Tell Lord Coe to stop defending Dow Chemical

A young protestor taking part in a demonstration demands that the Union Carbide plant site in Bhopal be cleaned up, December 2002. © Maude Dorr ACTION TYPE EMAIL / TWITTER

This action is paused. Thank you to all those who have taken this action.

Lord Coe may block your emails, but we won't go quiet on Dow

It appears that Seb Coe responded to your messages by blocking the email service we use, on day one of the campaign.

You can still email Lord Coe directly from your own email address. Just submit your details below as usual and check your inbox: we'll send you everything you need in an email.

7,000 to 10,000 people were killed immediately in 1984 by a toxic gas leak from a pesticide factory in Bhopal, India. Over the next 20 years a further 15,000 people have died; today, the contaminated site still infringes the human rights of over 100,000 people.

Today Dow Chemical, a sponsor of this year’s Olympic Games, owns the company responsible for the leak. However it has never addressed the ongoing human rights impact of the catastrophe.

The Bhopal gas leak is one of the worst cases of corporate negligence in living memory and demonstrates why it is important to hold international companies to account. Read more information

Take Action

Tell Lord Coe to stop defending Dow Chemical

Lord Coe may block your emails, but we won't go quiet on Dow