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Declaration of Rights for Cetaceans
April 28 , 2024
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- In 2010, the Declaration for the Rights for Cetaceans was presented at a conference in Helsinki, Finland through the NGO Cetacean Rights.
- The declaration gives cetaceans, specifically dolphins and whales, the right to life and legal personhood.
- Now, Whales and dolphins have been officially recognised as “legal persons” in a new treaty.
- This treaty is formed by Pacific Indigenous leaders from the Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Aotearoa (New Zealand) and Tonga.
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