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November 17, 2014

Bhopal Gas Leak Victims Win Victory After Hunger Strike 
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In India, victims of the deadly Bhopal gas leak have won a victory just
weeks before the disaster's 30th anniversary. Five women launched a
hunger strike last week to demand the Indian government expand its
compensation claim against Union Carbide over the catastrophic leak at
its pesticide plant. Amnesty International says an Indian official
agreed to demands including a revision of the government's claim only
about 5,000 people were killed and another 5,000 disabled. Campaigners
say the actual death toll is about 23,000, with more than half a million
more poisoned. The toxic legacy continues to this day with Union Carbide
and its current owner, Dow Chemical, refusing to pay for clean-up.

 

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