08/10/2025
We are publishing the English versions of the Hiroshima Declaration and the World Declaration on the Rights of Nuclear Victims, which were issued at the World Nuclear Victims Forum held on October 5th and 6th.
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October 6, 2025
HiroshimaDeclaration
1. Weareconcernedthattheworldisnowfacinganincreasingriskofnuclearwarand further nuclear contamination. In the Ukraine war, the genocide in Gaza, and the
crisisintheMiddleEast,threatstousenuclear weaponsandtoattack nuclear
facilitiessuchasnuclearpowerplantsaremadeasameansofregionalwarfare,and the U.S. and British governments have provided depleted uranium munitions to
Ukraine.Aslongaswarpersists,theurgetousenuclearweaponsandtherisk of
nuclear war will only increase.We believe that now is the time to bring the voices of nuclear victims to the world, and that is why we are gathered here in Hiroshima on October5thand6th,2025,intheyearofthe80thanniversaryoftheatomicbombings by the United States.
2. Wedefinenuclearvictims(hibakusha)asfollows:Allvictimsofradiationexposure and radioactive contamination, including victims of the atomic bombings in
HiroshimaandNagasaki;victimsofnucleartesting;victimsofhumanexperiments usingnuclearmaterials;notdistinguishingbetweenvictimsofmilitaryandcivilian nuclear use, those impacted by uranium mining, milling, and enrichment activities and those impacted by radioactive contamination from nuclear labor and
environmentalcontaminationofnuclearweapons-relatedactivitiesandentire
processes of nuclear energy and nuclear fuel such as nuclear development, use and waste; victims of nuclear power plant disasters; and victims of depleted uranium weaponsthatareproducedfromradioactivewaste.Werecognizethatunlessweend
thenuclearage,humanitycouldbecomeanuclearvictim(hibakusha)atanytime,and we reaffirm that nuclear and humanity cannot coexist.
3. Weacknowledgethaturaniumminingandmilling,nucleartesting,andnuclearwaste disposals have been conducted under ongoing colonial rule, discrimination, and
oppression.Wealsoacknowledgethatuseofnucleartechnologyisbasedonthe
socialstructureofinequality,discrimination,oppression,andexploitation,suchas building nuclear power plants and nuclear fuel facilities in rural areas and forcing
radiationexposureontosubcontractedworkersatnuclearpowerplants.Inparticular, we acknowledge the history and current state of "nuclear colonialism" against Indigenous Peoples around the world, which excludes them from policy-making
processes,violatestheirrights(includingthoserelatedtotheirancestral lands),
oppressesthemwhentheyasserttheirindividualorcollectiverights,andinflictsupon themtheviolenceofradiationexposure,whichcanbeconsideredaformofgenocide. We acknowledge that the number of nuclear victims, whose environments have been contaminated with radioactivity and whose very foundations of human life have been taken away, continues to increase on a daily basis.
4. Weacknowledgethatnuclearharmthreatensnotonlythehealthofnuclear victims
butalsothelivelihoodsofthevictimsandtheirfamilies,affectingentirecommunities and causing social and cultural impacts.
5. We recognize that nuclear harm may have adverse effects on the health of future generations and beyond. We also acknowledge that the social and cultural impacts willcontinuetoaffectfuturegenerationsandbeyond.Wealsoacknowledgethatthe
useofnucleartechnologyhasleftbehinda"nuclearlegacy"forfuturegenerations,in the form of nuclear waste containing radionuclides including those with half-lives longer than the history of humankind.
6. Weacknowledgethatnuclearharmcanhavedetrimentaleffectsnotonlyon
humankindbutalsoonentireecosystems,includinghumans,throughradioactive contamination of the environment.
7. Weacknowledgethat,asaresultoftheInternationalConferencesonthe
HumanitarianEffectsofNuclearWeaponsheldinOsloin2013andinNayaritand
Viennain2014,itisnowinternationallyrecognizedthatanuclearweapondetonation wouldhavecatastrophiceffectsontheenvironmentandclimate,inadditiontohuman health, welfare, and society, threatening even the survival of humanity and making it impossible to deal with.
