Invitation for the Launch of the Hague Principles and the EarthTrusteeship Initiative

The Hague, Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) – Monday, 10 December 2018
marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights. On this day, „The Hague Principles for a Universal
Declaration on Responsibilities for Human Rights and Earth
Trusteeship“ will be made public in the Peace Palace, The Hague,
starting at 9 a.m. An appeal of a wide range of human rights and
environmental organisations to governments, corporates, civil society
and everyone to endorse the „Hague Principles“. This can be done
through the website http://www.earthtrusteeship.world which also
gives access to the full text of the Hague Principles.

Earth Trusteeship Initiative

The Earth Trusteeship Initiative calls for a new dimension of local,
national and global governance. It is about responsibilities that we
have towards each other (human rights) and the earth (Earth
trusteeship). Likewise, states and governments need to act as
trustees for human rights and the earth. The Hague Principles can
form the cornerstone for all organisations that engage in the process
of getting a Universal Declaration and the governance and legal
practices implemented that support it. The Earth Trusteeship
Initiative launches its principles and global campaign activities in
the context of joined and renewed efforts to implement the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – in particular SDG 16 and 17.

Why now?

Climate change, loss of biodiversity, loss of habitable land, civil
wars and lack of access to livelihoods are all real. These are not
caused by the animals that die out, they are caused by people. All
nations and all people are affected by this. We live on one planet.
While many experts, NGOs, and some others work on these issues, most
corporations, politicians and government agencies can still exploit
the Earth for their own interest because of failing laws from the
past. The Earth Trusteeship Initiative calls for this to be remedied
with great urgency.

What kind of world do we want to create?

We want a world where governance can be effective for the earth as a
whole and for all living beings including humans. To achieve that we
need to focus on responsibilities that people, organisations,
corporations and our governments have for human rights, for future
generations, for nature, non-human animals and the earth.

Program 10th December 2018 (Registration via the website
http://www.earthtrusteeship.world)

Morning: Launching of the principles: Seminar Room, Peace Palace, The
Hague, 9 am – 1 pm;

Afternoon: Dialogue and planning of next steps: Elisabeth Vreedehuis,
2 pm – 4.30 pm.

Initial steering committee (in alphabetical order): Nnimmo Bassey,
Nigeria; Klaus Bosselmann, New Zealand; Bert de Graaff, the
Netherlands; Prue Taylor, New Zealand; Leo van der Vlist, the
Netherlands; Hans and Wallapa van Willenswaard, Thailand; Rembrandt
Zegers, the Netherlands / UK.

For more information, interview or explanation, please contact via :
info@earthtrusteeship.world

Press is more than welcome.

Digital press kit: http://www.ots.at/pressemappe/PR133091/aom

Contact:
Rembrandt Zegers
+31-6-52332075
rembrandtzegers5@gmail.com

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