Tag: Dow Chemical
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ANI News: “Bhopal Gas tragedy victims still await justice even after three decades”
Original Link: http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story143484/bhopal-gas-tragedy-victims-still-await-justice-even-after-three-decades.html Bhopal Gas tragedy victims still await justice even after three decades Bhopal, Dec.2 (ANI): Leaders of five organisations representing survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy have called on the United States Government to acknowledge and express regret for financing, through its EXIM Bank, the construction of the hazardously designed Union Carbide plant…
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Bhopal activists highlight ongoing plight of survivors, hold protest at Dow Chemical headquarters – May 2013
This past May, ICJB-NA Advisory Board Member Caitlyn Schuchhardt and a group of students and alumni from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, geared up to protest outside of Dow Chemical’s annual shareholder meeting in Midland, Michigan. Students Shanna Krogh, Taylor Huwe, Katie Miller, and alumna Megan John joined Caitlyn on a 16-hour road trip to…
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Wikileaks: “Bhopal Gas Tragedy NGOs reveal Wikileaks’ cables on Dow Chemicals; Allege Indian Govt. kowtowed to US pressure”
Original link: http://www.wikileaks-forum.com/bhopal/626/bhopal-gas-tragedy-ngos-reveal-wikileaks-cables-on-dow-chemicals/18740/ Bhopal Gas Tragedy NGOs reveal Wikileaks’ cables on Dow Chemicals; Allege Indian Govt. kowtowed to US pressure Submitted by admin4 on 17 April 2013 – 11:01pm By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net Bhopal: Representatives of five NGOs (non-government organisations) working for the welfare of the survivors of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the world’s worst industrial catastrophe,…
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Injured Bhopali boy may lose his hand
Anger flares as crowds hold Dow and Coe responsible “What I’m seeing is a very violent lathi charge against people lying on the tracks, and stone throwing against police, a full-on battle. I’m seeing more fires on the road, women with blood running down their faces from head wounds, cage-like structures full of people presumably…
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PM urged to protest Dow sponsorship for Olympics
Express News Service , The New Indian Express Posted on Aug 12, 2011 at 10:32am IST CHENNAI: Victims and survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy have written to the Prime Minister asking him to register his protest with the UK government for accepting Dow Chemical’s sponsorship for the 2012 Olympics to be held in…
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Indian protests planned over Olympics sponsor
10-Aug-2011 http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4b245556-c2ae-11e0-8cc7-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1UhNtIsb2 By Vanessa Kortekaas in London and Girija Shivakumar in New Delhi Anger is mounting in India at the appointment of Dow Chemical as a 2012 Olympics sponsor, marking the fiercest criticism yet of the London committee’s sponsorship programme. The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (Locog) recently selected Dow to produce a…
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Govt of India follows Union Carbide’s suggestions instead of ICMR findings in giving compensation
Press Statement 23-July-2011 At a press conference today five organizations working for the victims of the December ‘84 Union Carbide disaster accused the central and state governments of downplaying the damage caused by the American company in the curative petitions filed in the Supreme Court. The organizations demanded that in place of Rs 3,000-6,000 crores…
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Bhopali Children Protest at the Prime Minister’s Office
27 June 2011 Press Statement One hundred Bhopali children affected by Union Carbide’s poisons demonstrated in front of the Prime Minister’s office today, demanding medical care, rehabilitation and poison-free environment. Wearing signs with words like Justice and Izzat (dignity), members of the Bhopal- based Children Against Dow-Carbide held a banner with their demands in front…
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Dow Agro: company faces ban on bribery charge
NEW DELHI: Dow AgroSciences India Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of Dow Chemicals, is likely to be blacklisted by the government following its persistent refusal to respond to show-cause notices over charges of bribery. The agriculture ministry had asked the company why action should not be initiated against it for bribing officials to push three sub-standard…
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Times of India exposes Dow’s double standards on Bhopal
Here is something for legal eagles of the government of India to chew on: while Dow Chemical Company denies any responsibility for damages caused by Union Carbide in Bhopal, it has taken over all liability of Carbide for fighting out over 75,000 asbestos related law suits in the US. Dow/Carbide expects to incur liability costs…
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To Comrade Prakash Karat, General Secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Dear Comrade Karat: On behalf of four organizations that have been fighting for the rights to justice and a life of dignity of the people poisoned by Union Carbide, we much welcome your initiative in supporting the 26 years old struggle of the survivors of Bhopal. We regret that except what has appeared in the…
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Government aims to quell public anger rather than help Bhopalis
BHOPAL.NET OPINION. On the face of it, the Group of Ministers’ recommendations seem attractive. 700 crores in “enhanced compensation”, site to be cleaned, Anderson pursued – it sounds good, until you examine the details. Then it becomes clear that these proposals, while seeking to salve the public’s sorely wounded pride, actually do little or nothing…
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Government’s strings are pulled by its corporate masters
Press Statement Calling the Group of Minister’s offer of compensation a smokescreen, all seven organizations for survivors’ rights have strongly condemned the recommendations of the Group of Ministers on Bhopal. The Group of Ministers pretends to offer relief and rehabilitation but the details reveal that issues of compensation, rehabilitation and corporate liability are totally ignored.…
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Dow’s attempt to deceive NDTV: notes for editors
NDTV (New Delhi Television) one of India’s prime news channels, yesterday received a letter from Dow spokesman Scott Wheeler claiming that the case to hold Dow responsible for cleaning up Bhopal had been concocted by “activists”. “There are some,” Wheeler wrote, “who continue to try to affix responsibility for the Bhopal tragedy to Dow, but…