http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/poisoned-legacy-of-bhopal-campaigners-call-on-dow-chemical-to-answer-criminal-charges-31-years-after-a6779231.html

In 1984, an explosion at a pesticide plant exposed 500,000 people to a cloud of toxic gas in India. The tragedy killed 25,000 people and activists claim it is causing deformities in children today. Andrew Johnson reports on the victims’ fight for justice

Andrew Johnson
Friday 18 December 2015 21:12 BST

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http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/press-releases/dow-must-show-up-at-criminal-court-hearing-in-bhopal

Press Release
December 18, 2015
Dow Must Show Up at Criminal Court Hearing in Bhopal

US chemical giant Dow must respond to court summons and show up on Saturday at the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s (CJM) court in Bhopal in relation to criminal charges around the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster, Amnesty International India said today.

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In November 2014, after a hunger strike by women protestors, India’s Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers promised to revise the numbers of deaths and injuries for which the government is seeking compensation in a US$1.7 billion dollar claim against Dow, UCC and others, to bring the figures in line with scientific data, medical research and hospital records. However, local activist groups argue that no such corrective actions have taken place yet.

Meanwhile, pollution from the abandoned Bhopal factory site that has contaminated the local water supply is yet to be remediated and continues to put the health of surrounding communities at risk.

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http://www.firstpost.com/india/bhopal-gas-tragedy-survivors-cannot-stomach-pms-lavish-dinner-with-dow-chemical-ceo-2551674.html

Bhopal gas tragedy survivors cannot stomach PM's lavish dinner with Dow Chemical CEO

Dec 18, 2015 22:38 IST

Bhopal: The NGOs working for survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "not holding Dow Chemical responsible" for the worst industrial disaster, and instead preferring to "dine" with the CEO of the US firm.

In a joint press conference in Bhopal, one of the five NGOs said the PM's action of "pleading" with Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris to invest more in India is "outrageous and disgusting" for citizens.

"Instead of making Dow Chemical obey Indian laws, the Prime Minister chose to offer a lavish dinner to its CEO Andrew Liveris during his visit to US this September," said Rashida Bee, head of Bhopal Gas Peedit Manila Stationery Karmchari Sangh.

"From newspaper reports we learnt that Modijee offered thandai chicken, sevaiyan cake and other delicacies to Liveris, just nine days after the Bhopal chief judicial magistrate issued notice against his company for sheltering the fugitive killer Union Carbide," she said.

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