8. Wedefinenuclearperpetratorsasfollows:Thisincludesnuclear-armedcountriesand those who, through the use of nuclear weapons, have destroyed the foundations of human existence and created conditions that threaten the survival of all living things; themilitary-industrial-government-academiacomplexanditsmembers,aswellasthe nations that support it; United Nations organizations such as the InternationalAtomic EnergyAgency (IAEA) and the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects
ofAtomicRadiation(UNSCEAR),andorganizationssuchastheInternational
CommissiononRadiologicalProtection(ICRP),whosemembersarepro-nuclear scientists and have previously downplayed the effects of radiation exposure and
concealedthetrueimpactsofnucleardisasters;countriesthatpromotenuclearenergy policies; and shareholders and creditors of operators that caused radioactive
contaminationandmanufacturersofnuclearpowerplantsandothernuclearfacilities. We strongly demand that nuclear perpetrators be held accountable for their actions and be required to pay compensation to victims. We also call for the
acknowledgement that the promotion, support, and investment of nuclear-related industries,includingtheexportofnuclearpowerplantsandtheimportofuranium, have the risk of violating human rights and destroying the environment.
9. Westronglycondemnthelonghistoryofnuclearperpetratorsdownplayingtherisks of radiation exposure to protect the interests of the nuclear industry.We call for the implementation of radiation risk assessments that support the positions of nuclear
victims, nuclear-affected communities, and all peoples, including future generations, andtheglobalenvironment.Regardingtheimpactonfuturegenerations,basedonthe results of basic research, such as animal experiments, it has been clearly shown that the "geneticeffectscannot be denied"and that "there isa risk"in humansaswell.We alsorecognizethatthereisnothresholdofradiationexposurebelowwhichthehuman body is not affected, and that any dose of radiation has late onset health risks. Thishas become increasingly clear, for example, through INWORKS, an international
epidemiologicalstudyofworkersinthenuclearsector.Werecognizethat,duetothe difficultyofestimatinginternalradiationdoses,perpetratorsattempttodeny,ignore, and dismiss the health effects of internal radiation exposure.
10. WewelcometheentryintoforceoftheTreatyontheProhibitionofNuclearWeapons inJanuary2021,whichdefinesnuclearweaponsasillegalunderinternationallawand obligates States Parties to provide victim assistance and environmental remediation. The Treaty was established based on the experiences of atomic bomb survivors, who have been fighting against the extreme inhumanity of nuclear war, and victims of
nucleartests,aswellasthemovementsthatsupportthem.However,contrarytothe appealsofatomicbombsurvivorsthatnuclearabolition cannotbeachieved without
providingrelieftonuclearvictimsaroundtheworld,weareconcernedthattheTreaty describes nuclear victims as only those affected by the "use or testing of nuclear weapons," thereby ignoring the suffering of all other hibakusha (nuclear victims),
includingthoseinvolvedinuraniummining,milling,enrichment,andnuclearwaste disposal, especially Indigenous Peoples. We cannot accept the clause that the so-
called "peaceful uses" of nuclear energy are an inalienable right. We also acknowledgecriticalissues,suchasitsfailuretoclearlyidentifyperpetratorsorhold them accountable for their actions. We believe it is important to collaborate with
nuclear victims to correct these problems through the power of peoples around the world,andtofurtherstrengthentheglobalmovementtobannuclearweaponsandto assist nuclear victims.
11. WeareconcernedthatthefirstNuclearEnergySummitledbytheInternational Atomic EnergyAgency (IAEA) was held in March 2024, where 32 countries,
includingthosewithoutnuclearpowerplants, declaredtheircommitments to
promotingnuclearenergy;furthermore,thattheglobalnuclearindustryispromoting nuclear energy as a climate solution at the Conference of the Parties to the United
NationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange;inaddition,uraniumminingand other activities are becoming more active in the United States, a nuclear-armed state, and Kazakhstan, a country that was victimized by nuclear testing; and that an
increasingnumberofcountriesinthe globalsouthareseekingnuclearenergy
technology,includinguraniumenrichmenttechnology.Wearealsoconcernedthat
spentnuclearfuelfromnuclearreactorscontainsfissilematerialssuchasplutonium that can be used in nuclear weapons, posing risks of terrorism, theft, and nuclear
proliferation,aswellasthepossibilityofnucleartechnologybeingdivertedfor military purposes.
