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By Bhopal Medical Appeal Office / December 2, 2014

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bhopalmedicalappeal Dec 3

CANDLELIGHT TRIBUTE TO BHOPAL’S UNION CARBIDE / DOW CHEMICAL GAS TRAGEDY VICTIMS BY CHINGARI’S CHILDREN

`On the eve of 1st December 2024, tribute to the martyrs of Bhopal Gas Tragedy was paid by the children of Chingari Rehabilitation Centre through a candlelight vigil. Children with different types of congenital disabilities like cerebral palsy, Intellectual Developmental Disabilities, Down’s syndrome, muscular dystrophy etc. participated in this candlelight vigil. The main motto of this peaceful candlelight tribute was to remember the pain and trauma their loved ones had endured. These children also want to give a message to the world to learn a lesson from this tragedy and take measures, so that no more Bhopal happens in any other part of the World. These children are not born disabled naturally but due to the poisons of Dow Chemical/Union Carbide. We need to learn from this tragedy and create a world where corporates cannot spread such poisons.

Chingari Trust has been working for the last 18 years for the rehabilitation of congenitally disabled children born in the families affected by Bhopal Gas Tragedy and subsequent water contamination. At present 1,333 such children are registered with Chingari Trust. However, due to limitation of resources, we are only able to cater to about three hundred children. Around 180 children come to Chingari Trust regularly and receive Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Speech therapy, Special education, Sports, Music, Mid-Day Meals, Medicines, Pick and drop van facility, and other facilities free of cost.`

Rasheeda Bee & Champa Devi Shukla, Managing Trustees

#bhopal #justice4bhopal #bhopal40years #chingari #dowchemical #unioncarbide

CANDLELIGHT TRIBUTE TO BHOPAL’S UNION CARBIDE / DOW CHEMICAL GAS TRAGEDY VICTIMS BY CHINGARI’S CHILDREN

'On the eve of 1st December 2024, tribute to the martyrs of Bhopal Gas Tragedy was paid by the children of Chingari Rehabilitation Centre through a candlelight vigil. Children with different types of congenital disabilities like cerebral palsy, Intellectual Developmental Disabilities, Down’s syndrome, muscular dystrophy etc. participated in this candlelight vigil. The main motto of this peaceful candlelight tribute was to remember the pain and trauma their loved ones had endured. These children also want to give a message to the world to learn a lesson from this tragedy and take measures, so that no more Bhopal happens in any other part of the World. These children are not born disabled naturally but due to the poisons of Dow Chemical/Union Carbide. We need to learn from this tragedy and create a world where corporates cannot spread such poisons.

Chingari Trust has been working for the last 18 years for the rehabilitation of congenitally disabled children born in the families affected by Bhopal Gas Tragedy and subsequent water contamination. At present 1,333 such children are registered with Chingari Trust. However, due to limitation of resources, we are only able to cater to about three hundred children. Around 180 children come to Chingari Trust regularly and receive Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Speech therapy, Special education, Sports, Music, Mid-Day Meals, Medicines, Pick and drop van facility, and other facilities free of cost.'

Rasheeda Bee & Champa Devi Shukla, Managing Trustees

#bhopal #justice4bhopal #bhopal40years #chingari #dowchemical #unioncarbide

bhopalmedicalappeal Dec 3

Just a reminder that you can still register to join us for our anniversary webinar `Candles in the Darkness: Bhopal at 40` which will be at 7pm tomorrow! The webinar will be held on Zoom and run for approximately 90 minutes. Registration is free! For more details and to sign up see link in Bio.

Just a reminder that you can still register to join us for our anniversary webinar 'Candles in the Darkness: Bhopal at 40' which will be at 7pm tomorrow! The webinar will be held on Zoom and run for approximately 90 minutes. Registration is free! For more details and to sign up see link in Bio.

bhopalmedicalappeal Dec 2

Poisons Continue to Drip Into Bhopal’s 40 Year Wound

Tonight marks the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster. After four decades, survivors and their families struggle on still without adequate medical care, or fair compensation, or even a healthy environment, as thousands of tons of poisonous chemicals abandoned at the decaying factory site continue to pollute the drinking water of thousands more families. Yet, thanks to you, we can provide free, life-changing healthcare to survivors and their families each day. In the words of our Executive Trustee Tim Edwards:

‘For forty years Bhopal has remained an open wound, untreated and unhealed. We are now beginning to understand the devastating extent of Bhopal’s second poisoning, a contamination disaster Union Carbide planted into the ground years before its factory gushed poison gas into the city. Nine in ten gas survivors received a paltry £380 for lifelong injuries, but it looks a fortune to those forced to drink poisoned water who, just like the 2nd and 3rd generation victims of Carbide’s poisons, have received not even a penny. Until Carbide and its owner Dow Inc take full responsibility for their endless disaster in Bhopal, the compassion of thousands of ordinary people across the UK is all that stands between many and the abyss. Our thanks to these supporters can never be enough.’

