30 Years of Waiting, Enough is enough! #Bhopal
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- Published on Wednesday, 03 December 2014 12:00
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Today is the 30th Anniversary of the Bhopal
Tragedy.
Enough is
enough.
I am a Canadian film director, born
and raised in India. Though a Canadian who is proud to be an Officer of the
Order of Canada, I am equally proud to be a non-resident Indian.
However, I am not proud of the 30 year legacy that has been the Bhopal
tragedy.
Today on December 3, I am reminded
that 30 years ago thousands of people died when toxic gas was leaked from the
Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, India. Thousands more died in the
months and years that followed. Amnesty International estimates the death toll
at more than 20 000.
In this video is Bhopal resident Rampyari who has been challenged with cancer since 1984. Rampyari’s daughter-in-law was seven months pregnant on the night of the leak. The effects of the gas sent her into labour. Both she and the baby died.
So many others have perished. So many have suffered medical
challenges for three decades. And so many continue to bear the effects of the
gas leak at the Union Carbide factory.
If
you and I want dignity and human rights for all, we must help defend them.
The survivors have been campaigning for 30 years for justice and
compensation – Please
stand by them today by taking action.
Dow Chemical, the
owner of Union Carbide, has continued to ignore their responsibility to the
survivors and their families. Join
Amnesty International to stand with the survivors and demand justice that has
been 30 years in the waiting.
Very respectfully yours,
Deepa
Mehta
FILM DIRECTOR & HUMAN
RIGHTS DEFENDER
P.S. Amnesty supporters
in more 100 countries mobilized last year for Write for Rights and sent more
than 2.3 million letters and petitions. We hope that this kind of attention on
Bhopal's case this year will help put a stop the the horrible injustice the
community facing.Visit Write
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