12. Wecallforanimmediatehalt,basedontheprecautionaryprinciple,ofthedisposalof contaminatedwatercontainingradionuclides(radioactivewastewater)intothePacific Ocean from Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power
Plant, which began onAugust 24, 2023, and will continue for at least the next 30 years.Thereleaseofradioactivewastewaterintotheoceanviolatestherighttohealth, livelihood, and culture of all peoples who share the Pacific Ocean, particularly
JapanesefishersandthemanyindigenouspeopleslivingonPacific Islands.
13. WeacknowledgethattheTokyoAtomicBombTribunalJudgment(December1963) found that the U.S. atomic bombings were a violation of international law, and that
the International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion (July 1996) stating that "thereisanobligationtopursueingoodfaithandtoconcludenegotiationsleadingto nucleardisarmamentinallitsaspectsunderstrictandeffectiveinternationalcontrol." Based on this advisory opinion, inApril 2014, the government of the Republic of Marshall Islands, where peoples were affected by nuclear testing, filed a lawsuit
against nine nuclear-armed states at the International Court of Justice. However, it is extremelyregrettablethatthelawsuitwasdismissedinOctober2016.Sincethen,the peoples of the Marshall Islands have continued to speak out about the nuclear legacy at United Nations organizations, and as a result,the 51/35 resolution on the impact of nucleartestingintheMarshallIslandswasadoptedbytheUNHumanRightsCouncil (October 2022).Based on an investigation on this resolution, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in its report to the UN Human Rights Council urged the US government to make a formal apology and provide
compensationforpast,present,andfuturehumanrightsviolations.Wealsowelcome the call for the full disclosure of relevant records and for support for the Marshallese government to take measures based on nuclear justice, such as monitoring all
contaminatedareasandenvironmentalrestoration,inordertopreventhumanrights violations caused by the nuclear legacy.
14. We must not forget that atomic bomb survivors from the Korean Peninsula came to Japan because they could no longer make a living in their homeland under Japanese colonial rule, or they were taken to Japan as forced laborers and suffered the effects oftheatomicbombingsinHiroshimaandNagasaki.WestronglysupporttheKorean Atomic Bomb VictimsAssociation, which was established in 1967, in its pursuit of accountability for the actions committed by the U.S. government that dropped the
atomicbombs,theAmericancompaniesinvolvedinmanufacturingthebombs,and the Japanese government, as well as the Korean government for neglecting its
responsibilitytoprovideassistancetoitsownatomicbombsurvivors.Wealsocallfor the immediate resolution, including the restoration of diplomatic relations with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, of the issue of the Japanese government's
neglectofprovidingassistancetoatomicbombsurvivorswhoreturnedto the
northern side of the Korean Peninsula (now the Democratic People's Republic of Korea)aftertheatomicbombingsofHiroshimaandNagasaki,leavingthemwithout assistance.
15. We stronglysupport theconvening of an International People'sTribunal by Korean atomicbombsurvivorsandtheirsupportersinNewYorkCityinNovember2026to
holdtheU.S.governmentaccountablefortheillegalityoftheatomicbombingsunder internationallawandto demandaccountabilityandan apologyfromthe government.
16. Westandinsolidaritywiththeactionsofpeopleinnuclear-affectedcommunitiesin Japan who are taking the government and nuclear perpetrators to court, seeking
compensation,assistance,andguaranteesofnofuturenuclearharm,includingthe Nagasaki Hibaku-Taikensha Lawsuit, the subsequent Black Rain Lawsuit, the
lawsuits filed by Japanese fishers impacted by nuclear testing in the Pacific, the second generation atomic bomb survivors' lawsuit, theALPS-Treated Contaminated WaterInjunctionLawsuits,the3.11Children'sThyroidCancerLawsuit,andlawsuits filed by the nuclear disaster victims, evacuees, and nuclear radiation exposure workers. We also stand in solidarity with people in nuclear-affected communities around the world who are calling for similar actions.
