Press Statement
December 02, 2019
On the eve of the 35 Anniversary of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, leaders of four survivors’ organizations condemned the continued apathy of the governments at the centre and state towards medical, economic and social rehabilitation of the survivors.
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प्रेस विज्ञप्ति
दिनांक 1 दिसम्बर 2019
चार स्थानीय संगठनों की अगुआई में यूनियन कार्बाइड के ज़हरीली कचरे से प्रदूषित भूजल के पीड़ितों ने आज परित्यक्त कीटनाशक कारखाने के पास मानव श्रृंखला बनाकर प्रदर्शन किया | भोपाल में यूनियन कार्बाइड हादसे की 35वीं बरसी के पहले इस प्रदर्शन के ज़रिए प्रदूषित भूजल पीड़ितों ने मुफ्त इलाज, प्रदूषित इलाके की ज़हर सफाई और यूनियन कार्बाइड के वर्तंमान मालिक डाव केमिकल कम्पनी से मुआवजा की माँग कि | संगठनों ने मध्य प्रदेश सरकार पर यह आरोप लगाया कि वह कारखाने के प्रदूषित परिसर पर हादसे का स्मारक बनाकर अब तक जारी इस पर्यावरणीय अपराध को दबा देने की कोशिश कर रही है |
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Press Statement
December 01, 2019
Led by four local organizations, victims of chronic exposure to groundwater contaminated by Union Carbide’s poisonous wastes, today formed a human chain near the long abandoned pesticide factory. Demonstrating on the eve of the 35th anniversary of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, the victims demanded free health care, clean-up of the contaminated lands and adequate compensation from Dow Chemical, current owner of Union Carbide. The organizations said that the MP government’s plan to build a memorial to the disaster at the factory site was but a cover-up for this ongoing crime against the environment and people.
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Press Conference
28 November 2019
Addressing a press conference today, four organizations campaigning for justice on the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal charged the central and the state governments of continued collusion with Union Carbide and its current owner Dow Chemical. To support their charge, the organizations presented documents obtained under RTI on the suppression of findings of a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) that could be used to substantiate the Curative Petition for additional compensation for the disaster.
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For over three decades, several survivor led organizations have been fighting for justice and a life of dignity (proper health care, economic and social rehabilitation and safe living conditions). On the 35th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster, the survivors have specific demands of the Governments of Indian and USA and Dow Chemical.
Continue reading Our Demands on the 35th Anniversary
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