Category: News on Related Issues
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More than just an arrest: following up on Mr Naba Dutta’s abduction by police
NAGARIK MANCHA, SANHATI On 17th August 2010, social activist and our General Secretary, Naba Dutta, had been arrested from West Medinipur. Owing to unprecedented public outcry against the arrest, he was granted bail next day, but not before serious, and totally fabricated, criminal charges were brought against him. Why and how did this happen? Let…
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Call for the release of Mr Naba Dutta, falsely imprisoned and accused by West Bengal police
Mr. Naba Dutta along with three companions; Ms. Progna Paromita Dutta Roy Chowdhury, Mr. Gautam Ghosh and Mr. Dipankar Mazumdar all associated with Nagarik Mancha, a civil society organization mainly focused on environmental and labor issues, went to a pre-announced and well-publicised dharna front of the Block Development Officer’s office at Narayangarh block of West…
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The Dalit Foundation: an Urgent Appeal for Solidarity
Five Human Rights Defenders ( including three women ) of Dalit Foundation ( India) arrested and remanded to judicial custody on false charges on India’s 64th Independence Day ( 15th August 2010 ) in Tirunelveli District of Tamilnadu. Henri Tiphagne, Executive Director of People’s Watch has also been identified as an ‘absconding accused’ by the…
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Mahindra Great Escape ends an off-roading delight and not a word of irony
According to the Hindu, in a piece published a few hours ago, the 60th edition of the Mahindra great Escape, one of India’s most loved off-roading adventures, concluded successfully in Goa with over 80 vehicles from the Mahindra stable manoeuvring the challenging route.
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Endosulfan poisoning in Padre village: pesticide industry’s dirty tactics
Pesticide industry body loses defamation case against CSE, twice. The Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI), a pesticide industry body, has twice lost the defamation case it filed against Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi. CCFI had been pursuing the case against a study done by CSE highlighting the endosulfan poisoning of residents of…
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Vigil Calls on President of UT Austin to act on Bhopal Student Resolutions
Vigil draws comparison to huge liabilities being slapped on BP in US Austin, TX – Today, over 25 people including volunteers (from the Association for India’s Development (AID), Austin Chapter; and Vibha, Austin Chapter), students from UT Austin, and local supporters assembled at Texas State Capitol for a candlelight vigil from 8:30 pm…
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The story of Joshua Herb
When she learned that she was pregnant Vicki Herb was overjoyed. She was determined to give her child the best start and did everything she could to ensure that he would be born safe and healthy. ‘She even gave up chocolate cake, which she loved,’ said her husband Glen, ‘and went to yoga classes with…
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The Story of Stuff
The Story of Stuff Project was founded in June 2008 by Annie Leonard to build on the remarkable success of The Story of Stuff, a 20-minute web-film that explores the often hidden environmental and social consequences of America’s love affair with its stuff. Currently, the film has been viewed over 10 million times on-line and in thousands…
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Toxic Soup, The Politics of Pollution: documentary
A welcome visit to this website from Rory Owen Delaney brings news of his latest documentary, Toxic Soup, a Michael Moore style investigation into lives lived under the smokestack shade of giant chemical plants.
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Partners
International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal includes Core groups – Bhopal Survivor Led Organizations Chldren Against Dow/Carbide Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmachari Sangh Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangarsh Morcha Bhopal Group for Information and Action
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Charleston Gazette: Bayer cited for MIC tank violations
Bayer cited for MIC tank violations January 9, 2010 – By Ken Ward Jr. of the Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Bayer CropScience has not properly maintained or tested the underground storage tank where it keeps roughly 200,000 pounds of methyl isocyanate, the deadly chemical that killed thousands of people in Bhopal, India, in 1984, state…
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Threat of Bhopal-like Disaster grips W. Va Community
Threat of Bhopal-like Disaster grips W. Va Community Ken Ward of the Charleston Gazette reported this week that Bayer CropScience has put the community around their Institute, WV plant at a high risk for a Bhopal-like disaster. According to the article, Bayer has “not properly maintained or tested the underground storage tank where it keeps…
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City of Berkeley Resolution
The City of Berkeley today passed a resolution supporting justice for survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster on its 25th anniversary. In it, the city resolved to write a public letter to the Dow Chemical Company asking it to accept liability for the disaster and divest from Dow Chemical Company shares till such a time.…
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Bhopal Children launch group to fight Dow
Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmachari Sangh Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha Bhopal Group for Information and Action December 1, 2008 Bhopal: at a press conference today, leaders of three organizations of the survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster announced the formation of a new organization “Children Against Dow-Carbide” on the eve of…
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Selective reportage?
Sreelatha Menon, Business Standard, October 5, 2008 A new initiative to determine how companies fulfil their social obligations may be presenting too rosy a picture, thanks to the absence of suitable vetting criteria.