17. WerecallthattheFirstWorldConferenceofNuclearVictimscalledforcriminal liability on the part of nuclear-armed states and the nuclear industry (NewYork Resolution, 1987) and held the military-industrial complex accountable for
compensation(BerlinResolution,1992),andthattheWorldUraniumHearing,where Indigenous Peoples participated, called on governments, their responsible
departments,internationalcorporationsandotherentities,organizations,
communities,andindividualstorecognizetheinherentrightofIndigenousPeoplesto self-determination to protect them from the physical and cultural genocide caused by nuclear development, to take responsibility for the damage caused, and to provide
compensation to the victims (Salzburg Declaration, 1992).Furthermore, we acknowledgethattheInternationalPeople'sTribunalfortheAtomicBombingsof Hiroshima and Nagasaki (July 2007) found all 15 defendants guilty, including President Truman.
18. Wedemandthattheperpetratorsacknowledgeresponsibilityandapologize,provide compensation for past damage, provide social security for nuclear victims and
nuclear-affectedcommunities,andguaranteethatnofurthernuclearharmwillbe
causedontheearth.Wealsostronglydemandthattheyreflectontheirpastactsof aggression.
19. ToprotecttherightsofIndigenousPeoplesimpactedbyharmscausedbyradioactive contamination, we urge all governments to comply with the United Nations
DeclarationontheRightsofIndigenousPeoples,which affirmstherightsof
indigenouspeoplestoself-determinationandtheirrightsregardingtheenvironment and development.
20. Werecognizethatnuclearharmisthegreatestenvironmentaldestruction.Notingthe AarhusConvention 1998 (the UNECEConvention onAccessto Information, Public Participation in Decision-making andAccess to Justice in Environmental Matters), we affirm that access to a clean and healthy environment, access to information,
publicparticipationindecision-making,andaccesstojusticeareuniversalhuman
rights.WewelcometherecognitionbytheUnitedNationsHumanRightsCouncilin
October2021thataclean,healthy,andsustainableenvironmentisauniversalhuman right, and the adoption by the United Nations GeneralAssembly in July 2022 of a resolution declaring access to a clean and healthy environment to be a universal human right, supported by 161 countries and regions, including Japan and nuclear-
armedcountriessuchastheUnitedStates.Theresolutioncallsongovernments,
institutions, organizations, and businesses to scale up their efforts to protect a healthy environmentforall.Wecallongovernments,internationalandnationalorganizations, and corporations to commit to a healthy environment for all.
21. WerecallthepreambleoftheConstitutionofJapan,whichstates,"Werecognizethat all peoples of the world have the right to live in peace, free from fear and want."
22. Itisutterlydeceitfultodescribenuclearpowergenerationandthenuclearfuelcycle as"peacefulusesofnuclear.”In1953,U.S.PresidentEisenhowerfurtherpromoted the development of nuclear weapons and sought international dominance in the
pursuitofeconomicprofitsthroughnuclearpowergeneration(civilianusesofnuclear energy) by converting military reactors to generate electricityand makingthe "Atoms for Peace" declaration at the United Nations.We recognize that the "military use of
nuclear"andthe"civilianuseofnuclear"areintricatelylinkedthroughthenuclear industry, and that every stage of nuclear use, including radioactive weapons using
depleteduranium,hascreatedmanynuclearvictims.Wedemandtheimmediate halt and abolition of all processes related to nuclear use, from uranium mining to nuclear wastemanagement,includingnuclearfuelproduction,nuclearpowergeneration,and reprocessing, whether military or civilian, excluding medical uses.
23. Wecallforabanontheproduction,possessionanduseofweaponsmadefrom depleted uranium.
24. We recognize that as long as nuclear technology is used, it is impossible to prevent radioactive disasters, there is no prospect of treating and disposing of the ever- increasingamountofnuclearwaste,andnuclearcontaminationcontinueslong-term and is irreversible, making it impossible to restore the environment to its original
state.Therefore,werecognize thathumanitymust not usenuclear energy.
