An activist of the Humanist party holds up a sign reading
in Spanish: "Peace and No Violence", during a protest
against war and violence worldwide in Asuncion.(AP
Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Activists in Paraguay are showing a little skin for world
peace.
About 100 women disrobed yesterday in a square in downtown
Asuncion to protest nuclear weapons.
Demonstrator Carola Gonzalez said the Humanist Party
activists decided to strip for their cause since "the public
and the news media pay so much attention to breasts and
bottoms."
Many went topless, with their chests colorfully painted with
slogans, images of the Earth and radioactivity symbols.
Organisers said they hoped to raise awareness about the
thousands of nuclear warheads threatening the planet, about
half them in the hands of the US Some 20 police officers -
and a crowd of onlookers - monitored the protest.
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