International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal

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The International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB) is a web site [1] which claims to be a coalition of organizations and individuals that believe justice has been denied to the victims of the Bhopal Disaster.

[edit] Stated mission

  • To ensure adaquate health care and rehibilitation for the survivors (and their children) of the Bhopal Disaster.
  • To achieve a safe environment in Bhopal by proper remediation.
  • To bring to trial those charged with crimes, and secure heavy punishment of the guilty.
  • To pressure the United States, India, Union Carbide's current owner the Dow Chemical Company to realize these aims.

[edit] Beliefs

  1. The Precautionary Principle
  2. The Polluter Pays Principle
  3. The Right to Know
  4. International Liability
  5. Environmental Justice

[edit] Aims

  • To bring Union Carbide Corporation to criminal court in India in the corporate person of Dow Chemical which acquired Union Carbide in 2001.
  • To get Dow Chemical to
    • pay further compensation to the Bhopal Disaster victims;
    • pay for the long term health care of the Bhopal Disaster survivors;
    • release any medical information about the released gases that they hold as trade secrets;
    • pay for the environmental clean-up of the
      • abandoned plant;
      • surrounding land;
      • ground water; and
      • local drinking water supplies;
    • provide clean & safe drinking water to communities with polluted water.