CNDP Statement against Denial of Visa to Fukushima Victim Maya Kobayash

from Sukla Sen included below]

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From: CNDP India <cndpindia@gmail.com>
Date: 9 March 2012 11:58

 

 

 

Statement against Denial of Visa to FukushimaVictim Maya Kobayashi

 

 

March 08, 2012

 

 

The Indian Embassy in Japan has denied visa to Maya Kobayashi, a resident of Fukushima in Japan. World's first multiple reactor core-failure happened in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants on March 11 last year. Greenpeace India had invited Ms. Kobayashi to share her experience with Indian people, particularly the communities in areas where new reactors are being set up.

 

While the Government of India is planning massive expansion of nuclear energy mainly through imported reactors and international nuclear corporate giants like Areva have no problem in openly communicating with policy makers, politicians and public at large, it is ridiculous that the government is denying Indian people from understanding the other part of the story.

 

We strongly oppose this undemocratic onslaught on people's right to know, organize and communicate. We demand that the visa to Ms. Maya Kobayashi be reinstated at the earliest.

 

 

 

For CNDP

 

Achin Vanaik

Admiral L. Ramdas

Amarjeet Kaur

N D Jayaprakash

Praful Bidwai

Sukla Sen

Anil Chaudhary

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Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (CNDP)

A 124/6 Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi-16

Telefax: 011-26517814

Web : www.cndpindia.org

 

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