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The International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal believes that Dow Chemical, the Indian Government, and the Government of Madhya Pradesh should do the following:


As the current owner of Union Carbide
The Dow Chemical Corporation Must:

FACE TRIAL: Ensure that Union Carbide and Warren Anderson present themselves in the Indian courts, and cease to abscond from the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court in Bhopal.

PROVIDE LONG TERM HEALTH CARE: Provide for medical rehabilitation of the persons exposed to toxic gases and contaminated groundwater and their children. This includes medical care, health monitoring and necessary research studies. The company must provide all information on the health consequences of the leaked gases and contaminants in the ground water.

CLEAN UP THE POISON: Clean up toxic wastes and contaminated groundwater in and around the Union Carbide factory site. Provide safe water to the community, and just compensation for those who have been injured or made ill by this contamination and/or have had their property damaged.

PROVIDE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SUPPORT: Provide income opportunities to victims who can not pursue their usual trade as a result of exposure-induced illnesses and income support to families rendered destitute due to death or incapacitation of the breadwinner of the family.

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By the legal and constitutional rights of the survivors
The Indian Government Must:

Set up a National Commission on Bhopal with the participation of non-government doctors and scientists and representatives of survivors for long term health monitoring, research, care and rehabilitation of the survivors of the disaster and their children at least for the next thirty years.

Take immediate steps to send an amended request for extradition of Warren Anderson and for extradition of the authorized representative of the Union Carbide Corporation. Set up a special prosecution cell in the Central Bureau of Investigation to expedite the pending criminal case against the Indian subsidiary and Indian officials of Union Carbide.

Celebrating the cancellation of IOC's deal with Dow

Ensure Dow’s liability for on-site and off-site cleanup and payment of compensation for damage to health and property. Submit an amicus brief in US court in support in support of the plaintiffs.

Set up a panel of scientists for independent and expert assessment of soil and groundwater contamination. Publish ICMR toxicological and clinical reports.

Blacklist Dow and Union Carbide for purchases by government departments.

Ensure that BMHT continues to provide free treatment for gas survivors even after the 8-year deadline.

Declare December 3rd as a National Day of Mourning for the victims of industrial disasters. The disaster in Bhopal must be made part of textbooks in school and university education in the country.

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By the constitutional rights of the survivors
The State Government of Madhya Pradesh Must:

Supply safe drinking water through Kolar Pipeline in communities affected by Union Carbide’s contamination.

Not send chemical wastes from the Union Carbide factory for landfilling or for incineration.

Ensure free treatment of patients from communities affected by ground water contamination and persons born to exposed parents in gas rahat hospitals.

Not build a memorial without proper cleanup of the Union Carbide factory site.

Present a White Paper on expenditures made, programs carried out and results obtained in the last twenty years with regard to the relief and rehabilitation of the survivors.

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The United States Government Must:

Send Warren Anderson and authorized representatives of Union Carbide to stand trial in Indian court.

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