Bhopal Disaster (40 years of corporate impunity)

In 1984, a vast quantity of methyl isocyanate gas was released from a pesticide factory in a densely populated area; leading to death, disability, reproductive damage and genetic malformations for the populous. The corporate owners have gotten off nearly scot-free. Forty years later, the harms to both the public and the environment still mount, and the campaign for justice continues. This program’s featured speaker is Suroopa Mukherjee, a scholar, author, and activist on behalf of the victims of what is still considered the worst industrial accident in history.

The Women’s International News Gathering Service (WINGS) has been covering the global women’s movement and related issues for community radio since 1986. WINGS may be contacted at [email protected].

 


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