PESTICIDES VIOLATE HUMAN RIGHTSBackProfessor of Medical Ethics and author THOMAS KERNS shows how the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its two related internationally adopted documents - the Convention on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - can form an effective context for environmental activist campaigns. He outlines three strategies for organizers to follow and points to the effectiveness or California's Stop the Spray movement as a model. Prof. Kerns is the author of ENVIRONMENTALLY INDUCED ILLNESSES: Ethics, Risk Assessmennt and Human Rights. His college level philosophy course, Environment and Human Rights is on-line at http://environmentandhumanrightscourse.info/ He is the founder of the EHRA - Environment and Human Rights Advisory, a consulting service for environmental organizations and government agencies. http://environmentandhumanrights.org/ Dr. Tom Kerns, served as a commissioner for the 2006 People's Inquiry in Auckland, New Zealand into impacts and effects of the aerial pesticide spraying over urban areas of Auckland. http://www.peoplesinquiry.co.nz/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Here's the link to Dr. Kerns' comprehensive report on the 23 human rights violations caused by the California Department of Food and Agriculture's (CDFA) spraying pesticides over urban Monterey, CA and Santa Cruz, CA To view the complete document as a PDF click here: http://www.cassonline.org/docs/EHRA_LBAM_April2008.pdf Category: Education Uploaded: May 27th, 2009 @ 4:58 am Author: eon3 Length: 14:23 Rating: Views: Tags: thomas kerns universal declaration of human rights stop the spray pesticides toxic tresspass environmental activism Related Video Links:» View Video Comments For PESTICIDES VIOLATE HUMAN RIGHTS » View eon3's Other Uploaded Videos Video Thumbnails:Video Embedding Code:* Embed this video on your website, social bookmark, myspace, or blog. |
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