Tim Edwards, Executive Trustee

Tonight, please light a candle or simply take a moment to think of the survivors in Bhopal. To donate and support our work or for more information, please visit: https://www.bhopal.org/

#bhopal #justice4bhopal #bhopal40years #watercontamination #charity #activism

Poisons Continue to Drip Into Bhopal’s 40 Year Wound

Tonight marks the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster. After four decades, survivors and their families struggle on still without adequate medical care, or fair compensation, or even a healthy environment, as thousands of tons of poisonous chemicals abandoned at the decaying factory site continue to pollute the drinking water of thousands more families. Yet, thanks to you, we can provide free, life-changing healthcare to survivors and their families each day. In the words of our Executive Trustee Tim Edwards:

‘For forty years Bhopal has remained an open wound, untreated and unhealed. We are now beginning to understand the devastating extent of Bhopal’s second poisoning, a contamination disaster Union Carbide planted into the ground years before its factory gushed poison gas into the city. Nine in ten gas survivors received a paltry £380 for lifelong injuries, but it looks a fortune to those forced to drink poisoned water who, just like the 2nd and 3rd generation victims of Carbide’s poisons, have received not even a penny. Until Carbide and its owner Dow Inc take full responsibility for their endless disaster in Bhopal, the compassion of thousands of ordinary people across the UK is all that stands between many and the abyss. Our thanks to these supporters can never be enough.’

Tim Edwards, Executive Trustee

Tonight, please light a candle or simply take a moment to think of the survivors in Bhopal. To donate and support our work or for more information, please visit: https://www.bhopal.org/

#bhopal #justice4bhopal #bhopal40years #watercontamination #charity #activism

bhopalmedicalappeal Nov 29

We are delighted to invite you to an unmissable online event - Bhopal and Storytelling: A Conversation with Indra Sinha!

Wednesday, December 4th 1-2pm GMT on Microsoft Teams.

To receive a meeting link, register via Eventbrite using the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bhopal-and-storytelling-a-conversation-with-indra-sinha-tickets-1096973028859?aff=oddtdtcreator

This online event features BMA co-founder and acclaimed author of Animal’s People, Indra Sinha, in conversation with Dr Clare Barker of the University of Leeds. Indra will discuss the many different ways he has told the story of the Bhopal disasters, sharing with the audience short fiction, artworks, and collaborative writing with children from the Chingari Rehabilitation Centre in Bhopal.

#bhopal #bhopal40 #indrasinha #animalspeople

We are delighted to invite you to an unmissable online event - Bhopal and Storytelling: A Conversation with Indra Sinha!

Wednesday, December 4th 1-2pm GMT on Microsoft Teams.

To receive a meeting link, register via Eventbrite using the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bhopal-and-storytelling-a-conversation-with-indra-sinha-tickets-1096973028859?aff=oddtdtcreator

This online event features BMA co-founder and acclaimed author of Animal’s People, Indra Sinha, in conversation with Dr Clare Barker of the University of Leeds. Indra will discuss the many different ways he has told the story of the Bhopal disasters, sharing with the audience short fiction, artworks, and collaborative writing with children from the Chingari Rehabilitation Centre in Bhopal.

#bhopal #bhopal40 #indrasinha #animalspeople

bhopalmedicalappeal Nov 28

This Monday, December 2nd, will mark the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster. Four decades on, contamination from the Union Carbide factory continues to spread through the water, affecting new communities and more families every year.

But Bhopalis have not given up, and neither will we. Our work will not stop until every affected child has access to proper healthcare. If you would like to support the survivors in Bhopal, please help spread the word and let the world know that they still need our help.

#bhopal #watercontamination #justice4bhopal #charity #bma #bhopal40years

This Monday, December 2nd, will mark the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster. Four decades on, contamination from the Union Carbide factory continues to spread through the water, affecting new communities and more families every year.

But Bhopalis have not given up, and neither will we. Our work will not stop until every affected child has access to proper healthcare. If you would like to support the survivors in Bhopal, please help spread the word and let the world know that they still need our help.

#bhopal #watercontamination #justice4bhopal #charity #bma #bhopal40years

bhopalmedicalappeal Nov 27

We invite you all to join us for a webinar to mark the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster.

