Appeal to United Nations, national governments, nuclear
corporations, radiation agencies
*Hibakusha: those who have been exposed to ionized radiation
We citizens of the world have
reached a point when urgent decisions need to be taken. In 1945, due to the use of two atomic bombs,
Japan lost 200,000 citizens and, even today, tens of thousands are still
suffering as Hibakusha from the after-effects of ionized radiation. In areas contaminated by the accident at Chernobyl,
today, less than 20% of babies are born healthy. Thyroid disease, heart diseases, diabetes,
kidney failures, immune deficiencies and congenital disorders are all being
observed among many young children.
And now in Japan, already 35%
of the children of Fukushima have nodules or cysts in their thyroids. In Tokyo, lymphocyte anomalies are being observed
among infants in contaminated areas. In
some hot spots, the death rate among children has already increased.
However, ignoring such
evidence, the Japanese government is encouraging Fukushima residents and their
children to go back to their home town to conduct human experiments on low
level radiation (so called ETHOS project), is distributing contaminated food national
wide with a low safety standard of 100BQ/kg (equivalent to the low level radioactive
waste), and is incinerating contaminated debris all over Japan, causing
atmospheric contamination worldwide.
Radiation contamination and its
effects spread beyond national boundaries and are passed on to future generations. For our sustainable future, we should
recognize effects of ionized radiation as the most pressing global problem. Now is the time for all
the citizens of Japan and the rest of the world to declare that we cannot live
with nuclear technology, whether it is used for military or civil purposes, and
that we should help Hibakusha and save future generations.
The United Nations and all
national governments also have a decision to take ………..
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