Bhopal Survivors begins an Indefinite Fast in New Delhi

What: Press Conference by representatives of Bhopal survivors to announce the indefinite hungerstrike to press for correct figures on the nature andextent of disaster related casualties, which remain inaccessible even after 30 years. The accurate facts are a precondition to legal justice, however the Indian government has not yet submitted the right figures to the Supreme Court. The enhanced compensation is expected to be the rightful product of any such revisions in the Curative Petitions.

When: 10^th November, 12:30pm

Where: Jantar Mantar

Background:  An ex-gratia compensation of Rs. 1 lakh was given to only 33, 672 survivors among the 5, 69, 081 people exposed to Union Carbide’s toxic gas even though there is no scientific or legal basis to deny additional compensation to 93 % of the victims.The figures of death and extent of injury caused by Union Carbide in the curative petition are far lower than the findings of the Indian Council of Medical Research and other scientific agencies. The government is downplaying the damage caused by Union Carbide even when it is seeking additional compensation. Also, the government is demanding a far lower additional compensation from the American corporations in the Curative petition, which is only 1.2 billion dollars instead of at least 8.1 billion dollars.

Rashida Bi, Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmchari Sangh   94256 88215

Nawab Khan, Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha 8718035409

Balkrishna Namdeo, Bhopal Gas Peedit Nirashrit Pensionbhogi Sangharsh Morcha 9826345423

Satinath Sarangi, Rachna Dhingra, Bhopal Group for Information and Action 9826167369

Safreen Khan, Children Against Dow Carbide

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