Risking Light
2018
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Through the riveting stories of five rural communities, RIGHT TO HARM exposes the devastating public health impact factory farming has on many disadvantaged citizens throughout the United States.
- SCREENING REQUEST
Download our discussion guide, screening toolkit, poster...
- Press Kit
RIGHT TO HARM tracks the tribulations and triumphs of rural...
- THE ISSUE
Most states have “Right to Farm” laws that protect factory...
- Mary Dougherty
Mary lives in Bayfield, Wisconsin with her husband Ted, and...
- Lynn & Nancy Utesch
Lynn and Nancy Utesch are from Kewaunee County, Wisconsin,...
- Naeema Muhammad
Naeema Muhammad is Organizing Co-Director of the North...
- SCREENING REQUEST
Filmmaker Matt Wechsler and panelists at the Iowa premiere of Right to Harm speak about the importance and relevance of this national documentary that focuse...
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- Rodger Routh
The protections afforded by each state’s right to farm laws differ, as some states protect farmers much more than others. 22 New York, the leading right to farm state when the laws were first implemented, has broad right to farm protections. 23 17. See N.Y. AGRIC. & MKTS. LAW § 308 (McKinney 2019). 18. N.Y. AGRIC. & MKTS. LAW § 300 ...
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Feb 24, 2019 · Right to Harm: Directed by Annie Speicher, Matt Wechsler. Through the riveting stories of five American communities, 'Right to Harm' exposes the devastating public health impact that factory farming has on many of our country's most disadvantaged citizens.
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- Annie Speicher, Matt Wechsler
- 2019-02-24
- Preamble
- II. Scope of The Obligation
- IV. Statutes of Limitations
- VI. Treatment of Victims
- VII. Victims’ Right to Remedies
- VIII. Access to Justice
- IX. Reparation For Harm Suffered
- XI. Non-Discrimination
- XII. Non-Derogation
- XIII. Rights of Others
The General Assembly, Recalling the provisions providing a right to a remedy for victims of violations of international human rights law found in numerous international instruments, in particular article 8 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 2 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, article 6 of the Internatio...
3. The obligation to respect, ensure respect for and implement international human rights law and international humanitarian law as provided for under the respective bodies of law, includes, inter alia, the duty to: (a) Take appropriate legislative and administrative and other appropriate measures to prevent violations; (b) Investigate violations e...
6. Where so provided for in an applicable treaty or contained in other international legal obligations, statutes of limitations shall not apply to gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of international humanitarian law which constitute crimes under international law. 7. Domestic statutes of limitations for other ...
10. Victims should be treated with humanity and respect for their dignity and human rights, and appropriate measures should be taken to ensure their safety, physical and psychological well-being and privacy, as well as those of their families. The State should ensure that its domestic laws, to the extent possible, provide that a victim who has suff...
11. Remedies for gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of international humanitarian law include the victim’s right to the following as provided for under international law: (a) Equal and effective access to justice; (b) Adequate, effective and prompt reparation for harm suffered; (c) Access to relevant informati...
12. A victim of a gross violation of international human rights law or of a serious violation of international humanitarian law shall have equal access to an effective judicial remedy as provided for under international law. Other remedies available to the victim include access to administrative and other bodies, as well as mechanisms, modalities a...
15. Adequate, effective and prompt reparation is intended to promote justice by redressing gross violations of international human rights law or serious violations of international humanitarian law. Reparation should be proportional to the gravity of the violations and the harm suffered. In accordance with its domestic laws and international legal ...
25. The application and interpretation of these Basic Principles and Guidelines must be consistent with international human rights law and international humanitarian law and be without any discrimination of any kind or on any ground, without exception.
26. Nothing in these Basic Principles and Guidelines shall be construed as restricting or derogating from any rights or obligations arising under domestic and international law. In particular, it is understood that the present Basic Principles and Guidelines are without prejudice to the right to a remedy and reparation for victims of all violations...
27. Nothing in this document is to be construed as derogating from internationally or nationally protected rights of others, in particular the right of an accused person to benefit from applicable standards of due process.
Nov 1, 2021 · Right to Harm conveys rural American citizens’ experiences when concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) have moved into their towns, from the 1980s onward. Naming CAFOs “bad neighbors,” the film engages human, environmental, economic, and social themes by showing how the presence of CAFOs have threatened the health of communities.
Sep 30, 2021 · The Right to Health. Immunization mandates aren’t new. One helped win the American Revolution. Share full article. 162. A vaccination site in New York City this week. Justin Lane/EPA, via ...
