.”

Quotes Paul Gillies (Witnesses' UK spokesman): 'We do not have hostile attitudes to governing bodies and if we are making representations on issues to the UN we will do so.' Also quotes 'a recent publication since the organisation obtained its recognition' as calling the UN 'a disgusting thing in the sight of God and his people' — that exact phrase could not be found in a WOL search (see risk register).

Source officielle Copie archivée ou autre copie Numérisation de l’original

Note de provenance et de vérification

Note sur la fiabilité. Fetched the live theguardian.com article via curl (WebFetch to theguardian.com is blocked in this environment) and read the full text.

Provenance de la numérisation. Newspaper scan hosted by jwfacts.com (not opened; text verified from theguardian.com)

Corroboré par. src-un-2004-0304-hoeffel-dpi-letter, src-guardian-2001-1015-hypocrite-abandon-secret-link

Notes. Timestamp on page: Mon 8 Oct 2001 23.42 BST. Language ('sect', 'cult') is the newspaper's, not to be adopted.

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-guardian-2001-1008-jw-link-to-un-queried

Presse sérieuse Étayé

The Guardian, “'Hypocrite' Jehovah's Witnesses abandon secret link with UN”

15 octobre 2001 · Stephen Bates, religious affairs correspondent · Guardian News & Media

“The Jehovah's Witnesses have hurriedly disaffiliated from the United Nations within days of a Guardian story in which members accused the sect of hypocrisy for supporting an organisation it has repeatedly denounced privately.”

Reports the withdrawal, that the organisation had 'secretly affiliated to the UN as a non-governmental organisation for 10 years', and that members who raised the matter were 'accused of apostasy'.

Copie archivée ou autre copie Numérisation de l’original

Note de provenance et de vérification

Note sur la fiabilité. Wording matches across the culteducation.com republication and the newspaper clipping scan; the theguardian.com URL guessed (/uk/2001/oct/15/religion.world) returns 404 and the live article was not located.

Provenance de la numérisation. Newspaper clipping scan hosted by jwfacts.com; read as an image in this session

Corroboré par. src-guardian-2001-1008-jw-link-to-un-queried, src-un-2004-0304-hoeffel-dpi-letter

Notes. The brief's title 'Jehovah's Witnesses withdraw from UN' appears to be a paraphrase; the published headline is as above.

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-guardian-2001-1015-hypocrite-abandon-secret-link

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