25. Wehaveconfirmedthat,withthemomentumofthisWorldNuclearVictimsForum, we are committed to sharing information about nuclear victims, disseminating it throughvariousmeans,includingartandmedia,andtogetherwefightinsolidarity.
26. Based on the outcomes of the World Nuclear Victims Forum in 2015 and this World NuclearVictimsForumin2025,weherebyadoptthisHiroshimaDeclarationtoshare with the world the following Declaration on the Rights of World Nuclear Victims 2025.
DeclarationontheRightsofWorldNuclearVictims2025
1. Purpose of the Declaration
1) TheDeclarationoftheRightsofNuclearVictims2025isahumanrightsdeclarationthat aims to establish the rights and reparations of nuclear victims.
2) TheDeclarationdemandsaccountabilityfornuclearactors,establishingrightsand reparations for nuclear victims, and provides guidelines for the movement for the elimination of nuclear harm.
3) Toestablishrightsandreparationsfornuclearvictims,theDeclarationprovidesconcrete policy proposals across multiple aspects and will advocate them to engage with the
internationalcommunity,governments,andparliaments.
4) TheDeclarationispreparedandconfirmedincollaborationwithnuclearvictimsandtheir allies to reflect the voices of nuclear victims in diverse nuclear-affected communities which are impacted by nuclear weapons, nuclear power plants, uranium activities,
radioactivewaste, andthe entire nuclearfuel chainand related oppression.
2. DefinitionofNuclearVictims
Nuclearvictimsare:
Allvictimsofradiationexposureandradioactivecontamination,includingvictimsoftheatomic bombingsinHiroshimaand Nagasaki; victimsof nuclear testing; victimsof human experiments using nuclear materials; not distinguishing between victims of military and civilian nuclear use, those impacted by uranium mining, milling and enrichment activities and those impacted by radioactive contamination from nuclear labor and environmental contamination of nuclear
weapons-relatedactivitiesandentireprocessesofnuclearenergyandnuclearfuelsuchasnuclear development, use and waste; victims of nuclear power plant disasters; and victims of depleted
uraniumweaponsthatareproducedfromradioactivewaste.
3. Basic Rights
Untilweendthenuclearage,anypersonanywherecouldatanytimebecomeanuclearvictim (hibakusha), and we confirm that nuclear and humanity cannot coexist.
Everypersonhastherighttodemandthefollowingrightstopreventongoingandfuturenuclear harm:
1 Nottobeexposedtoionizingradiationotherthanthatwhichoccursinnatureorisformedical purposes under informed agreement.
2 Prohibitionofcoercedlaborinvolvingpotentialexposuretoionizingradiation,andwhenlabor involving such potential exposure cannot be avoided, such exposure be minimized.
3 Minimizationofmedicalexposuretoionizing radiation.
4 Accurateinformation,insteadofthatwhichisintentionallyfalsified,regardingthedangersof ionizing radiation exposure through school and community education be provided. This
information includes the following: the fact that no level of radiation exposure is without health risk and that children and fetuses areespecially sensitive to radiation exposure relative to adults. Furthermore,intermsofreproductivehealth,specialconsiderationshouldbegiventotheeffects ofradiationexposureonmaternalpeoplewhocurrentlyorinthefutureplayanimportantrolein pregnancy, childbirth, and neonatal care. Therefore, the standards currently adopted by the
nuclearindustryforthehealtheffectsofradiationexposureonthehumanbody,basedsolelyon the “adult male model,” are decisively inaccurate in that they do not consider the health effects on children and women.
5 Notonly inthe eventof anaccident, butalso innormal times,the environmental risk
assessmentofnuclearfacilitiesmustbetransparentlydisclosedalongwithinformationon radiation protection measures and treatment methods.
6 Toparticipateinthedecision-makingprocessesofrelevantpolicies:
Theparticipationofstakeholdersandrightsholdersinthedecision-making
processesshouldbeaccessible,inclusive,non-discriminatoryandtransparentin the event of implementing relevant national plans and policies.
