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Gas victims go to Raj Bhavan on Human Rights Day
On the occasion of International Human Rights Day hundreds of survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal marched to the Raj Bhavan, the residence of the Governor of the State, calling for protection against violation of their human rights. The five organisations leading the rally said that they were demanding the Governor's intervention to stop the revictimisation and abuse of human rights of the survivors due to ongoing police atrocities.
The organisations launched a music CD that narrates the human rights abuse suffered by the victims of the Bhopal disaster at central library grounds at the starting point of the rally.
Representatives of the organisations presented a memorandum containing six demands for protection of the human rights of the survivors. They demanded immediate setting up of impartial and independent investigation into the incident of violence on the 27th anniversary of the disaster and called for withdrawal of criminal cases against 1,500 to 2,000 gas victims including charges of murderous assault levelled against Balkrishna Namdeo and others.
The organisations also demanded immediate stoppage of intimidation, illegal detentions and custodial beatings carried out by the police in Barkhedi — Aishbagh area.
In a separate letter to the Chief Minister, the organisations have demanded that the Chief Minister keep his promise of correction of figures of deaths and injuries caused by the disaster in the soon to be heard curative petition for compensation in the Supreme Court of India.
On the occasion of International Human Rights Day hundreds of survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal marched to the Raj Bhavan, the residence of the Governor of the State, calling for protection against violation of their human rights. The five organisations leading the rally said that they were demanding the Governor's intervention to stop the revictimisation and abuse of human rights of the survivors due to ongoing police atrocities.
The organisations launched a music CD that narrates the human rights abuse suffered by the victims of the Bhopal disaster at central library grounds at the starting point of the rally.
Representatives of the organisations presented a memorandum containing six demands for protection of the human rights of the survivors. They demanded immediate setting up of impartial and independent investigation into the incident of violence on the 27th anniversary of the disaster and called for withdrawal of criminal cases against 1,500 to 2,000 gas victims including charges of murderous assault levelled against Balkrishna Namdeo and others.
The organisations also demanded immediate stoppage of intimidation, illegal detentions and custodial beatings carried out by the police in Barkhedi — Aishbagh area.
In a separate letter to the Chief Minister, the organisations have demanded that the Chief Minister keep his promise of correction of figures of deaths and injuries caused by the disaster in the soon to be heard curative petition for compensation in the Supreme Court of India.
