Author: Guneet Narula
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Bhopal Gas Victims Ask US Dept. of Justice to Stop Shielding #DowChemical, Serve the Bhopal Court Notice
Press Statement May 17, 2016 At a Press Conference today, leaders of the five organisations of the survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal spoke on an ambitious signature petition launched by their international supporters to make Dow Chemical, owner of Union Carbide, appear in the criminal proceedings on the disaster in the…
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Remembering Dr. Daya Ram Varma on His First Death Anniversary
Today marks the one year passing of Dr. Daya Ram Varma. His son Rahul Varma has shared the following words about his father, the Bhopal Gas Disaster, and his play Bhopal. Thank you Rahul for sharing this with us. “When the Union Carbide plant exploded, killing over 2500 people overnight, and while company bosses, corporate…
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Additional Compensation for Bhopalis: Why is the Prime Minister Silent
Press Conference February 25, 2016 At a Press Conference today, leaders of five organizations of survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal, condemned the deliberate neglect of the central and state governments towards the curative petition for additional compensation from American corporations. The organizations also launched a postcard campaign requesting the Supreme Court…
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Whose Side is The PM on: Bhopal Gas Victims or Dow Chemical
Press Statement December 18, 2015 At a press conference today, leaders of the five organisations of the survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal condemned the Prime Minister’s “spineless response” to Dow Chemical repeatedly ignoring notices of the Bhopal District Court. The organisations charged that instead of making Dow Chemical obey Indian laws, the Prime…
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Bhopal Survivors Organisations Write to Prime Minister of Japan Urging Rethink Selling Nuclear Tech to India after Fukushima, And to Terminate the India-Japan Nuclear Agreements
To, Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister, Japan. December 5, 2015 Dear Prime Minister, Greetings from the people of Bhopal. Ours is a city in India which has witnessed the world’s worst industrial catastrophe. As you may be aware, the disaster,itself a result of criminal neglect by callous profiteers, was only followed by political complacency and…
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31st Anniversary: Survivors and Supporters Charge State, Central Governments of Protecting The Interests of American Corporations
Press Statement December 3, 2015 Hundreds of survivors of the 2-3 December 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal and their supporters from different parts of the country and the world marched in a rally to the abandoned Union Carbide factory today. They were joined by a large number of residents of the communities who are…
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यूनियन कार्बाइड गैस हादसे की 31 वीं बरसी के पूर्वसंध्या में पीड़ितों के पाँच संगठनों ने मिलकर अपराधी कंपनियों को सज़ा और पीड़ितों को अतिरिक्त मुआवजे लिए संघर्ष जारी रखने का संकल्प लिया
प्रेस विज्ञप्ति दिसम्बर 02, 2015 भोपाल में यूनियन कार्बाइड गैस हादसे की 31 वीं बरसी के पूर्वसंध्या में पीड़ितों के पाँच संगठनों ने आज एक मशाल जूलूस निकाली | जूलूस का समापन परित्यक्त यूनियन कार्बाइड कारखाने के सामने भोपाल माता की मूर्ती पर हुआ जहाँ संगठनों के सदस्यों ने गैस्काण्ड के मृतकों को श्रद्धांजली दी…
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भोपाल हादसे के लम्बित मसलों को सुलझाने में मोदी सरकार विफल – पीड़ितों के हकों के लिए लड़ने वाले संगठन
प्रेस विज्ञप्ति नवम्बर 30, 2015 भोपाल में यूनियन कार्बाइड हादसे की 31 वीं बरसी पर आयोजित पत्रकार वार्ता में पीड़ितों के हकों के लिए मिलकर लड़ने वाले पाँच संगठनों के नेताओं ने आज हादसे के लम्बित मसलों को सुलझाने में मोदी सरकार की विफलता की तीव्र भर्त्सना की | उन्होंने कहा कि मोदी सरकार द्वारा…
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Survivor Organizations Condemn Modi Govt for its Failure in Resolving Issues of Bhopal Disaster
On the occasion of the 31st Anniversary of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, leaders of five organisations jointly fighting for the rights of the survivors, today condemned the Modi government for its failure in resolving the lingering issues of the disaster. They said that the amendments proposed in Environmental and Labour laws by the…
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यूनियन कार्बाइड के परित्यक्त कारखाने के आस-पास रहवासियों ने प्रदर्शन कर मुफ्त इलाज, साफ़ पानी की आपूर्ति और पानी के बिल माफ़ करने की माँग की
प्रेस विज्ञप्ति दिनांक 26 नवम्बर 2015 भोपाल में यूनियन कार्बाइड के परित्यक्त कारखाने के आस-पास के मोहल्लों के सैकड़ों रहवासियों ने आज जवाहरलाल नेहरू अस्पताल पर प्रदर्शन कर मुफ्त इलाज, साफ़ पानी की आपूर्ति और पानी के बिल माफ़ करने की माँग की | यूनियन कार्बाइड पानी पीड़ित संघर्ष मोर्चा की तरफ से प्रदर्शनकारियों ने प्रदेश सरकार…
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Residents Living Around Union Carbide Factory Demand Free Medical Treatment, Clean Drinking Water, Exemption from Water Bills
Press Statement November 26, 2015 Hundreds of residents of the communities next to the abandoned Union Carbide factory in Bhopal today demonstrated at the JLN Hospital demanding free medical treatment, clean drinking water and exemption from paying water bills. On behalf of the Union Carbide Water Affected Struggle Front the demonstrators handed over a letter…
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भोपाल गैस पीड़ित संगठन गैस हादसे की वजह से हुई मौतों और शारीरिक क्षति के सही आंकड़ों के लिए भारत सरकार के विरुद्ध दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय जाएगें
प्रेस विज्ञप्ति नवम्बर 14, 2015 भोपाल गैस काण्ड के पीड़ितो के हको के लिए लड़नेवाले पाँच संगठनो के नेताओं ने आज एक पत्रकार वार्ता में यूनियन कार्बाइड और डाव केमिकल से अतिरिक्त मुआवज़ा लेने के मामले में केंद्र और प्रदेश सरकार द्वारा जानबूझ कर की जा रही देरी की निंदा की। आज से ठीक एक…
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Bhopal gas victims to move to Delhi High Court against Government of India for correction of death and injury figures.
PRESS STATEMENT At a press conference today, leaders of five organizations fighting for the rights of the survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster condemned the deliberate delay by the state and central governments on the matter of additional compensation from Union Carbide and Dow Chemical. Exactly one year ago the organisations had won their battle…
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Modi Govt Completes 1 Year, Bhopal Gas Victims have Nothing to Cheer
PRESS RELEASE (This press release is available in Hindi here) At a press conference today, survivors of the December ‘84 Union Carbide gas disaster, condemned the NDA government for its failure to secure justice and provide rehabilitation during its one year rule. The conference was organized jointly by five Bhopal based organizations fighting for the…
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Twitter Action: Dow Chemical Stockholder Meeting 2015
Friends, Supporters, Survivors, The Dow Chemical Company will host its 118th Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Thursday, May 14, 2015 from 10:00AM Eastern Time until 11:00AM Eastern Time. Andrew Liveris, Dow Chairman and CEO, will deliver the keynote address. Here are the details. This is an opportunity for us to tweet at Dow Chemical and…