No justice for Bhopal, 25 years on

Union Carbide: The Bhopal Disaster (Multimedia Slideshow)

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Published: 2009-09-23
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The Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal happened almost 25 years ago, but its effect on both the region, as well as global industrialization, can still be seen today.

Union Carbide Disaster in Bhopal.flv

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The Bhopal disaster, also known as the Union Carbide disaster or the Bhopal gas tragedy, was an industrial catastrophe that took place at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in the Indian city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on December 3, 1984. CNN tells more.

Bhopal, India - 25 years after Union Carbide gas leak

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A BBC news report from Bhopal, India, 25 years after the Union Carbide gas leak that killed over 8000 people. The people of Bhopal are still suffering from this event. Today is a morbid 25 year anniversay in Bhopal, India. On Dec 3, 1984, an American chemical plant (Union Carbide) leaked 40 Tons of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas. 8000 people died over 3 days. Tens of thousands died later, over half a million survived their exposure. The legacy is birth defects, cancer, stunted growth. Present day, ground water is still contaminated by the now abandoned chemical plant. (Independent testing found cancer-causing chemicals at a density 1000 times higher than WHO acceptable quantities in water people drink.)

Bhopal Disaster - Channel 4/BBC - The Yes Men

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Published: 2007-01-03
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The Yes Men strike again. Impersonating a Dow Chemical spokesman on BBC, "Jude Finisterra" promised a huge compensation for the thousands of victims of the Bhopal disaster in which Dow Chemical's subsidiary Union Carbide India was responsible for in 1984. Channel 4 report, later that day.

It happened in Bhopal - 27 Aug 07 - Part 1

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Published: 2007-09-03
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Al Jazeera examines the devastating events of Bhopal, India in 1984, when a cloud of poisonous gas released over the city killed thousands in the world's worst industrial disaster. Al Jazeera talks to survivors about the incident and its terrible legacy for those who live there.

Inside the Union Carbide Disaster Site, Bhopal

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Published: 2009-11-27
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This morning we sneaked into the Union carbide factory..a rusting hulk of metal and pipes. You will see the storage tank known as '610' which is where the deadly chemical reaction first started. We walk through the grounds that are overgrown with weeds and thorny bushes, past the derelict concrete buildings where many of the chemicals were stored. The perimeter wall is only 100 yards or so from the holding tanks and backing this broken boundary are the shacks of those who still live in the shadow of the factory. This was the worst hit community...with bodies all over the streets and the train line some 50 yards further ...my guide told me his father said that a train rolled by that night and cut thru these victims as they lay dead on the tracks. On the train itself very few survived...this has haunted his father for all these and he can longer talk about it.. almost as if the memory gets stronger. Next to the train tracks are 1000 gallon black water tanks that hold nothing ..the taps are dry and the residents here asked me to complain as no one listens to them!...HISTORY A gas leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India saw the beginning of the worst industrial disaster in history. It has come to be known as the Hiroshima of the chemical industry. 40 tonnes of deadly methyl isocyanate gas, used in the manufacture of the pesticide Sevin, spewed from the plant into the surrounding areas. 8-10000 people died within the first 72 hours and another 15000 people ...

Kids go after Bhopal fugitive Union Carbide CEO

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Published: 2010-06-15
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Akash Mehta,12, and brother Gautama,15, founders of Kids For A Better Future try to hand deliver extradition warrants to Union Carbide lawyers of former CEO Warren Anderson and other former Union Carbide management for criminal responsibility releasing in Bhopal December 3, 1984 40 tons of very toxic cyanide compound methyl isocyanate that has so far killed over 15000, injured more than 500000, and poisoned water and land that continues to cause birth defects and serious disease. They were turned away by security guards. India's courts have tried those responsible while in absence and given them lenient sentences but which have not been served, the perps preferring to forfeit their minimal bail. The kids are joined by their grownup friend Brian Mooney a cultural anthropologist who has studied the disaster and compares it in scale to the current BP mess. Union Carbide's assets and liabilities were bought out by Dow Chemical in 2001 who then claimed they are not responsible for a factory they did not operate. Organized by Kids for a Better Future: www.kidsforabetterfuture.org International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal: www.bhopal.net/ www.studentsforbhopal.org/ and Wetlands Activism Collective: www.wetlands-preserve.org/ camera, edit: Joe Friendly

Bhopal - an Indian life worth merely US$500: Union Carbide disaster a travesty of corrupt legalism!