Informedconsent(informedagreementwithstakeholdersandrightsholders)must provide stakeholders with the knowledge and tools necessary to understand the nature and extent of the risks involved in relevant national and local policies, as
wellasopportunitiesfor notificationand publiccomment.
Agreementsonpolicydecisionsrequiremonitoringandadvocacytoensurepolicy and the practice of nuclear justice, and that such consent should not be coerced.
Nuclear justice includes the disclosure of information on nuclear harm, recognitionasanuclearvictim,apologybythenuclearactors,pursuitof
accountabilityfortheperpetrator,victimassistanceandreparationfornuclear victims, environmental restoration of contaminated areas, prevention of
recurrence,and nuclearabolition.
7 Recognizethelegitimacyofthelivedexperiencesandtestimoniesof nuclear-impacted
individualsandaffectedcommunitiesandincorporatetheirfindingsintothepublicliteraturein addition to radiation and victim assistance policies.
8 Formulaterelevantpoliciesbasedontheprecautionaryprincipleandahumanitarian perspective.
9 Refusetheconstruction,operationorrestartingofnuclearfacilities,becausethereisnofinal disposal site to store high-level radioactive waste generated from nuclear facilities.
10 Inordertopreventfurthernuclearharmtofuturegenerations,thedisposalof radioactive
waste,suchashigh-levelradioactivewaste,decontaminatedsoil,andcontaminatedwater,shall be carried out under the responsibility of the present generation, and shall not be left for future generations.
4. Toensurethehealthandlivelihoodofnuclearvictims
a. Therightto medicalcare
Regardlessofwhetherthevictimscurrentlyhavehealthissuesornot,ifthereare the fact of exposure (regardless of the dose of radiation exposure) and the
possibilityofhealthrisksfromradiationexposure,victimshavetherightto protect their health and receive medical care as a nuclear victim.
This is a standard based on p. 151 of the ruling by the Hiroshima High Court on July 14, 2021 of the Black Rain Lawsuit as an interpretation ofArticle 1, Item 3 of the HibakushaAssistance Law (that recognized black rain victims as atomic bombsurvivors),thatdecidedthat"itissufficienttoprovethattheexposurewas under a specific form of exposure and that the mode of exposure could not be
ruledout thatatomic bombradiationcausedhealth hazards.”
Ensurethatvictimsarefullyinformedandfreetogiveconsentbeforereceiving medical care.
Iftheresearchstudyisconductedduringtreatment,thecodeofethics and
researchstandardsmustbe respectedtoprotectthosewhoareundersuchstudy.
b. Righttovictim assistance
c. Right tolife and health
d. Ensurethe righttoparticipate intherelevantpolicydecision-making processes.
e. Therighttoaccesstoeffectivejudicialprocessesorotherappropriateassistanceatboth the national and international levels in the event of violations of the rights of nuclear
victims.
5. RightsofIndigenousPeoples
a.Tosupportthefighttoeliminatediscrimination,oppression,andcolonialism against
IndigenousPeoples,andbasedontheperspectivethatrespectfortherighttolifeandthe right to self-determination are inalienable, the UN Declaration on the Rights of
IndigenousPeoplespresentstheminimumstandardinformulatingtherightsofnuclear- impacted Indigenous Peoples.
6. Rightsofnuclearworkers
a. Righttoreceiveworkers’compensation,radiationprotectionandhealthmanagement, and information on risks associated with radiation exposure.
Thisincludestherighttoreceiveworkers’compensationfordamagethathas already occurred, management of daily radiation exposure and radiation protection measures and health management to minimize the exposure dose, education and training on radiation protection, and radiation exposure risk.
b. Rightto receiveradiation dosemeasurementsandroutine health checkups.
Bemindfulofspecialcircumstanceswherenuclearworkersareregularly
employed while their radiation doses are measured and controlled. Nuclear workersshouldbeprovidedwithrelevantinformationaboutthedailyradiation doses and knowledge of the consequences and health effects of radiation exposure. In order to investigate the effects on health, workers have access to
routinehealthcheckups.
c. Righttoreceiveradiationdose management andlong-termhealthmanagement.
