Human Rights: Corporate Morals In The Globalocal Theater - enlisting corporate assistance in the fight for international human rights

Whole Earth, Summer, 1999 by Morton Winston

EARTHRIGHTS INTERNATIONAL 2012 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036. 202/466-5188, eri@igc.org.

Human rights and environmental action connected at the hip. The "rights" in the name are those "that demonstrate the connection between human well-being and a sound environment." ERI uses legal power and people power in its defense of a healthy environment and the freedom of citizens to speak for and protect that environment. It strongly encourages the public's participation in development decisions that affect the Earth.

Teacher, philosopher, activist, Morton Winston has taught courses on human rights and democracy in South Africa (1992) and at the College of New Jersey (since 1979). He will teach at Mahidol University in Bangkok this year. He's been part of Amnesty International for twenty years, from chair of the group that managed anti-apartheid actions to chair of AI's board. This article is excerpted from a paper delivered at the University of Antwerp Conference on Companies and Human Rights (1998), and can be found in an expanded form on the Corporate Watch Web site, at www.corpwatch.org.