From: NAPM India <napmindia@napm-india.org>
Date: Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 5:29 PM
Subject: [initiative-india] NAPM solidarity with anti-Endosulfan fast: Demands justice
To:
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS
Delhi Office : 6/6 jangpura B, New Delhi – 110 014 . Phone : 9818905316
E-mail: napmindia@napm-india.org | Web : www.napm-india.org
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For Immediate Release Date: 14th March, 2013
We express full solidarity with the indefinite fast being undertaken at Kasargod Kerala, seeking justice for the Endosulfan victims. We are deeply concerned and angered by the state government's neglect of the plight of the victims, especially women, children and aged, for whom neither preventive nor curative health care measures are being effectively undertaken. There are ample amounts of physical and scientific evidence available of the dangerous impacts of Endosulfan, a highly toxic organochlorine pesticide on human and other beings.
We condemn the attitude of Oomenchandy Government, which, despite, full knowledge of the serious situation and in spite of requests from the people and their organizations has not responded in an adequate manner nor has it they taken any legal and punitive action against the authorities concerned and the industries who have been involved in a criminal way. We express our deep concerns for those fasting including Mohan-ji, as the fast has reached its 25th days and shall squarely hold the Government responsible for the health and safety of those on fast.
We believe that the Government is fully liable for the irreversible damages to populace not just at Kasargod, but also Idukki, Palakkad, Dakshin Kannada, Kodagu and Udupi. We demand reparation from the government and criminal action against the pesticides companies. We are of the firm opinion that the life of citizens and the natural resources of this country are far more important than the profits which companies will make at our cost.
We express our deep anguish at the attitude of both the Central and State Governments, the Corporations who are responsible for the creation of irreparable and serious health disorders on our population and support the demands of the Endosulfan Protest Action Committee, Kasargod (Endosulfan Virudha Samara Samithi), including:
1. A permanent ban on Endosulfan all over the country.
2. Proper relief, rehabilitation and compensation to all the survivors of Endosulfan.
3. Severe legal action including criminal prosecution of the corporates, central and state government authorities who were responsible for causing & continuing to cause irreversible health disaster on the victims & their families ,
4. A complete review and assessment on the use of chemical pesticides in India by unbiased researchers.
5. A permanent ban of all dangerous chemical pesticides which are already banned in other countries & which have a potential of serious public health & ecological disasters, issues of Safety & Bio-safety be given priority over commercial interest.
Medha Patkar C. R. Neelakandan Krishnakant Madhuresh Seela Meera
Contact: 09423965153 | 09818905316
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