Author: Adrian
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Press Statement: Demanding Compensation and Clean Up, Survivors Lock Themselves to Chief Minister’s Residence
Press Statement 18 September 2014 More images below At noon today survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster, neighbourhood residents of the abandoned Union Carbide factory and their supporters locked themselves to the Chief Minister’s residence seeking adequate compensation and clean up of the contaminated factory site. Outside the CM’s residence several carried out a die-in and…
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प्रेस विज्ञप्ति: गैस पीड़ित संगठनों को केंद्रीय मंत्री का आश्वासन
प्रेस विज्ञप्ति 14 सितम्बर 2014 गैस पीड़ित संगठनों को केंद्रीय मंत्री का आश्वासन भोपाल गैस काण्ड के पीड़ितों के पांच संगठनों के प्रतिनिधियों ने आज यूनियन कार्बाइड अमरीका से अतिरिक्त मुआवजा हासिल करने के मुद्दे पर केंद्रीय रसायन एवं उर्वरक मंत्री श्री अनंत कुमार से भेट की । शहर में उनके व्यस्थ कार्यक्रम के बावजूद…
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Press Release: Survivors organisations assured reply by the Minister
Press Release 14 September 2014 Survivors organisations assured reply by the Minister Representatives of five organizations of survivors of the gas disaster in Bhopal today met with Mr. Ananth Kumar, Minister of Chemicals and Fertlizers, on the issue of additional compensation from Union Carbide, USA. Despite his busy schedule in the city, the Minister who…
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Press Conference: Fighting for Justice, Survivors Will Begin Indefinite Fast Without Water
At a press conference today, five organizations working for the welfare of survivors of the December ‘84 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal today announced that a group of survivors and their supporters would be going on an indefinite fast without water to remind the central government of its responsibilities towards the curative petition for compensation…
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Letter to Prime Minister: Ensure justice in the 30th year!
Sub: Ensure justice in the 30th year for those affected by poisons of Union Carbide & Dow Chemical. To: Honourable Prime Minister Government of India, North Block,Raisina Hill, New Delhi 110 011, Fax No. 011-23016857 September 12, 2014 Dear Prime Minister, We are writing to you on behalf of five organizations working for the welfare of the survivors…
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Letter to Minister of Chemicals: “Ensure justice in the 30th year for those affected by poisons of Union Carbide & Dow Chemical.”
Sub: Ensure justice in the 30th year for those affected by poisons of Union Carbide & Dow Chemical. To: Mr Ananth Kumar, Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi 110 011, Fax No 011 23382368 September 12, 2014 Dear Minister, We are writing to you on behalf of five organizations working for the welfare of the…
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पत्रकार वार्ता 12 सितम्बर 2014
पत्रकार वार्ता 12 सितम्बर 2014 दिसम्बर ’84 के भोपाल में यूनियन कार्बाइड गैस हादसे के पीड़ितों के बीच काम कर रहे पाँच संगठनों ने आज एक पत्रकार वार्ता में यह घोषणा की कि अतिरिक्त मुआवज़े के लिए सर्वोच्च न्यायालय में लम्बित सुधार याचिका के प्रति केंद्र तथा प्रदेश की सरकारों को उनकी ज़िम्मेदारियों को याद…
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Dec. 3, 2014 – 30th Anniversary
This is THE hub for all announcements related to the 30th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster. Check back for frequent updates. Are you a member of the media? Click here! Get Involved! 1. Attend a 30th anniversary event! See our Calendar of ALL 30th Anniversary Events Interested in visiting Bhopal during the anniversary? Read our open invitation.…
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What Happened in Bhopal?
On December 3rd, 1984, in the middle of the night, thousands of people were gassed to death because of a catastrophic chemical leak at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. More than 150,000 people were left severely disabled, and 22,000 people have since died of their injuries. For these reasons the Bhopal gas disaster is widely acknowledged as the WORLD’S WORST-EVER INDUSTRIAL DISASTER. What Leaked and…
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Why Bhopal Matters
“We should never lose sight of the fact that Bhopal can happen in the United States.” -Al Cholger, an international representative for the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers Union (PACE), speaking in the July, 2003 (Edition of “Labor Notes”) “We are aware that the day we succeed in holding Dow Chemical liable for the…
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Thank You to Our Indiegogo Donors!
Thank you to the 70 people who donated to the Indiegogo campaign to raise money to finish upgrading Bhopal.net! Your support has ensured that Bhopal.net will be ready for the 30th anniversary in December as well as continue to be the go-to site for information on the disaster and our relentless campaign for justice. Special thanks to: Anonymous donors (many!) – Aaron…
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पत्रकार वार्ता
2 अगस्त 2014. भोपाल गैस पीड़ितों के अधिकारों के लिए काम करनेवाले पाँच संगठनों ने आज एक पत्रकार वार्ता में गैस काण्ड तथा भूजल एवं मिट्टी के ज़हरीले प्रदूषण सम्बंधित अदालती मामलों में केन्द्र तथा प्रदेश की सरकारों से अविलम्ब कार्रवाई की मांग की| भोपाल गैस पीड़ित निराश्रित पेंशनभोगी संघर्ष मोर्चा के अध्यक्ष बालकृष्ण नामदेव ने कहा कि हाल में 30 जुलाई को अमरीकी…
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Survivors: State and Central Governments Must Respond to Legal Needs
Bhopal, August 2, 2014. At a press conference today, five organizations working for the rights of the survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster called upon the state and central governments to urgently respond to the juridical issues concerning the gas disaster and the ongoing contamination of soil and groundwater.
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Survivors’ Letter to Prime Minister Re: Petition for Additional Compensation
August 1, 2014 Honourable Prime Minister, Government of India, North Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi 110 011 Subject: Urgent Directions for Filing of Application for Amending Civil Curative Petition No 345-347/2010 for Additional Compensation before Supreme Court on August 5, 2014. Dear Sir, On behalf of the survivors of the December 1984 Union Carbide gas…