Industrial hazards and human rights - the Bhopal connection
A Tribunal of five international judges held in London from 30
November to 2 December 1994 marked the tenth anniversary of the Bhopal disaster.
The Permanent People's Tribunal (PPT) on Human Rights and Industrial Hazards
heard evidence and recommendations from professionals, victims' organisations,
public interest groups and individuals on the impact of hazardous production on
workers, communities and the environment, and the lack of redress for victims. This
was the fourth and final of the PPT Tribunals on Industrial Hazards and Human
Rights, which contributed to the development of a Charter on Industrial Hazards
and Human Rights.
The world has now acquired ample experience of industrial and
environmental hazards. Lessons must be learned from these experiences so that
those who have died and suffered will not have done so entirely in vain.
Judgement of the PPT held in Bhopal, October 1992
For more information about this project contact Barbara
Dinham, Programme Director at PAN UK [First published online in October 2001 updated February 2002]