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      Image from the movie Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain.

      New Bhopal Film Spotlights Corporate Justice Dodger

      'This was not an unavoidable accident,' says Martin Sheen

      Andrea Germanos
      Nov 07, 2014

      A new film puts the spotlight on the disaster dubbed the Hiroshima of the chemical industry.

      In December 1984, a cloud of toxic gas leaked from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, killing nearly 20,000 people and injuring tens of thousands more. It has been called a "calamity without end," as the disaster left a haunting legacy of polluted soil and water, and children who continue to be born with severe birth defects.

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      Indian spectators watch disabled children suffering the effects of the 1984 Bhopal disaster in India take part in a "Special Olympics" in Bhopal on July 26, 2012. Disabled children suffering the effects of the 1984 Bhopal disaster in India are to take part in a "Special Olympics" to protest against London 2012 sponsor Dow Chemical.

      Bhopal Victims Hold Protest Olympics to Shame Dow Chemical

      Bhopal Special Olympics held to counter Dow's greenwashing attempts at London games, say organizers

      Common Dreams Staff
      Jul 26, 2012

      "This is what Dow has done. There is no better way to show their crimes," said Rachna Dhingra, a spokesperson for five survivors' groups behind the "Bhopal Special Olympics."

      The Bhopal Special Olympics were held Thursday to protest and shame Dow Chemical, one of the corporate-sponsors of the London 2012 Olympics which get underway Friday.

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