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The children of Dow's chemicals

BLIND, LAME, LIMBS TWISTED or missing, deafmute, brain-damaged, with hare-lips, cleft palates, webbed fingers, cerebral palsy, tumours where should be eyes, these are Bhopal’s children. The living children. The still-born often can not be recognised as human. If you want to break your heart, look at their pictures. They were damaged in the womb by chemicals leaking from the same Union Carbide factory that killed thousands in 1984. Carbide left the plant without cleaning it. The "Polluter Pays Principle" applies in India as in the US, but Carbide and its parent Dow Chemical flatly refuse to clean the factory or pay a cent towards a clean-up. More here 

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  • European Union Offer of Assistance in Bhopal

    "The European Union is as concerned as the Government of India with regard the ongoing legacy of Union Carbide. After consultation with survivor groups in November 2009, the EU wish to offer technical and financial support to comprehensively, independently and verifiably assess the contamination of the former Union Carbide site in Bhopal." Read more...

  • Very moving piece, by Indra Sinha, on Radio 4's 'Today' programme

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    BBC Radio4 Appeal, November 8th 2009

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