Toxics Action Bhopal Anniversary in Bern

Greenpeace activists demonstrate next to the Swiss parliament and government building in Bern to remember the Bhopal disaster of 20 years ago. They place a replica of the memorial statue that stands outside the Union Carbide site in Bhopal - "mother with two children", symbolic toxic waste barrels and hold a banner reading "Gerechtigkeit fur Bhopal" or translated: "Justice for Bhopal".

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Toxics Aktion Bhopal Jubiläum in Bern

Greenpeace-Aktivisten demonstrieren neben dem Schweizer Parlament und die Regierung in Bern zu erinnern, der Bhopal-Katastrophe vor 20 Jahren. Sie stellen eine Replik der Statue Denkmal, das außerhalb der Union Carbide in Bhopal - "Mutter mit zwei Kindern", symbolische giftiger Abfälle Barrel und halten ein Banner mit der Aufschrift "Gerechtigkeit Fell Bhopal".

Unique identifier: GP01RU2

Type: Image

Shoot date: 23/11/2004

Locations: Alpine Countries, Bern (Switzerland), Europe, Switzerland

Credit line: © Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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ID: GP01RU2 Toxics Action Bhopal Anniversary in Bern

Activists commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster, the world's worst industrial disaster. The disaster occurred in the Indian city of Bhopal when a Union Carbide chemical plant released 40 tonnes of highly toxic methyl isocyanate. The disaster killed thousands and the polluted site of the abandoned factory still leaks poisons into the groundwater of local residents. Dow Chemical bought Union Carbide in 2001, but will not accept any responsibility for the clean up of the contaminated site.

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