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Published: 2010-06-12
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(composite video) Monday's verdict and sentence in the Bhopal Gas tragedy has driven home the unfettered complicity that betrayed the 20000 people killed in the world's biggest industrial disaster..... Bhopal tragedy: 'Rash and negligent' recounts CBI Officer www.ndtv.com $500 being 'plenty good for an Indian' www.ndtv.com As the blame game over Bhopal verdict intensifies, Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily has pointed a finger at the judiciary for delaying the Bhopal case and letting the then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson get away..... www.ndtv.com Bhopal gas verdict: Questions over political culpability:- Question 1: Why did Arjun Singh, the Chief Minister defy all warnings and evidence that a disaster was imminent and assured the Assembly that he had personally inspected the Carbide plant and there was no problem just months before the gas leak. Question 2: Why was Warren Anderson, the chief of Union Carbide given the Chief Minister's own aircraft to leave India, just four days after the leak and with a charge of 304A against him, he left the country shortly afterwards. Question 3: Why did the government accept the Supreme Court settlement with Union Carbide for just 470 million dollars, money not enough to compensate even a fraction of its victims..... www.ndtv.com Bhopal tragedy: Govt did its job, judiciary took time, says Moily..... www.ndtv.com Bhopal tragedy: Dow not liable for Bhopal? www.ndtv.com Bhopal Gas Verdict: Too little, too late? (PICS) www.ndtv.com ...

Bhopal gas tragedy: Verdict on Monday

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Published: 2010-06-07
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After a trial lasting more than two decades, the judgement on Bhopal Gas tragedy, the world's worst industrial disaster which killed and maimed thousands of people, would be pronounced on Monday.

Former CJI Justice Ahmadi on Bhopal Gas Tragedy

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Published: 2010-06-09
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The former Chief Justice of India, Justice Ahmadi headed a Bench in 1996 that converted the CBI charge against Union Carbide authorities under a Section that provided for a maximum of 10-year imprisonment, to another with a maximum of 2 years' imprisonment. He tells News X correspondent Jabaaki Borthakur that he did not bring about dilution of charges against culprits in the Bhopal gas tragedy case.

Corporate Chem-Kill - Union Carbide's Bhopal Disaster Precedent For Externalized Risks & Losses

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***ORIGINAL UPLOAD BY RussiaToday*** Permission to repost granted. May 11, 2011 Seven Indian officials responsible for the worst technological disaster in history, have been released on bail after a court refused to give them stronger punishments. They were found guilty of a huge gas leak in 1984 at a US owned plant, which resulted in the deaths of up to 20 thousand people. And as RT's Priya Sridhar reports from New Delhi - survivors of the disaster feel that justice still hasn't been done. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com

Bhopal-Delhi March (Feb-Mar 2008)

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50 survivors of the bhopal gas disaster has started walking from Bhopal to New Delhi on 20 Feb 2008 to make the Prime Minister of India keep his promises. They are demanding justice and right to life of dignity for the survivors of Union Carbide disaster. Please visit www.bhopal.net and support the struggle of the survivors of the world's worst industrial disaster

Bhopal: Locals oppose disposal of Carbide waste

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Published: 2010-07-12
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Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh tried to play peacemaker in Pithampura, where villagers have stepped up their agitation against the waste management facility alleging contamination of ground water.

Bhopal Protest in San Francisco, June 23, 2010

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On June 7, 2010, more than 25 years after the disaster, a court in Bhopal has issued the first verdict against Union Carbide India Limited (a subsidiary of Union Carbide at the time of the disaster) and 7 individuals accused in the criminal case. The accused were given a very light sentence of 2 years of jail and $2000 in fines and have already been left off on bail. The Bhopal Disaster has claimed over 23000 lives over the past 25 years, and thousands of people have been suffering from severe ailments resulting from exposure to methyl isocyanate and water contaminated by the toxic waste left behind. At the core of denial of justice is the fact that Union Carbide Corporation and its former CEO Warren Anderson, the principal accused in the case, have thus far escaped trial. UCC (now owned by Dow Chemical Company) and Anderson have been charged with culpable homicide, but have ignored summons to appear in court. Both the government of India and the state government of Madhya Pradesh have been treating the issue very casually, and have been instrumental in allowing the culprits escape both law and ones responsibilities.

