PESTICIDES VIOLATE HUMAN RIGHTS

Professor 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

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[ase010]

Guess where the Toxic Poisons are made from? Out of the Deadly nerve gases they used in WW2 for Chemical Warfare. They made loads of Carcinogenic Chemicals out of it, like Fluoride, Pesticides, Herbicides, Formaldehyde and Aspartame etc! While there are many Biological alternative Natural solutions! Now the Deadly Poisons are everywhere! That have Polluted ourselves and our Earth. But we have the Power with Natural Technology to Purify everything!

[donze52]

I as a 50 year gardener, use wild gourd leaves here in Nebraska, as a gourd tea that I spray on plants,

Nothing in the bug world eats gourd leaves and the spray makes bugs leave your garden plants alone, A bug repellent for your plants if you wish.

long time personal tests shows it works on wet and dry years.

Why not use it world wide and stop all pesticide use. McCook, NE

or go to donze52

[permacultureli]

absolutely powerful...it is an omen of coming community action, and a promise of a revival of significant and enlightened human action towards real progress. This area of the world is leading....may the rest follow....specially considering the wider issues pertaining to life itself on this planet.

[RAGSTAluvsDA90z]

i like staying in the dark

[ShaktiLila]

Moral Force and Human Rights always trumps darkness... It's easy to tell Dark from Light... Shine your own Light... Understand the Dark, but always focus on the Light... send Love to the Dark.... We are participating in the Great Shift of Consciousness...

[Caty25cat]

Thank you for this video. very educative.