Nomination by: Greenpeace Switzerland and the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal

In 1984, the worldwide largest chemical disaster occurred in Bhopal/India in a factory owned by Union Carbide, a later subsidiary of Dow Chemical. To this day, 20,000 people have died as a consequence of the catastrophe. The International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal and Greenpeace Switzerland demand that Dow Chemical assumes liability for the incident and compensates the victims adequately.

The «Public Eye Award» in the human rights category goes to the US corporate The Dow Chemical Company. The corporate group, which was nominated by Greenpeace Switzerland and the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal, refuses to assume accountability for the consequences of the world’s largest chemical disaster in Bhopal, India, which has caused more than 20,000 casualties since 1984.

Rachna Dhingra, International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal, India is presenting the irresponsible behaviour of Dow Chemical, winner of the human rights category