The webinar will be at 7pm on the evening of Wednesday, December 4th on Zoom and run for approximately 90 minutes.

*Register by following the link in our bio*

Four decades after the disaster survivors and their families are still waiting for justice, adequate medical care, proper compensation, and environmental remediation.

The Bhopal Medical Appeal’s Executive Trustee, Tim Edwards, will speak on the 40-year struggle of survivors and the need for ongoing support. Award winning humanitarian leader, writer and photojournalist Savraj Kaur will speak about her new photobook 40 Children of Bhopal, which offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of 40 children at the Chingari Rehabilitation Centre. Bhopal gas survivor Tahira Sultan will speak on her own experiences and the demands of the survivor community on the 40th anniversary. The event will conclude with a question-and-answer session.

You will need to have Zoom installed on your device and be logged into a Zoom account to access the webinar. The link will go live 30 minutes before the start of the event, and attendees will be put into a meeting room until the event start time, at which point you will be entered into the webinar.

We hope to see you there!

#bhopal #bhopal40years #charity #justice4bhopal #webinar #activism

We invite you all to join us for a webinar to mark the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster.

The webinar will be at 7pm on the evening of Wednesday, December 4th on Zoom and run for approximately 90 minutes.

*Register by following the link in our bio*

Four decades after the disaster survivors and their families are still waiting for justice, adequate medical care, proper compensation, and environmental remediation.

The Bhopal Medical Appeal’s Executive Trustee, Tim Edwards, will speak on the 40-year struggle of survivors and the need for ongoing support. Award winning humanitarian leader, writer and photojournalist Savraj Kaur will speak about her new photobook 40 Children of Bhopal, which offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of 40 children at the Chingari Rehabilitation Centre. Bhopal gas survivor Tahira Sultan will speak on her own experiences and the demands of the survivor community on the 40th anniversary. The event will conclude with a question-and-answer session.

You will need to have Zoom installed on your device and be logged into a Zoom account to access the webinar. The link will go live 30 minutes before the start of the event, and attendees will be put into a meeting room until the event start time, at which point you will be entered into the webinar.

We hope to see you there!

#bhopal #bhopal40years #charity #justice4bhopal #webinar #activism

bhopalmedicalappeal Nov 25

The lack of an on-demand source of clean water at Brij Vihar and other colonies in Bhopal is still causing devastating health problems for thousands of people on a daily basis, including a third generation of children. The Chingari clinic, funded by the generosity of ordinary people around the world, provides free healthcare to hundreds of water-affected children every day and is a lifeline to them and their families.

#bhopal #bhopal40years #bma #water #watercontamination #justice4bhopal #charity

The lack of an on-demand source of clean water at Brij Vihar and other colonies in Bhopal is still causing devastating health problems for thousands of people on a daily basis, including a third generation of children. The Chingari clinic, funded by the generosity of ordinary people around the world, provides free healthcare to hundreds of water-affected children every day and is a lifeline to them and their families.

#bhopal #bhopal40years #bma #water #watercontamination #justice4bhopal #charity

bhopalmedicalappeal Nov 22

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bhopalmedicalappeal Nov 21

The 1984 Bhopal gas disaster – where the leakage of Methyl Isocyanate gas from a pesticide plant of an Indian subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) resulted in nearly 3,000 deaths instantly and over 20,000 since then – is an emblematic example of corporate impunity for gross negligence resulting in violations of human rights and environmental pollution. Forty years on, survivors have yet to receive adequate remedy for the harms they continue to suffer. Moreover, the abandoned factory site remains a source of toxic waste pollution and neither UCC nor Dow Chemical, which subsequently acquired UCC, have been held accountable.

What lessons could the world community learn from the Bhopal disaster, a development project aimed at achieving food self-sufficiency resulting in the worst industrial disaster in the history? How to ensure that hazardous technologies without adequate safeguards are not exported to developing countries? What needs to change in existing business models so that corporations do not apply inferior safety standards in the Global South? How to strengthen accountability of multinational corporations such as UCC for human rights abuses? What is the role of Dow Chemical and its investors to achieve effective remediation for the past and ongoing adverse impacts on human rights and the environment? How do international business and human rights standards deal with legacy issues linked to past corporate wrongs? This session will bring together survivors, human rights experts and academics to discuss such questions. The overarching goal is to draw lessons from the Bhopal disaster and consider effective ways to strengthen corporate accountability for human rights abuses, so as to ensure that industrial development projects do not undermine the pursuit of inclusive and sustainable development.

