31. Still, grassroots groups, unions and professional organizations are nominating candidates, plotting campaign strategies and writing proposed amendments. 32. The amendments, if approved by Parliament, will provide wider organizational rights for political parties and allow them greater collaboration with grassroots groups and unions. 33. The grassroots group Equal Justice USA, which opposes capital punishment, said the U.N. envoy was not confused at all. 34. The report finds hope, however, in the increase of grassroots groups, particularly in Bangladesh and India. 35. This successful formula involved thousands of grassroots civic groups, who lobbied their national delegations and attracted global media coverage. 36. To said the selection committee is heavily drawn from the business sector and has hardly any representatives from grassroots groups. 37. UNICEF called for a governments and grassroots groups to discourage child marriages by educating parents and young people about the implications of the practice on girls. |