2004 World Conference against A and H Bombs
Hiroshima Rally Special Resolution
Let Us Strengthen Solidarity with the Hibakusha
and Nuclear Victims in the World
We, assembled in the 2004 World Conference against A and H Bombs,
reaffirm our will to make the year 2005, the 60th anniversary of
the atomic bombing a turning point the freedom of humanity from
the fear of nuclear weapons and renew our determination to further
strengthen solidarity with the hibakusha of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
as well as nuclear victims around the world.
To be aware of the realities of atomic bombing of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki and of the nuclear damage in many places in the world and
to spread understanding and sympathy for the suffering of the hibakusha
and other nuclear victims is the starting point for denouncing the
immorality of nuclear weapons and demanding their elimination.
The Japanese government that follows the U.S. nuclear policy tries
to minimize the A-bomb damage and is implementing an unfair policy
concerning the A-bomb disease recognition that coldly discards A-bomb
sufferers. Thus, the difficulties the aging hibakusha are facing
in their “body”, “mind” and “living” are aggravating. “We cannot
keep silent any more” said the hibaskusha and has risen to lodge
collective lawsuits in many places across the country to obtain
the recognition as A-bomb sufferers.
The nuclear weapons, from the uranium mining to their development,
production, testing and deployment are creating massive numbers
of nuclear victims. However, the real damage they cause is covered
up as military secrets and the victims are abandoned without being
given adequate treatment for a long time. Nuclear victims in the
world are now carrying on movements to demand the whole damage be
brought to the light and compensated.
In solidarity with the hibakusha of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and
nuclear victims around the world, let us develop the following actions:
- to strengthen the support for the collective lawsuits for A-bomb
disease recognition aimed at improving the cold hibakusha administration;
to be compassionate for the pain and suffering of all the hibakusha
including those living abroad and to promote initiatives for the
relief and solidarity with them;
- in order to pass on to the next generations the knowledge about
the realities of atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to
spread it inside and outside Japan, to assist the hibakusha giving
testimonies and increase activities to preserve and hand down the
memory of the atomic bombing; to further develop the research and
studies to uncover the facts about the atomic bombing;
- to hold nuclear weapon states accountable for the damage and
to demand them to conduct studies on the nuclear damage and publicize
the results; to provide relief and compensation for the victims;
to develop independent activities for study and research on nuclear
damage;
- to extend the worldwide network that links the hibakusha of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki, the nuclear victims as well as anti-nuclear and peace
movements in different countries.
August 6, 2004
2004 World Conference against A and H Bombs
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