The session, as part of Development Dialogues, is co-organised by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Amnesty International, the Bhopal Medical Appeal and the Institute for Human Rights and Business.

#bhopal #un #coporateaccountability #environment #developmentdialogues #bhopal40years

The 1984 Bhopal gas disaster – where the leakage of Methyl Isocyanate gas from a pesticide plant of an Indian subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) resulted in nearly 3,000 deaths instantly and over 20,000 since then – is an emblematic example of corporate impunity for gross negligence resulting in violations of human rights and environmental pollution. Forty years on, survivors have yet to receive adequate remedy for the harms they continue to suffer. Moreover, the abandoned factory site remains a source of toxic waste pollution and neither UCC nor Dow Chemical, which subsequently acquired UCC, have been held accountable.

What lessons could the world community learn from the Bhopal disaster, a development project aimed at achieving food self-sufficiency resulting in the worst industrial disaster in the history? How to ensure that hazardous technologies without adequate safeguards are not exported to developing countries? What needs to change in existing business models so that corporations do not apply inferior safety standards in the Global South? How to strengthen accountability of multinational corporations such as UCC for human rights abuses? What is the role of Dow Chemical and its investors to achieve effective remediation for the past and ongoing adverse impacts on human rights and the environment? How do international business and human rights standards deal with legacy issues linked to past corporate wrongs? This session will bring together survivors, human rights experts and academics to discuss such questions. The overarching goal is to draw lessons from the Bhopal disaster and consider effective ways to strengthen corporate accountability for human rights abuses, so as to ensure that industrial development projects do not undermine the pursuit of inclusive and sustainable development.

The session, as part of Development Dialogues, is co-organised by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Amnesty International, the Bhopal Medical Appeal and the Institute for Human Rights and Business.

#bhopal #un #coporateaccountability #environment #developmentdialogues #bhopal40years

bhopalmedicalappeal Nov 20

Brij Vihar colony is unusual in that it was constructed in a water contaminated area near the Union Carbide factory site after the initial water contamination was discovered and much of the infrastructural work already completed. Of the 80 families that settled there, nearly half have already left due the to lack of clean water. They have a 5,000-litre plastic tank for pumped fresh water, and a concrete bore well full of water known to be contaminated. One resident told us:

“When that investigating committee investigated the water here and found out how we are affected by the groundwater here, they gave us this 5,000-litre tank on a temporary basis.
This 5,000-litre tank is only for show. Water comes into this tank for just 10 minutes. Water comes for 10 minutes through a half-inch pipe. How can you fill a 5,000-litre tank? This is impossible.

Even to this date, we are drinking contaminated water and going through the most distressing times.”

Resident, Brij Vihar colony

#bhopal #bhopal40years #bma #water #watercontamination #justice4bhopal #charity

Brij Vihar colony is unusual in that it was constructed in a water contaminated area near the Union Carbide factory site after the initial water contamination was discovered and much of the infrastructural work already completed. Of the 80 families that settled there, nearly half have already left due the to lack of clean water. They have a 5,000-litre plastic tank for pumped fresh water, and a concrete bore well full of water known to be contaminated. One resident told us:

“When that investigating committee investigated the water here and found out how we are affected by the groundwater here, they gave us this 5,000-litre tank on a temporary basis.
This 5,000-litre tank is only for show. Water comes into this tank for just 10 minutes. Water comes for 10 minutes through a half-inch pipe. How can you fill a 5,000-litre tank? This is impossible.

Even to this date, we are drinking contaminated water and going through the most distressing times.”

Resident, Brij Vihar colony

#bhopal #bhopal40years #bma #water #watercontamination #justice4bhopal #charity

bhopalmedicalappeal Nov 18

In the colonies that now have a fresh water supply, water comes in through a communal pipe for a single hour each day. Residents collect the fresh water in pots and vessels and store it for use until the water comes again. Without access to a tap in their home, those too unwell or too frail to carry water are completely reliant on relatives, friends or neighbours for help. And in some colonies like Brij Vihar, one hour of water through a small pipe is simply not enough for everyone.

#bhopal #Bhopal40Years #BMA #water #watercontamination #justice4bhopal #charity

In the colonies that now have a fresh water supply, water comes in through a communal pipe for a single hour each day. Residents collect the fresh water in pots and vessels and store it for use until the water comes again. Without access to a tap in their home, those too unwell or too frail to carry water are completely reliant on relatives, friends or neighbours for help. And in some colonies like Brij Vihar, one hour of water through a small pipe is simply not enough for everyone.

