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| A New Coalition against Uranium Weapons is
Formed |
2003-12-22 | A new organisation, the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons has recently been formed.
Here is their "Mission Statement".
International Coalition to Ban
Uranium Weapons Mission Statement
On October 13th, 2003, after a
conference in Berlaar, Belgium, grassroots organisations and experts in several
disciplines launched an international campaign for a ban on the military use of
uranium [1] and other radioactive materials in weaponry.
These
radioactive and chemically toxic weapons were first used on a large scale by the
US and the UK in the Gulf War in 1991, subsequently in Bosnia and Yugoslavia by
NATO, in Afghanistan by the US and again in the war on Iraq by the US and the UK
in 2003. At least sixteen countries have weapon systems with uranium in their
arsenals [2].
Because of mounting evidence of harmful effects of uranium
on human health and the environment, we call for an immediate and universal ban
[3] on the military use of uranium and other radioactive materials. In addition,
we call for the cleaning up of all sites contaminated by these weapons along
with compensation for all affected populations. We call for a halt to the
production, testing, sale, stockpiling, transport and export of these weapons
and a decommissioning of all existing stockpiles. We call for immediate medical
assessment, treatment and long term monitoring of all those who have been
exposed to uranium weaponry. We demand from the accountable governments full
disclosure of all locations where uranium weapons have been used as well as the
amounts of uranium involved. We call for financial support from organisations
and individuals to provide independent medical and environmental investigations
of affected countries. Finally, we call on governments to exclude their troops
from alliance with any government that uses uranium munitions.
In pursuit
of these goals, the organisations below have established the International
Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons. We announced the start of our campaign in
mid-October at the CSC (Christian Labour Union) in Brussels and at the Uranium
Weapons Conference held in Hamburg. Within two months of the Berlaar conference,
over thirty organisations had given us their support. We call on
non-governmental organisations, governments and other interested parties to join
us in this urgent effort.
The Coalition encourages and supports direct
action, campaigns and the formation of national coalitions to inform and educate
the public regarding uranium-its origin, properties, use, and impact on human
health and the environment. The Coalition is working on a Draft Convention on
the Prohibition against the Development, Production, Possession and Use of
Uranium Weapons and is planning to hold an international conference in Brussels
in May 2004 to launch a full-scale international campaign.
Please join
the campaign to ban uranium weapons.
For more information, contact us here:
http://www.bandepleteduranium.org/modules.php?name=Feedback
Notes
[1] 'Uranium' here refers to so-called 'depleted'
uranium and to depleted uranium mixed with recycled reactor fuel, which contains
plutonium and other fission products. We consider the term 'depleted uranium' to
be grossly misleading. However, because it is already widely used in activist
and scientific communities, we will use this term or the abbreviation DU as
needed to avoid confusing those already accustomed to it.
[2] Bahrain,
France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South
Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United
States of America.
[3] On use of the term 'ban' or 'prohibition':
Although we believe that the use of uranium weapons is already prohibited by
existing international laws, we nevertheless believe that we need to establish
an explicit and comprehensive prohibition of production, possession and sale.
The facts that such weapons are in active use despite existing international
laws and that warnings supported by independent scientific research have been
raised indicate the need to address this issue clearly and directly leaving no
doubt about the will of the majority on these specific weapons. We are also
convinced that seeking a comprehensive convention that includes a clear demand
for compensation will help to establish the groundwork for eventual compensation
of victims.
List of Founding Coalition Partners
Campaign Against
Depleted Uranium (CADU), United Kingdom
Campaign Against Radiation Exposure
(CARE), Japan
Center for Peace and Justice, United States
For Mother
Earth, Belgium
Grassroots Actions for Peace, United States
International
Depleted Uranium Study Team (IDUST), United States
German Affiliate of the
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW)
Laka
Foundation (Documentation and research centre on nuclear energy), the
Netherlands
Maarten HJ van den Berg (RISQ; Independent foreign policy think
tank), the Netherlands
Military Toxics Project (MTP), United States
NO DU
Hiroshima Project, Japan
Our Common Future, United Kingdom
Stop USA
Belgium
VD/AMOK (Documentation and research collective on the military), the
Netherlands
Youth Terminating Pollution, United States
Note: ICBUW
Membership; http://www.bandepleteduranium.org/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=viewlink&cid=1
Posted on 11 December 2003 by ICBUW
International Coalition to
Ban Uranium Weapons:
http://www.bandepleteduranium.org/
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