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Thirty years on from Bhopal disaster: Still fighting for justice

Headline Title:  Thirty years on from Bhopal disaster: Still fighting for justice 02 December 2014 By Salil Shetty, Secretary General, Amnesty International.There are certain moments in your life you never forget. I was in my early twenties, living in Bangalore, when I heard the news.On the night of 2nd December, 1984, toxic gas had leaked from a factory run by Union Carbide India Ltd spreading fumes over a large residential area in Bhopal.Bangalore is a long way from Bhopal but the images were so shocking and gruesome, it felt like next door.Between 7,000 and 10,000 people died within…


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