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GOAL IS TO HOLD CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS & ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. 2733502 LEGAL: SEEKS TO PROVIDE REMEDIES FOR RIGHTS ABUSES AROUND THE WORLD. LAWSUITS ARE PURSUED TO HOLD CORPORATIONS AND OTHERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND GLOBALLY. 786465 THE EARTHRIGHTS SCHOOLS: EDUCATES PEOPLE OF SOUTHEAST ASIA AND SOUTH AMERICA IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING AND ADVOCACY TECHNIQUES. 694429 EARTHRIGHTS USES THE POWER OF LAW AND THE POWER OF PEOPLE IN DEFENSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT 694429 5360156 true true false true false false false false false true true false false false true false true false false true true true true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true true false true X 20 0 37 true false true TH false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false MA VA CA NY MD DC IL CO X X SELAM HAILU 2024665188 1612 K ST NW STE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20006 KA HSAW WA PSEUDONYM EXEC. 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SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 228,534 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 345,638 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1,375,855 0 SOUTH AMERICA 746,750 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 42,716 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 152,794 0 X X X false false false false false false false false false KA HSAW WA PSEUDONYM EXEC. DIR./PRESIDENT 165709 5019 170728 X 3 109796 FAIR MARKET VALUE false true false FORM 990, PART III CASE SUMMARIES: EARTHRIGHTS INTERNATIONAL'S CASES SEEK TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE BY DEFENDING "HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS SECURED BY LAW." THAT IS, OUR PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION TO OTHERS IN CASES INVOLVING THE DEFENSE OF HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS,INCLUDING CIVIL, POLITICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS. REYES V. OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM (COUNSEL FOR A REGISTERED VICTIM IN A PROCEEDING BEFORE COLOMBIA'S SPECIAL JURISDICTION FOR PEACE, SEEKING DOCUMENTS FROM OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM UNDER 28 U.S.C. 1782 IN SUPPORT OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FARC'S 1997 ABDUCTION AND MURDER OF TERENCE FREITAS, AN ACTIVIST WORKING WITH THE U'WA INDIGENOUS PEOPLE). DOE 1 V. CHIQUITA; DOE 1 V. HILLS; DOE 1 V. FREIDHEIM; DOE 1 V. CHIQUITA; DOE 29 V. FREIDHEIM; DOE 29 V. OLSON; DOE 8 V. CHIQUITA (COUNSEL FOR COLOMBIAN PLAINTIFFS AND A PUTATIVE CLASS CHALLENGING COMPLICITY OF BANANA COMPANY AND ITS EXECUTIVES IN PARAMILITARY KILLINGS OF PLAINTIFFS' DECEDENTS) JAM V. IFC (COUNSEL FOR INDIAN PLAINTIFFS WHOSE LIVELIHOODS AND/OR PROPERTY WAS HARMED BY POWER PLANT CHALLENGING THE IFC'S FUNDING OF THE PLANT). DOE V. IFC (COUNSEL FOR HONDURAN FARMERS WHOSE FAMILY MEMBERS WERE MURDERED BY PALM OIL COMPANY FUNDED BY IFC) BOULDER COUNTY V. SUNCOR (COUNSEL FOR CO MUNICIPALITIES SUING OIL COMPANIES FOR THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE) ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY V. GREENPEACE (COUNSEL FOR ACTIVIST IN SLAPP SUIT BY OIL PIPELINE COMPANY) HOUSKA V. HUBBARD COUNTY (COUNSEL FOR WATER PROTECTORS IN MINNESOTA CHALLENGING ILLEGAL POLICE BLOCKADE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY) CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY V. CALGEM (COUNSEL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION SUING CALIFORNIA'S STATE OIL AND GAS REGULATOR OVER ITS FAILURE TO APPLY ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW TO DRILLING PERMITS) MARGINALISED AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS V. BSG RESOURCES LTD. (COUNSEL FOR COMMUNITY IN SIERRA LEONE SEEKING DOCUMENTS UNDER 28 U.S.C. 1782 RELATING TO CORPORATE STRUCTURE OF MINING COMPANY) MAI V. THE COCA-COLA CO. (COUNSEL FOR CAMBODIAN VICTIMS OF LAND GRABBING BY A THAI SUGAR COMPANY SEEKING DOCUMENTS UNDER 28 U.S.C. 1782 RELATING TO COCA-COLA'S INVESTIGATION OF THE LAND-GRABBING INCIDENT) EARTHRIGHTS ATTORNEYS ALSO LITIGATE CASES BEFORE THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, THE COURTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF PERU, AND THE COURTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR TO DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. EARTHRIGHTS ALSO FILES AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS IN U.S., FOREIGN, AND INTERNATIONAL COURTS ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS COUNSEL FOR OTHER AMICI. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D EARTHRIGHTS USES THE POWER OF LAW AND THE POWER OF PEOPLE IN DEFENSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B THAILAND, PERU FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE 990 IS SENT TO THE ORGANIZATION AND REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR, FINANCE ASSOCIATE AND GENERAL COUNSEL. ONCE THE DRAFT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED, A FINAL COPY IS SENT (IN PDF FORMAT) FOR FINAL REVIEW AND SIGNATURE TO THESE PARTIES AND TO THE TREASURER PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE I.R.S.. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SELF-POLICING. MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVE GUIDANCE AS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS TO THE BOARD OR THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. AGREEMENT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS A REQUIRED CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR ALL STAFF. ALL BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS MUST SIGN AN UPDATED CONFLICT OF INTEREST AGREEMENT, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT NO NEW RELATIONSHIPS HAVE BEEN STARTED WHICH MAY CAUSE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS ANALYZED AND REVIEWED PERIODICALLY. SALARIES ARE COMMENSURATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF COMPARABLE SIZE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.EARTHRIGHTS.ORG AS PART OF THE ANNUAL REPORT POSTING. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND A COPY OF THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS IS ALSO ON FILE WITH THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G IT SUPPORT 43,478 0 0 PAYROLL 0 5,438 0 PROGRAM CONSULTANTS 421,877 0 0 COMMUNICATION CONSULTANTS 59,117 0 0 TRANSLATION 41,361 100 0 MONITORING AND EVALUATION 18,633 0 0 STIPENDS 18,383 32,371 5,768 TOTAL 602,849 37,909 5,768 (FCESA)-FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT SOUTHEAST ASIA PO BOX 183 CHIANG MAI TH ADVOC/TRNG TH N/A 15473 true (FENR) FOUNDATION FOR ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES PO BOX 183 CHIANG MAI TH RESEARCH TH N/A 23744 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT SOUTHEAST ASIA P 327000 CASH TRANSFER VALUE FOUNDATION FOR ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES P 210000 CASH TRANSFER VALUE