Media Invitation: The slaughter of whales and dolphins practiced by Japan, Norway, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands before the International Court of Justice for Animal Rights
Un document
Geneva (ots)
- Indication: PDF-File incl. invitation can be downloaded free
of charge under:
http://www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100019151/?langid=2 -Monday, 22 February 2010, 9 am - 4 pm
Centre International de Conférences de Genève CICG, Geneva
Despite the worldwide moratorium on whale hunting put into place by the International Whaling Commission (IWC), effective since 1986, over 2'000 great whales are being killed every year as well as tens of thousands small whales and dolphins. The Public court case builds on latest aspects and information and on evidence not usually available.
Accused: Ministers of Fisheries of incriminated nations: Mr Hirotaka Akamatsu, Japan, Ms Lisbeth Berg-Hansen, Norway, Mr. Jón Bjarnason, Iceland, Ms Ane Hansen, Greenland, Mr Jacob Vestergaard, Faroe Islands.
Plaintiffs:
Sylvia Frey, dipl. sc. nat. ETH, OceanCare (CH), (influence of whale hunting)
Dr Sandra Altherr, Pro Wildlife (DE) (high toxicity of whale and dolphin meat for humane consumption)
Peter Mollerup, Dyrenes Venner (DK) (animal welfare issues)
Sakae Hemmy, ELSA Nature Conservancy, Japan (cruel dolphin drive hunting, Japan)
Main eye witness: Ric O'Barry (USA), Marine Mammal Specialist for Earth Island Institute and protagonist of the film "The Cove", nominated for the OSCAR.
Experts: Dr Philippe Roch (CH), former Swiss Secretary of State for the Environment, Dr Andrew Butterworth (UK) vetenarian.
Live from Taiji in Japan, place of dolphin slaughter, Hans Peter Roth (CH), author of the book "Die Bucht" (The Cove).
President of the Court: Swiss environmentalist Franz Weber. Prosecution: Barrister Caroline Lanty (FR)
Start 9.00 a.m. Verdict 3.30 p.m.
Contact:
Vera Weber
FONDATION FRANZ WEBER
International Court of Justice for Animal Rights
1820 Montreux
Switzerland
Tel.: +41/21/964'37'37
Fax: +41/21/964'57'36
E-Mail: ffw@ffw.ch
Internet: www.ffw.ch