Is 202 the Year for a UN Convention Against Speciesism?

“People are dying from Climate Change in Africa” lamented Minister Kaouthar Chelbi of Tunisia.   She was waiting for Ambassador Moncef Baati to arrive for the meeting with Sharon Wallenberg, Founder of Vegan International.  The meeting was to discuss a new initiative - a proposed United Nations Against Speciesism.

“It’s a radical approach”, drawled Sharon Wallenberg, founder of Vegan International.  This was the first time Ambassador Inga King of St. Vincent and the Grenadines raised her sparkling blue eyes.  Ms. Wallenberg was describing the proposed UN Convention Against Speciesism.

Ambassador Mohammad Edrees of Egypt mentioned, “End Communicable Diseases – ECD” in comparison to Wallenberg’s proposed UN Convention Against Speciesism.  According to Edrees, the former was destroyed by the Pharmaceutical industry.

 

Ambassador Yabou from the Gambia has sent the proposed Convention to his legal department for review.  Vegan International legal advisor, Retired New York State Supreme Court Justice Ira J. Raab is also reviewing the proposed Convention in relation to International Law.

In all, Vegan International Founder, Sharon Wallenberg, has met with 17 United Nations Ambassadors to present the concept of a United Nations Convention against Speciesism.  The Ambassadors then relay the information to their respective Governments.  Several nations have expressed an interest in the idea. 

The new year, 2020, promises many new innovations, and it is hoped that Vegan International’s proposed United Nations Convention Against Speciesism will be one of them.

Next Week at the United Nations

Next week, Vegan International Founder and Author Sharon Wallenberg,  will promote a Convention Against Speciesism at the United Nations.  A new UN Convention is needed to promote and protect the rights of all species.  This Convention would be an internationally recognized instrument for the protection of all inhabitants of Earth.  Currently there are no rights or protection afforded to the most vulnerable on the planet, or to the planet itself. 

Speciesism, the exploitation, and violent abuse of individuals of another species, is not recognized as a category of discrimination.  It is widely tolerated throughout the world.  Species other than human are excluded from any protection, are treated as objects instead of rights holders, and are subjected to violence and abuse of all kinds.

Respect for the rights of all species benefits everyone: humans, those of other species, and the planet.  It helps achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by ultimately reducing poverty, achieving food security, improving nutrition, promoting sustainable veganic agriculture, reducing human mortality and morbidity from diet related disease such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, sustainably managing the scarce resources of land and water, combating climate change, sustainably managing forests, and reducing pollution of air, water, and land. 

A UN Convention Against Speciesism finally ‘leaves no one behind’.  It creates a ‘place at the table’ for all inhabitants of planet Earth.  This proposed new UN Convention would bring clarity to the nature of the rights of all species, and to the responsibilities necessary to protect them.  It would view all species as rights-holders, and these rights would be in a single document.  In addition, it would raise public awareness in those nations which do not ratify this Convention.

#UNConvention, #Speciesism, #Vegan, #compassion

The Unfulfilled Promise of Nuremberg

After millions of innocent people were killed in World War Two, everyone prayed for a more peaceful future.  The primary goal of the United Nations was “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” 

An International Military Tribunal (IMT) was established in Nuremberg. Chief Prosecutor Robert M. Jackson (US Supreme Court) warned that if law was to serve a useful purpose, “it must condemn aggression by any other nations including those who sit here now in judgement.” 

A war called Speciesism is being perpetrated on innocent victims by all developed nations.  This unlimited aggression is against those most vulnerable on this planet - defenseless animals - considered by some to be another nation.

“To initiate a war of aggression is the supreme international crime” was decided at Nuremberg...It was hoped that this might deter future wars.  Yet, it soon became apparent that not all were prepared to give up their perceived right to go to war. 

Speciesism, is a supreme international crime.  It is a war against the defenseless who are murdered, incarcerated, abused, subjected to habitat destruction and species extinction.  The by-products of this war are climate change from methane; pollution of water, land, and air; rising human health care costs and human morbidity and mortality.

The promise of Nuremberg remains unfulfilled.

#Nuremberg, #speciesism, #climatechange, #vegan