20211107 Wiedergutmachung für Kriegsverbrechen

07.11.2021 Wiedergutmachung für Kriegsverbrechen

Demand aid for US & Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange

This long overdue demand is included in a legislative package to the U.S. Congress, a (quick) adoption is not expected. But it is important not to forget these crimes of the USA.

Greta - not Greta Thunberg, but Greta from World Beyond War writes to us:

We're demanding that the U.S. government accept responsibility for the harm caused by Agent Orange - the toxic chemical used as a weapon of war on the people and land of southeast Asia from 1961-1971 - and provide assistance to American veterans, Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American victims, and their children.

For the past six decades, millions of people sprayed directly by Agent Orange as well as their descendants have suffered from various cancers, birth defects, and other deadly diseases. Contaminated areas in Vietnam /continue/ to poison the food, soil, water, and wildlife.

It's far past time for the U.S. government to address the poisonous legacy of the American war in Vietnam. Join us in telling Congress to pass H.R. 3518:

Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2021.

This May, Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced H.R. 3518, the Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act, saying:

“The United States has a moral responsibility to compensate the victims of the Agent Orange campaign. In the same way we are focused on beginning to repair the damage of systemic racism in the form of reparations, and the war on drugs with restorative justice, it is also our responsibility to try and atone for this disgraceful campaign during the Vietnam War.”

H.R. 3518 calls on the U.S. government to:

Fund significant assistance to Vietnamese Agent Orange victims
Clean up the lands and eco-systems contaminated by Agent Orange in Vietnam
Provide additional assistance and health care for U.S. veterans' children affected by Agent Orange
Address the health needs of affected Vietnamese-Americans
Require the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to conduct research on the health effects of Agent Orange

Tell your U.S. Representative in Congress to co-sponsor this important bill to help alleviate those suffering from Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam and the U.S.!

Thank you for taking action,
Greta Zarro, Organizing Director World BEYOND War

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