Uphold International Law! Stop Shielding Dow Chemical from Accountability for Corporate Crimes in Bhopal, India

In 1984 a factory majority-owned by Union Carbide (UCC, a US corporation) leaked toxic gas in Bhopal, India, killing 8K-10K people instantly & maiming 500K more. India charged UCC with manslaughter, but UCC refused to show for trial. Dow Chemical bought UCC in 2001 but has not made UCC available to face charges. Under a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, India sent 4 notices to the US Dept. of Justice to summon Dow to explain UCC’s whereabouts. The DoJ has ignored or obstructed every notice. The same DoJ made BP pay $4 billion in criminal fines and penalties for Deepwater Horizon. 31 years of US protection of UCC and Dow must end. We insist that the US govt. meet its obligations under Treaty & international law by immediately serving notice upon Dow to attend court in Bhopal on July 13, 2016. Call on the White House to take action on the issue that matters to you. Share your petition with others, build a community for the change you want to make. Get an official update from the White House within 60 days. More on how it works 331,250 signed 100,000 goal Sign It ESTABLISH JUSTICE AND PREVENT A GREAT CATASTROPHE 218,190 signed 100,000 goal Sign It INVESTIGATE THE VOTER FRAUD AND VOTER SUPPRESSION IN ARIZONA 3/22/2016 DEMOCRATIC PARTY. 175,127 signed 100,000 goal Sign It We demand that the U.S. Congress repeals the Magnitsky Act signed 100,000 goal Sign It Help the Vietnamese people to prevent environmental disaster in Ha Tinh province, Central Vietnam View more popular petitions