Earthrights International Inc

“A draft of the 990 (in pdf) is sent to the organization and reviewed by the finance director, finance associate, internal counsel and executive management. Once the draft is reviewed and approved, a copy is sent (in pdf format) to the entire board for review. A final copy is sent (in pdf format) for final review and signature to the executive director and to the treasurer prior to submission to the i.r.s..”

“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.”

“Compensation is analyzed and reviewed periodically. Salaries are commensurate with other organizations of comparable size.”

“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.”

“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. 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 challenging complicity of banana company and its executives in paramilitary killings of plaintiffs' decedents) 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 environmental damages) 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) 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) counsel to tribal nation bringing administrative complaint against state alleging violations of civil rights in use of federal funds awarded by hud. Instituto brasileiro de defesa do consumidor v. Mead johnson & company, llc (counsel for a brazilian consumer rights organization seeking discovery from mead johnson under 28 u.s. 1782 in support of litigation in brazil challenging the misleading marketing of powdered milk-like beverages for toddlers in packaging and with labels extremely similar in design to infant formula). El poder del consumidor v. The coca-cola company (counsel for a mexican consumer rights organization seeking discovery from coca-cola under 28 u.s. 1782 in support of an administrative health complaint filed in mexico relating to the dangers of the consumption of sweetened beverages). Zozo et all v. Wildlife conservation society (counsel for 274 victims of alleged crimes against humanity in the democratic republic of congo seeking discovery from wildlife conservation society under 28 u.s. 1782 in support of criminal investigations in the drc) earthrights attorneys also litigate cases before the inter-american court of human rights and the courts of the republic of peru to defend human rights and protect theenvironment. Earthrights also files amicus curiae briefs in u.s., foreign and international courts on behalf of itself and as counsel for other amici.”

“Earthrights uses the power of law and the power of people in defense of human rights and the environment”

“THAILAND, PERU”

“It support 71,214 8,852 0 program consultants 749,479 38,090 0 communication consultants 27,636 0 0 translation 65,606 0 0 other consultants 9,246 800 0 total 923,181 47,742 0”