Invitation for the Launch of the Hague Principles and the Earth Trusteeship 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.

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

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