#bhopal #Bhopal40Years #BMA #water #watercontamination #justice4bhopal #charity

bhopalmedicalappeal Nov 13

Even once the pipelines for ‘fresh’ water to the contamination affected colonies were established, they remain plagued by infrastructure issues. Damage to pipes and taps, lack of supply, and cross-contamination with sewer water were all common problems that once again forced residents to make impossible choices – go thirsty or drink one kind of contaminated water or another.

#bhopal #Bhopal40Years #BMA #water #watercontamination #justice4bhopal #charity

Even once the pipelines for ‘fresh’ water to the contamination affected colonies were established, they remain plagued by infrastructure issues. Damage to pipes and taps, lack of supply, and cross-contamination with sewer water were all common problems that once again forced residents to make impossible choices – go thirsty or drink one kind of contaminated water or another.

#bhopal #Bhopal40Years #BMA #water #watercontamination #justice4bhopal #charity

bhopalmedicalappeal Nov 11

Eventually, the State Government took action to develop the water infrastructure and provide piped water to taps in the contamination affected colonies. But some residents found the provision came with demands for money they could not afford to pay.

#bhopal #Bhopal40Years #BMA #water #watercontamination #justice4bhopal #charity

Eventually, the State Government took action to develop the water infrastructure and provide piped water to taps in the contamination affected colonies. But some residents found the provision came with demands for money they could not afford to pay.

#bhopal #Bhopal40Years #BMA #water #watercontamination #justice4bhopal #charity

bhopalmedicalappeal Nov 8

As far back as the 1970`s, before the gas leak of `84 had even happened, two large solar evaporation ponds were dug just North of the Union Carbide factory to contain the toxic liquid run-off from the site. Each year after the leak when the factory was abandoned, the monsoon flushed those poisons deeper and deeper into the earth. Throughout the 90`s and beyond, as the original survivors continued to fight for clean water, new colonies formed around these ponds. Those who settled their would soon learn that sitting on their doorstep were uncleaned pools of poison.

#bhopal #charity #BMA #water #watercontamination #justice4bhopal #Bhopal40years

As far back as the 1970's, before the gas leak of '84 had even happened, two large solar evaporation ponds were dug just North of the Union Carbide factory to contain the toxic liquid run-off from the site. Each year after the leak when the factory was abandoned, the monsoon flushed those poisons deeper and deeper into the earth. Throughout the 90's and beyond, as the original survivors continued to fight for clean water, new colonies formed around these ponds. Those who settled their would soon learn that sitting on their doorstep were uncleaned pools of poison.

#bhopal #charity #BMA #water #watercontamination #justice4bhopal #Bhopal40years

bhopalmedicalappeal Nov 6

Once the hand pumps were abandoned residents became reliant on tanks for water, but there was no pipeline infrastructure to refill the tanks. After years of protests and campaigns by survivors, the Supreme Court ordered the State Government to provide fresh water. To begin with this was done via fresh water deliveries from trucks. Still without a renewable source of fresh water, many residents were completely dependent upon deliveries or the supply from a single tank, sometimes waiting hours at any time of the day or night for fresh water. If there was no delivery or your turn came after the supply was exhausted, all that was left was well or pump water.

#bhopal #bhopal40years #bma #water #watercontamination #justice4bhopal #charity

Once the hand pumps were abandoned residents became reliant on tanks for water, but there was no pipeline infrastructure to refill the tanks. After years of protests and campaigns by survivors, the Supreme Court ordered the State Government to provide fresh water. To begin with this was done via fresh water deliveries from trucks. Still without a renewable source of fresh water, many residents were completely dependent upon deliveries or the supply from a single tank, sometimes waiting hours at any time of the day or night for fresh water. If there was no delivery or your turn came after the supply was exhausted, all that was left was well or pump water.

#bhopal #bhopal40years #bma #water #watercontamination #justice4bhopal #charity

bhopalmedicalappeal Nov 4

Once the hand pumps were phased out residents were reliant upon water from concrete and plastic tanks that required regular re-filling. But the quality was still dangerously poor and irregular supply left many with no choice but to return to drinking water they now knew to be contaminated.

#Bhopal40Years #Bhopal #Justice4Bhopal #Water #WaterContamination #Charity #BMA

Once the hand pumps were phased out residents were reliant upon water from concrete and plastic tanks that required regular re-filling. But the quality was still dangerously poor and irregular supply left many with no choice but to return to drinking water they now knew to be contaminated.

#Bhopal40Years #Bhopal #Justice4Bhopal #Water #WaterContamination #Charity #BMA

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