All of a sudden, NGOs were not only standing in the streets, crying their slogans, but they were taking [them] into the negotiations, partly because they represented the victims of these weapons.
Opeens stonden ngo's niet alleen op straat hun slogans te roepen, maar betrokken we ze bij de onderhandelingen, deels omdat ze de slachtoffers van deze wapens vertegenwoordigden.