Sign the declaration and join a global call to have rights formally declared for cetaceans Declaration of Rights for Cetaceans: Whales and Dolphins Based on the principle of the equal treatment of all persons;

Recognizing that scientific research gives us deeper insights into the complexities of cetacean minds, societies and cultures;

Noting that the progressive development of international law manifests an entitlement to life by cetaceans;

We affirm that all cetaceans as persons have the right to life, liberty and wellbeing.

We conclude that: Every individual cetacean has the right to life. No cetacean should be held in captivity or servitude; be subject to cruel treatment; or be removed from their natural environment. All cetaceans have the right to freedom of movement and residence within their natural environment. No cetacean is the property of any State, corporation, human group or individual. Cetaceans have the right to the protection of their natural environment. Cetaceans have the right not to be subject to the disruption of their cultures. The rights, freedoms and norms set forth in this Declaration should be protected under international and domestic law. Cetaceans are entitled to an international order in which these rights, freedoms and norms can be fully realized. No State, corporation, human group or individual should engage in any activity that undermines these rights, freedoms and norms. Nothing in this Declaration shall prevent a State from enacting stricter provisions for the protection of cetacean rights. Agreed, 22nd May 2010, Helsinki, Finland This declaration is now open for individuals to join: First name Last name Affiliation Country Afghanistan Ajman Albania Algeria Andorra (EU) Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Ascension Australia Austria (EU) Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Balearic Islands (EU) Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belau (Palau) Belgium (EU) Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia-Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Indian Ocean Territories British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Canary Islands (EU) Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China (People's Republic) Christmas Island Cocos Island (Keeling Island) Colombia Comoros Congo Congo Dem. Rep. Corsica (EU) Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curacao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark (EU) Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Dubai East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland (EU) France (EU) French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Territories French West Indies Fujairah Gabon Gambia Gaza and Khan Yunis Georgia Germany (EU) Ghana Gibraltar (EU) Greece (EU) Greenland Grenada Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Irish Republic (EU) Israel Italy (EU) Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kirghizstan Kiribati Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic) Korea (Republic of ) Kuwait Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg (EU) Macao Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Rep. of) Madagascar Madeira (EU) Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Meep Mexico Micronesia (Federated States) Moldova Monaco (EU) Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Island Nepal Netherland Antilles Netherlands (EU) New Caledonia New Zealand New Zealand Island Territories Nicaragua Niger Republic Nigeria Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Island Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Island Poland Portugal (EU) Puerto Rico Qatar Ras al Khaimah Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Sabah Samoa (American) San Marino (EU) Sao Tome and Principe Sarawak Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sharjah Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia Soloman Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia South Sandwich Islands Spain (EU) Spanish North African Territories Spitzbergen Sri Lanka St Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis St Helena St Lucia St Pierre and Miquelon St Vincent and Grenadines Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden (EU) Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Tibet Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tristan da Cunha Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Umm al Qaiwan United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay USA Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State (EU) Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (USA) Wake Island Wallis and Futuna Islands Western Samoa Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Email An email confirmation will be sent you once you have submitted your signature.

