Antinuke confab urges backing for victims' rights

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Monday, Jan. 16, 2012

Antinuke confab urges
backing for victims' rights

YOKOHAMA — Citizens, politicians and
scientists wrapped up a large antinuclear
conference Sunday at Pacifico Yokohama
convention center by summarizing their
findings and demanding that sufficient
support be given to those affected by the
disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 power
plant.

The participants at the Global Conference for a Nuclear Free World also told the central government and plant operator
Tokyo Electric Power Co. to provide "full transparency" when dealing with the crisis and when helping those affected.

The demands were part of a list called the Yokohama Declaration, which was adopted by more than 10,000 people from some 30 countries on the second and final day of the event in the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture.

The declaration said the victims of the
crisis have rights that need to be
protected. These include "the right to
evacuation, health care, decontamination,
compensation and the right to enjoy the
same standard of living as before March
11, 2011," it said.

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