acnnews 9 Bolivian President Says Countries Harming the Planet Should Be Punished HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 21 (acn) Bolivian President Evo Morales proposed on Wednesday that sanctions should be established to punish those countries that fail to comply with international environmental conventions. Morales told the press that the People's World Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth underway in Cochabamba will propose the creation of an International Court of Justice to deal with those cases. Morales said capitalism is the globe’s leading predator and for that reason rich countries should be sued as they have the largest greenhouse gas emissions of the world, according to the Bolivian News Agency. The Bolivian president slammed the arms race led by powerful countries at the time when mankind is dying. He said a decision-making body recognized by the international community should be created as strong intermediary capable of proposing sanctions against the countries that threaten the life and nature in the planet. Members of social and indigenous organizations and NGOs from dozens of countries are taking part in the conference that wraps up on Thursday. The event has been organized in 17 working tables looking to come up with initiatives to safe the planet. The People's World Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth is held as an alternative to the December 2009 Copenhagen Summit, with views to the upcoming Mexico Summit slated for the end of the year. Worldnews/ycr/ycr/17:17pm/aga Cuban News Agency www.cubanews.ain.cu ainnews@ain.cu
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Posted on April 21, 2010
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