ビキニ環礁：誰が灌頂した？

“Who anointed them?”

 

Who anointed them with the power to burn? View this email in your browser Dear , You were a whole island, once [..] Then you became testing ground. Earlier this year, Kathy, a Marshallese poet and spoken word artist, took a traditional canoe back to the islands of her elders, which are now a massive crater left by the detonation of the Bravo bomb in the Bikini Atoll. Her haunting poem and documentary Anointed shows the terrible impact of nuclear tests on human lives. Today, on the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, we’re sharing her story and saying “never again”. Will you join us?  WATCH & SHARE “ANOINTED” Nuclear weapons have been tested – in the atmosphere, underground and underwater – over 2,000 times since 1945, and at more than 60 locations. Often, these tests were carried out on the lands of indigenous and minority peoples, far away from those who made the decisions to conduct them. The impact of these tests on the environment are painfully visible in the uninhabitable craters left behind in the Bikini Atoll. But they also have a devastating long-term humanitarian impact. Doctors project that around 2.4 million people worldwide could eventually die from cancers due to atmospheric nuclear tests [1] Yet there is reason for optimism. Ever since the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban (CTBT) was negotiated in 1996, full-scale nuclear testing has largely come to halt even though the CTBT has yet to legally enter into force. It is widely recognised that the CTBT has contributed to a customary global norm against nuclear weapons testing [2]. In the eyes of the world, it’s morally unacceptable to do so. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear weapons, negotiated last year, complements the CTBT by forbidding all development, possession, and use of nuclear weapons and recognises the ‘unacceptable suffering of and harm caused to victims’ of nuclear weapons use and testing [3].  Crucially, it also has so-called positive obligations that states must meet: they must provide assistance including medical care, rehabilitation and psychological support for the victims of nuclear weapons use or testing and remediate areas contaminated as a result of ‘activities related to’ nuclear weapons use or testing [4]. But the work isn’t over until we eradicate nuclear testing and nuclear weapons altogether! If we are going to eliminate nuclear weapons, we need to keep emphasising the humanitarian risk and share the stories of the survivors of nuclear testing and use. On this International Day against Nuclear Tests, will you help us do so?  WATCH & SHARE “ANOINTED” or forward this email Thank you! Beatrice Fihn Executive Director International Campaign Against Nuclear weapons [1] General Overview of the Effects of Nuclear Testing, CTBTO | CTBTO.org [2] A customary norm is one that applies to all states not just to parties to a treaty. Learn more about the CTBT at CTBTO.org [3] Learn More about the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons onnuclearban.org [4] The Nuclear Weapons Ban: assisting victims and remediating the Environment | ICRC icrc.org Facebook Twitter Instagram Why am I receiving this? You are receiving this email because (at some point, possibly long ago) you joined this network of inspiring people that work towards a world free of nuclear weapons e.g. by attending an event or signing up for our newsletter. When we contact you, it is to share campaign updates and calls to action, as well as inspiring stories about our activities worldwide. But of course, if you want to change the way you hear from us, or don’t want to hear from us at all, you can always do so easily by clicking here to update your settings or clicking here to unsubscribe. Copyright © 2018 International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have signed up for our newsletter on our website or through our petition for a treaty banning nuclear weapons.Our mailing address is: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons 150 Route de Ferney Geneva 1211 Switzerland Add us to your address book