LAW
FIELD
NOTE
GHOUTA TO BHOPAL
PART I: CALL IT LIKE IT IS
A group of human rights defenders who were well informed about the alleged chemical weapons attacks
on the suburbs of Ghouta, Syria, on August 21, 2013, were asked to watch video clips of the aftermath
of the chemical weapons attack and compare those clips to the aftermath of an industrial disaster that
occurred on December 3, 1984, in Bhopal, India, when a cloud of toxic gas escaped from Union Carbide’s
pesticide plant, killing thousands. The viewers were, for the most part, unfamiliar with the incident in
India prior to watching the video.
WARNING: This clip contains graphic footage that may not be appropriate for all viewers:
http://bit.ly/Ghouta_Bhopal
GHOUTA, SYRIA
SHOWN IN
THE VIDEO
This 2.5 minute
video combines
footage from Ghouta
and Bhopal. It first
shows victims from
Ghouta suffering
from constricted
breathing and
involuntary muscle
spasms, frothing at
the mouth, seeping
fluid from their
noses and eyes, and
dying. It then shows
people from Bhopal
suffering very
similar symptoms.
Watch the video:
[GRAPHIC CONTENT]
bit.ly/Ghouta_
Bhopal
BHOPAL, INDIA
40 VIDEO AS EVIDENCE: ALL ABOUT EVIDENCE V 1.0
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