30 years is enough. Take action for survivors of Bhopal disaster

Today is the 30th Anniversary of the Bhopal Tragedy.

Today is the 30th Anniversary of the Bhopal Tragedy.Enough is enough.

TAKE ACTION

Dear ,

I am a Canadian film director, born and raised in India. Though a Canadian who is proud to be an Officer of the Order of Canada, I am equally proud to be a non-resident Indian. However, I am not proud of the 30 year legacy that has been the Bhopal tragedy.

Today on December 3, I am reminded that 30 years ago thousands of people died when toxic gas was leaked from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, India. Thousands more died in the months and years that followed. Amnesty International estimates the death toll at more than 20 000.

In this video is Bhopal resident Rampyari who has been challenged with cancer since 1984. Rampyari’s daughter-in-law was seven months pregnant on the night of the leak. The effects of the gas sent her into labour. Both she and the baby died.

So many others have perished. So many have suffered medical challenges for three decades. And so many continue to bear the effects of the gas leak at the Union Carbide factory.

If you and I want dignity and human rights for all, we must help defend them. The survivors have been campaigning for 30 years for justice and compensation – Please stand by them today by taking action.

Dow Chemical, the owner of Union Carbide, has continued to ignore their responsibility to the survivors and their families. Join Amnesty International to stand with the survivors and demand justice that has been 30 years in the waiting.


Very respectfully yours,


Deepa Mehta   FILM DIRECTOR & HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER

P.S. Amnesty supporters in more 100 countries mobilized last year for Write for Rights and sent more than 2.3 million letters and petitions. We hope that this kind of attention on Bhopal's case this year will help put a stop the the horrible injustice the community facing.Visit Write for Rights