Category: ICJB Press Releases, Statements, Letters
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70% of Water Samples in Communities Around UC Factory Found Contaminated With Faeces; Survivors’ Groups Warn of Bhagirathpura-Like Crisis
Leaders of survivor organisations accused the Bhopal Municipal Corporation of creating a situation like Indore’s Bhagirathpura by supplying sewage contaminated water in the residential areas around the abandoned factory.
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Survivors’ Organisations Mourn Passing of Eminent Photojournalist Raghu Rai
April 26, 2026 Press Statement Four organisations working with survivors of the Union Carbide disaster—Bhopal Gas Peedith Mahila Stationery Karmchari Sangh (BGPMSS), Bhopal Gas Peedith Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha (BGPMPSM), Bhopal Group for Information & Action (BGIA) and Bhopal Gas Peedit Nirashrit Pensionbhogi Sangharsh Morcha—mourn the passing of eminent photojournalist Raghu Rai, whose images ensured…
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BJP/RSS Stop 41st Anniversary Rally, Threaten Survivors and Supporters
On the 41st anniversary of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, survivors’ organisations condemned the BJP government for protecting and advancing Dow Chemical’s profits in India. From treating India as a dumping yard for its chemical waste to investing huge amounts in toxic products, Dow Chemicals has flourished in this country. On the back of…
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Survivors Condemn the Indian Government’s Support to Dow Chemicals’ Phenomenal Growth in India in the Last 11 Years
At the 41st Anniversary rally hundreds of survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal today condemned the Indian government’s support to Dow Chemicals’ phenomenal growth in India in the last 11 years.
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Bhopal Survivors’ Organisations Present Chargesheet Against BJP
At a press conference held on the occasion of the 41st Anniversary of the Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal, four organizations of the survivors charged the BJP as a political party chiefly responsible for the continued injustice and suffering in Bhopal even after four decades.
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Bhopal Gas Relief Department Exposed as a ‘Milch Cow’: ₹272.75 Crore for Survivors Looted, Wasted or Left Unspent
Based on official documents obtained under the Right to Information Act.
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Survivors Orgs Express Hope For Adequate Compensation After HC Issues Notices to State and Central Govts
Organizations of survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal expressed hope that their public interest litigation in the state high court will succeed in getting adequate compensation to those survivors whose injuries were misclassified earlier.
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Survivors’ Orgs Charge Deputy Secretary of BGTRR of False Representations in the High Court Regarding Waste Trial Runs
Press Conference May 07, 2025 At a Press Conference today, leaders of four organizations of the survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in the city charged the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Bhopal Tragedy with making false representations before the state high court. According to them, the official, KK Dubey, in his affidavit omitted…
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Survivor Organisations Urge the Government to Find a Legal Way to Avoid Causing Environmental Health Damage With the Waste Disposal Plan in Pithampur
Press Conference February 17, 2025 Addressing a Press Conference on the issue of incineration of a 337 MT of Union Carbide’s hazardous waste at Pithampur, leaders of four organizations of survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal urged the government to find a legal way to avoid causing environmental health damage. They shared documents…
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Survivors’ Organisations Warn MP Govt of Creation of a Slow-Motion Bhopal in and around Pithampur
Press Conference December 18, 2024 At a Press Conference today, leaders of four organizations of survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal warned the state government of creation of a slow-motion Bhopal in and around Pithampur through the unsafe disposal of the overground waste from Union Carbide factory at the facility run by Re…
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74 Health, Environment, and Public Service Organizations Applaud Congressional Resolution on 40th Anniversary of Bhopal Chemical Disaster
December 3, 2024 74 Health, Environment, and Public Service Organizations Applaud Congressional Resolution on 40th Anniversary of Bhopal Chemical Disaster to Designate December 3 as National Chemical Disaster Awareness Day Washington, D.C. – On December 3, Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-7) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) led the introduction of a critical…
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Bhopal Victims of Corporate Crime Are Considered Expendable by Regional, National and International Leaders & Relief Orgs
Press Statement 03 Dec 2024 Four Organizations of survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal today led the 40th Anniversary rally to the abandoned factory site. Carrying an effigy of “corporate crime” the marchers, denounced regional, national and international leaders and international relief organizations for their continued involvement in denial of justice and a…
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Survivors’ Orgs Announce Filing of Writ Petition in the Supreme Court to Seek Additional Compensation For Survivors Wrongfully Categorised
Press Conference November 30, 2024 Four organizations of survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal today announced that they have most recently filed a Writ Petition in the Supreme Court of India to remedy the injustice in the matter of compensation for the survivors. The petition seeks additional compensation for survivors with Cancers and…
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Survivor Organisations Condemn Trilegal and Agami: Justice Makers Mela funded by ongoing injustice in Bhopal and Palestine
Press Statement November 27, 2024 Leaders of four organizations of survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal today jointly condemned the “Justicemakers Mela” to be held from November 29th for being sponsored by Trilegal, a law company that represents Union Carbide’s accomplice DuPont, as well as several corporations involved with the ongoing Genocide in Palestine.…
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Survivor Organisations Announce Plans For Commemorating the 40th Anniversary
Press Conference November 23, 2024 At a Press conference today four organizations of survivors announced their plans for commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal, the World’s worst industrial catastrophe, on December 2-3, 2024. The leaders of the organizations were joined by several individuals who played critical roles as first…