International Day of Action for Bhopal: JULY 10
Under pressure from multinational interests, the Indian Government has taken decisions aimed at burying the ongoing saga of suffering of the survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal. This has catapulted
the Bhopal campaign for justice into an unanticipated emergency. As you read this, three people, including two women survivors - Rasheeda Bee and Tara Bai - and Satinath Sarangi, a long-time Bhopal activist, are on to the
ninth day of their indefinite hunger strike in New Delhi.
On the one hand, the Central Bureau of Investigation has moved to dilute charges against prime accused Warren Anderson - the chairman of Union Carbide at the time of the disaster - from homicide to negligence. This move
will, in effect, end the criminal proceedings against the company responsible for the world's worst industrial disaster. On the other, the Group of (Union) Ministers on Bhopal has recommended that the compensation
money held in trust for the survivors of the Bhopal disaster be distributed to 20 non-gas-affected municipal wards. This proposal is aimed solely at winning votes from the residents of the 20 wards and will rob the
gas-affected people of what is rightfully theirs.
Despite the steadfastness of the hungerstrikers and the support extended by numerous public interest groups, the political establishment has failed to respond hoping that the protest will die away. This is to be expected in
this battle of wills.
More than anytime else, your support is crucial to ensure that justice is delivered in Bhopal.
On 10 July, 2002, a massive rally is planned in New Delhi with the participation of numerous mass organisations, including trade unions and public interest groups. We appeal to you to set aside this day for
solidarity actions in your city.
WHAT YOU CAN DO on 10 JULY 2002:
(WHATEVER YOU DO, Please inform us by emailing
nity68@vsnl.com and admin@del3.vsnl.net.in) 1. Organise a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. hunger strike at a prominent location in your city or at the Indian embassy in your city if there is one. Issue a press statement incorporating the key demands of the Bhopal survivors. You
can download the demands from the Take Action section of www.corpwatchindia.org.
2. Organise a simple demo outside the Indian embassy with banners that say "Justice for Bhopal. Extradite Warren Anderson. Distribute compensation money to survivors." Hand over a petition with demands to the Ambassador.
3. Organise candle-light vigils or other peaceful gatherings.
4. Call the Indian embassy in your city to echo the demands of the survivors.
5. Call the Ministry of Chemicals (India Tel: +91 11 3381573). Ask to speak to the Minister and demand that the Ministry should rescind its decision to distribute the survivors' compensation money to the 20 non-gas-affected wards, and instead move towards rapid and just compensation of survivors in the 36 gas-affected wards of Bhopal.
6. Call the Ministry of Home (India Tel: +91 11 3782397). Ask to speak to the Minister and demand that the Ministry should direct the Central Bureau of Investigation to withdraw its application that the charges against Warren Anderson be diluted from homicide to negligence. Demand that Warren Anderson and Union Carbide representatives be extradited and made to face trial in India for their crimes against the people of Bhopal.
7. Write letters to the editor emphasising the following points:
a) Warren Anderson and Union Carbide have to face trial in India for their complicity in the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster which has claimed more than 20,000 lives and left 150,000 with serious health effects.
b) The Central Bureau of Investigation should withdraw its application to dilute charges against Warren Anderson from homicide to negligence and instead move to quickly extradite Anderson;
c) The Ministry of Chemicals should rescind its order to distribute the compensation money, that rightfully belongs to the survivors, among 20 non-gas-affected wards.
You can send these letters to:
feedback@hindustantimes.com (Hindustan Times) toieditor_delhi@indiatimes.com (Times of India) letters@thehindu.co.in (The Hindu) 
http://www.expressindia.com/about/feedback.html(Indian Express) 8. Join the fax action directed towards the Indian Government at
http://www.corpwatchindia.org/action/PAA.jsp?articleid=1843 For more information, contact:
nity68@vsnl.com and/or admin@del3.vsnl.net.in For the National Campaign for Justice in Bhopal
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