At The Heart Of It with Shoma Chaudhury - June 28, 2010 - The Bhopal Verdict

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In her second video editorial Shoma Chaudhury, Managing Editor of Tehelka, talks about the dark truth of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, about how Dow Chemicals is a part of the picture and how the recent Bhopal verdict just reflects how justice is being subverted in trying to protect the "Investment Climate" in India. Related Reading www.tehelka.com www.tehelka.com www.tehelka.com Follow us on: twitter.com www.facebook.com

Remembering Bhopal gas Disaster 1984

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Published: 2009-07-12
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The Bhopal disaster or Bhopal gas tragedy was an industrial disaster that took place at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in the Indian city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. On 3 December 1984, the plant released 42 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500000 people to toxic gases. The first official immediate death toll was 2259. A more generally accepted figure is that 8000- 10000 died within 72 hours, and it is estimated that 25000 have since died from gas-related diseases this is my tribute to the paople who lost their lifes

The chemical waste fields Bhopal

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Published: 2009-12-01
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This was shot at the solar evaporation fields north of the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal. Our guide here is Brian Mooney, Clinical Associate professor of Social Sciences at NYU, explains the history and current state of these chemical dumping grounds.HISTORY A gas leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India saw the beginning of the worst industrial disaster in history. It has come to be known as the Hiroshima of the chemical industry. 40 tonnes of deadly methyl isocyanate gas, used in the manufacture of the pesticide Sevin, spewed from the plant into the surrounding areas. 8-10000 people died within the first 72 hours and another 15000 people have died as a result of their exposure to the gas. Another 120000 have chronic medical conditions that require constant healthcare. (For comparison, Chernobyl is estimated to have caused 57 direct deaths, with some 4000 additional deaths from cancer). Union Carbide, the perpetrator of the disaster, is now owned by Dow. Dow have consistently refused to accept any responsibility for the disaster or its aftermath. The disaster site was never cleared of its toxic waste. The environment, all around the factory, is heavily contaminated and the toxins have now leached in to the drinking water aquifer. An estimated 25000 people have no other regular source of drinking water and are forced to drink this water contaminated with toxic chemicals. The Bhopal Medical Appeal funds the Sambhavna Clinic. Sambhavna is the only place ...

Who pays for Bhopal gas tragedy?

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Published: 2010-06-20
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The Group of Ministers on the Bhopal gas disaster is all set to roll out relief and rehabilitation for the victims. But first it has to decide who is liable for the mass murder in Bhopal. Our correspondent Yatish Yadav looks at the progress it is making on the issue.

Bhopal Gas Tragedy verdict: 8 Indian accused found guilty

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After a trial lasting more than two decades, seven Indian accused were found guilty in the Bhopal gas tragedy case on Monday.

ON CNBC WHAT'S HOT: BHOPAL - TOO LITTLE TOO LATE?

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Justice delayed is justice denied for the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy. A local court today convicted 8 executives of Union Carbide and sentenced them to 2 years of imprisonment. The guilty have been granted bail and released on submission of a surety of just Rs 25000.. Guest: Sunita Narain Director Centre for Science & Environment Mukul Rohatgi Supreme Court Advocate

Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Bhopal case

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Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan spoke with our correspondent Geeta Mohan on the letter he has written to Former CM Arjun Singh and much more.

India To Push US For Extradition Of Former Union Carbide Boss During Bhopal Disaster

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MOXNews.com June 21, 2010 BBC World News

Bhopal case: Singhvi's letter to PMO

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Worlds biggest corporate crime - the Bhopal gas Disaster and genocide of 13000 people - was treated as street crime by the government of India much before the verdict came in.