October 24,
Thursday, 9:30AM to noon at Baha’i International Community, 866 UN
Plaza, Suite 120, NYC VIDEO OF EVENT WILL BE POSTED AFTER THE EVENT
AT: WWW.PSR.ORG
Human
Rights Experts call for immediate action to protect the right to
health of citizens affected by the nuclear accident in Fukushima.
Doctors Say UN
Science Report Systematically Underestimates
Health Impact of Fukushima Catastrophe
Health Impact of Fukushima Catastrophe
Admission is
free. UN pass is NOT required. Pre-registration is
required. Please send a list of crew members, contact info and
affiliation to: HRNNY1024@gmail.com. Physicians for Social
Responsibility & Human Rights Now present:
WHAT: Two
conflicting reports on Fukushima – one by
the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health and the other by the
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic
Radiation (UNSCEAR) that will be presented to the UN General Assembly
on October 25 at the 3rd
and 4th
Committees respectively.
Mr. Grover, the
Special Rapporteur,
will speak about his report, and Dr.
Rachow will discuss a
PSR/IPPNW
critique of the UNSCEAR report and how it can be strengthened.
Ms. Inoue will discuss the human rights concerns regarding conditions
in Japan. The global implications of these reports will be
highlighted.
Since the March
2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima, individuals and communities in
Japan continue to be exposed to dangerous levels of radioactivity.
There are serious concerns about consequent health effects for
citizens in contaminated areas. Residents have a right to live in a
safe and healthy environment, however, sufficient protective measures
and support are not being provided. The right of access to medical
treatment and the medical data about one’s own body are being
seriously denied. Experts will speak about how two UN reports impact
policy regarding the lives and health of citizens currently affected
after the nuclear disaster, and what should be done to provide
immediate relief to protect their fundamental rights.
Q&A session
will follow the presentations.
WHO:
Mr. Anand
Grover, Esq.
Mr. Anand Grover,
appointed by UN Human Right Council at its eighth session in June
2008, is the UN Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the
enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental
health. The position is honorary and he is not a staff of the United
Nations nor paid for his work. He is also a practicing attorney in
the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court of India.
From November 15
to 26, 2012, Mr. Grover was on a country mission to Japan to conduct
an independent investigation on issues related to the enjoyment of
the right to health, including availability, accessibility,
acceptability and quality of health services, goods and facilities.
Additional aspects investigated are, the underlying determinants of
health in Japan within the context of the Great East Japan
Earthquake, the events leading to it (including emergency response,
recovery and mitigation with a particular focus on challenges and
actions taken in response to them), as well as lessons learned and
good practices. The mission involved meetings with Japanese
government officials, non-governmental organizations, and local
citizens affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and the
nuclear disaster in Fukushima. Mr. Grover’s report on his findings
and recommendations was submitted to the Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
in May 2013, and will be reported to the Third Committee of the UN
General Assembly in New York on October 25, 2013.
Dr. John
Rachow, Ph.D., M.D.
Dr. Rachow is a
practicing physician, Board Member & Chair of the Radiation and
Health Committee, and Past President (2011) of Physicians for Social
Responsibility, Washington, DC. He is also an Assistant Clinical
Professor of University of Iowa, Department of Medicine, Iowa City,
Iowa, USA.
Mari Inoue,
Esq., is a practicing lawyer and New York representative of Human
Rights Now, Tokyo, Japan.
CO-SPONSORING
ORGANIZATIONS: HUMAN RIGHTS NOW & PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
Please refer to
the more detailed full-version
commentary
Contact:
alfred.c.meyer@gmail.com (PSR USA), alexrosen@gmx.net (IPPNW
Germany)
*PSR/IPPNW
critique:
www.psr.org/assets/pdfs/critique-of-unscear-fukushima.pdf
*
UNSCEAR October 2013 Fukushima report to the UN General Assembly
*UN
Report – Japanese Delegation to The UN Spreads Lies and Deception!
国連報告書２０１３年４月 国連への日本政府代表団のうそとごまかし！
Hi, what you have listed as "UNSCEAR October 2013 Fukushima report to the UN General Assembly" is actually the PSR/IPPNW critique. www.psr.org/assets/pdfs/critique-of-unscear-fukushima.pdf
ReplyDeleteHere's the UNSCEAR report itself: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9SfbxMt2FYxU0hBRzNFZjJ3YVE/edit?usp=drive_web
Hiranuma-san, Thank you very much for pointing out the mistake. Mia
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