A controversial British-owned copper smelting plant in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu was shut down by the local government just days after 13 people were killed by police during protests against the facility. Local people had been protesting and calling for the closure of the factory for 99 days before violence ensued on […]
Statement read on behalf of Rasheeda Bi, former winner of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize and founder of the Chingari Trust Rehabilitation Centre, at AGM in support of shareholder resolutions calling on DowDuPont to face up to its liabilities in Bhopal. Rasheeda’s statement makes plain the difficulties facing DowDuPont if it does not do the […]
On Wednesday, April 25th, at the inaugural AGM of DowDuPont Inc, the world’s largest chemical corporation, recently formed with the merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont, shareholders were asked to vote on three resolutions referencing the Bhopal Disaster. Each resolution expresses the concern of shareholders’ that the management of Dow Chemical has failed to handle […]
April 25th sees the inaugural AGM of DowDuPont Inc and the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal are organizing a Twitter storm from 4pm to 7pm (UK time), using the hashtags #DowDuPontCo and #DontBuryBhopal. The idea is to overwhelm the corporate messaging, and make it clear to #DowDuPontCo that they cannot escape the responsibility they […]
NDTV reports today that organisations working on behalf of the Bhopal Disaster survivors will campaign against the ruling BJP (Bhartiya Janata Party) local government for two assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh. The NDTV report says that: “They (the survivors’ organisations) alleged that the ruling party has failed to resolve the issue of compensation to those […]
