CANADIAN SEAL HUNT BEFORE INTERNATIONAL COURT

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December 04, 2005 7:14 AM

CANADIAN SEAL HUNT BEFORE INTERNATIONAL COURT
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> CANADIAN SEAL HUNT :
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> New attack by Brigitte Bardot and Franz Weber
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> United in a memorable fight in the late seventies, which lead to a 12
> years'
> stop of the commercial seal hunt (from 1983 to 1995) , Franz Weber and
> Brigitte Bardot are launching a new attack against Canada at a time when
> the
> quotas for the next seal hunting season are being set.
>
> The start signal of their new world campaign will be given at an important
> public hearing before the INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS
> on December 5th in Geneva, Switzerland, at the C.I.C.G. Centre
> International
> de Conférences de Genève, 15 rue de Varembé. More than 40 humane NGOs from
> Europe and Overseas are parties to the conference.
>
> In her vibrant speech for the prosecution, Brigitte Bardot, as main
> complainant, will denounce the barbarity of the yearly massacre of arctic
> seals and the irresponsibility of those mainly responsible for this crime
> against the animal world. Bardot is supported in her accusation by a
> petition signed by 200'000 citizens from all over the world, among which
> are
> the names of famous artists and other public personalities. The 200'000
> signatures will be received by the Court in a solemn act during procedures
> and transferred to the General Secretary of the UN, Kofi Annan.
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> « The Animal Court of Justice is an expression of the universal
> conscience », says Franz Weber who will preside the hearing of the 5th
> December, assisted by two more judges from France and Germany.
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> Accused are the Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, the Canadian Minister
> of Fisheries and Oceans Geoff Regan and the Canadian Minister of
> Environment
> Stephan Dion. An international jury of 9 members will pronounce the
> verdict.
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> Eye witnesses from Great Britain, Ireland and Belgium will testify and
> present their film and video evidence. Experts in veterinary medecine will
> be heard. Members of the European Parliament will attend the hearing as
> observers.
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> It has to be recalled that these last three years alone one million seals
> have been the victims of a massacre which according to experts is devoid
> of
> any rational justification and the brutality and sadism of which are a
> disgrace to the image of Canada.
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> The public trial starts at 9.30 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. (16 h) by the
> verdict. For Brigitte Bardot and Franz Weber it is the starting point of a
> new ruthless battle against the seal hunt.
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> Montreux, 30th November 2005
> FONDATION FRANZ WEBER
>
> In 1979 Franz Weber brought the United Animal Nations - UAN into being, an
> international organisation modelled upon the United Nations, an
> organisation
> which, today, has 120 affiliated member organisations in the whole world.
> A
> mainstay of the UAN is the International Court of Justice for Animal
> Rights,
> whose purpose is to denounce serious abuses against the animal world and
> to
> see that perpetrators are called to justice - if need be up to ministerial
> or governmental level. Court proceedings take place annually in Geneva in
> the presence of the international media, under the auspices of well known
> legal representatives and experts.
>
> www.ffw.ch
>
> Vera Weber
> Fondation Franz Weber
> 1820 Montreux
> Switzerland
> Tél. +41 (0) 21 964 42 84
> Fax +41 (0) 21 964 57 36
> Mobile: Tél. +41 (0) 79 210 54 04