Author: Adrian
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August 11th, 2007: the Dalal Foundation presents the inaugural winners of the coveted Mir Zafars
The 1st Annual Mir Zafar Awards Ceremony was held at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi on 11th August 2007. These awards were presented to 12 eminent politicians, burearucrates and businessmen for their outstanding and invaluable contributions to corporate-led ‘development’ in India. A rather obscure but impressive-looking organisation, known as the Dalal Foundation, has instituted these…
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Dalal Foundation’s opening speech at the inaugural Mir Zafar awards, August 11, 2007
Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Dalal Foundation I welcome you all to this first Mir Zafar Award ceremony. The Dalal Foundation started as a collective dream of a few individuals who were inspired by the rich tradition of perfidy in this country. We draw our inspiration from Mr. Zafar, whose presence we feel…
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Prime Minister’s Office Right to Information files
Dow’s Congress Here is the proof of the PMO’s collusion with Dow between June 2006 and April 2007. To read the files in Hindi click here. Political backlash On August 9th, 2007, Mr. D.Raja, National Secretary, Communist Party of India, wrote a strong letter on the matter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, accusing the PM’s…
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We are with you
We, understand the pain and agony you have been going through all these years by the attitude of the Government, Politicians and Bureaucracy. We need to collectively work on the whole episode. Mr. Anderson must be brought to India to prosecute. Through our website, we are promoting issues of development and creating awareness by providing…
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Letter to the Group of Ministers on Bhopal
The Chairman and Members of the Group of Ministers on Bhopal, C/o Room No. 104, North Block, New Delhi – 110001 Fax-011-23094221 June 17, 2010 Sub: Ensuring justice and a life of dignity for the people poisoned by Union Carbide Corporation in Bhopal. On behalf of the survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal…
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Statement by Akash Viswanath Mehta, Kids for a Better Future
June 14, 2010 Last Monday, Union Carbide and seven persons were held guilty for the Bhopal Gas Disaster by an Indian court. They were all given absurdly small sentences, and have all paid $2000 in bail, escaping punishments relating to the deaths of 25,000 innocent Bhopalis. Warren Anderson, former CEO of Union Carbide, was declared…
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Bhopal activists deliver summons for Union Carbide Corporation and Warren Anderson
PRESS RELEASE June 14, 2010 **Hi Res Photos will be available upon request** CONTACTS: Shana Ortman, 415-746-0306, shana@panna.org, ICJB U.S. Coordinator Brian Mooney, 917-414-2357, bjm5@nyu.edu, NYC ICJB Supporter and NYU Anthropology Professor Bhopal Activists in New York City deliver Arrest Warrant for Union Carbide Corporation and Warren Anderson to appear in Indian Criminal Court Bhopal…
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Latest press statements
June 22, 2010 – GoM recommendations demonstrate more concern for American corporations than Bhopal survivors June 17, 2010 – Bhopal survivors’ organisations letter to the Group of Ministers on Bhopal June 14, 2010 – Bhopal activists and Kids For A Better Future deliver summons for Union Carbide Corporation and Warren Anderson June 14, 2010 – Appeal to Mr Anderson…
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ICJB in the Media 2010
Want to talk to an ICJB spokesperson? Contact us here. TELEVISION Exposing the GoM’s proposals for the sham they are Rachna Dhingra of the Bhopal Group for Information and Action, a founder organisation of the ICJB, on IBN/CNN talking about the GoM (Group of Ministers on Bhopal) report. Joined from France by writer Indra Sinha. Bhopal…
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Bhopalis Urge PM to Undo Injustice
Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmachari Sangh Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha Bhopal Group for Information and Action Children Against Dow Carbide June 08, 2010 Press Statement Responding to the Law Minister’s statement that the justice was buried in the criminal case on the Union Carbide’s disaster in Bhopal. Representatives of, four survivor…
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Bhopal court to pronounce historic judgment in gas leak case on Monday
MAHIM PRATAP SINGH – THE HINDU Activists and victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy shout slogans during a protest march to mark the 25th anniversary of the disaster in Bhopal on December 3, 2009. At midnight on December 2, 1984, Bhopal became a living manifestation of disastrous corporate negligence leading to the death of over…
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The Report of the ICFTU-ICEF Mission
The Report of the ICFTU-ICEF Mission to study the causes and Effects of the Methyl Isocyanate Gas Leak at the Union Carbide Pesticide Plant in Bhopal, India, on December 2nd/3rd 1984 International Confederation of Free Trade Unions International Federation of Chemical, Energy, and General Workers Unions. This report, based over an onsite study by a…