Bemindfulofthenecessityofhealthmanagementassociatedwith
decommissioning,nuclearwastemanagement,andotherdisposal-related
activitiessuchas“decontamination”andtransportation,andthatimpactson
workersfromexposurecanbelong-term.Nuclearworkershavetherighttohealth management, and access to medical care should last for a lifetime, even after
leavingtheirjobs.Theyhavetherighttopossessacertificateissuedbyapublic authority certifying such rights.
d. Righttoreceiveinformationonrisksassociatedwithtasksinvolvinghazardous radiation exposure and the right to refuse certain nuclear tasks.
Nuclearworkershavetherighttobegivensufficientinformationandknowledge inadvanceabouttherisksofworkinvolvinghazardousradiationexposure.Risks such as mortality and disability rates must be disclosed in advance if workers
receivethe“permissible”radiationdoses.Whetherornottoengageinsuchtasks must be freely chosen by workers on a case-by-case basis.
e. Righttorefuseriskyradiation-exposingworkandtherightnottobesubjectedto discrimination of any kind.
In the event of refusing to work in a radiation-exposed environment or reaching the radiation dose limit, guarantee work at an alternative workplace based on the requestofthepersonconcerned.Evenifaworkerrefusestowork,theyshouldnot suffer a disadvantage under the labor contract. Regardless of their employment status, whether they are military or civilian, prime contractor or subcontractor, they have the right not to be discriminated against. In nuclear power plant labor, a structure that imposes radiation exposure, such as a multi-layered subcontracting structure, is not allowed, and such a structure must be abolished. Until such a structureisabolished,theprimecontractormustsincerelyworktocompensatefor the right of low-end workers.
f. Ensuretherighttoparticipateindecision-makingprocessesofrelevant policies.
g. Ensurethatworkersarenotsubjecttopenaltiessuchasrepression,discrimination, dismissal, or retaliation for claiming their rights.
h. Operatorsofnuclearfacilitiesarerequiredtoaccuratelyrecordandstorerelevantdata in the event of accidents that release radioactivity.
i. Operatorsofnuclearfacilitiesarerequiredtoclearlyidentifythepersonresponsiblefor the record-keeping and management of radiation exposure data and disclose such data at any time at the request of nuclear victims who were exposed to radiation.
j. Anoperatorwhoemployedaworkerinviolationoftheaboveclauseshallnotbe exemptedfromliabilityforcivildamagesoradministrativeandcriminalpenalties.
7. Rights of residents (Radiation exposure to the general public. Include residents nearuranium-relatedfacilitiesandnuclearfacilities,downwindersofnucleartests,
downwindersandthosewhoresidenearnuclearpowerplantsornuclearfacilitiesin cases of grave disasters, etc.)
Allpeoplesexposed toionizingradiation havethefollowing rights:
a. Regardless of the dose of exposure, if a person receives additional exposure withouttheirconsent,exceptforthemedicalexposuredescribedbelow,they
shouldberecognized asa nuclearvictim(hibakusha). In manycases, itisdifficult
to estimate the exact amount of radiation exposure dose of an individual, so if thereiscircumstantialevidencethatthepersonwasinanuclear-impactedarea, entered such an area, or received radioactive fallout, the person should be
recognizedasanuclear victim.
b. Nuclearvictims(hibakusha)havearighttoinformationontheradiationdosethey have been exposed to.
c. Nuclearvictims(hibakusha)havearighttoaccurateinformationandknowledge related to the effects of their exposure on their physical, genetic, and
psychologicalhealth.
d. Right to request the disclosure of relevant information. Regarding information on radiationsafety,sinceitaffectsthelifeandbodyofpeoplesandfuturegenerations and such information impacts on the exercise of the right to life, the interests of
thestate,themilitary,andthenuclearindustrymustnottakeprecedenceoverthis, and everyone should be able to request the disclosure of information.
e. Righttoinformationonrisks.Themortalityanddisabilityrisks,intheeventthat the general public receives the permissible radiation dose, must be disclosed in
advance.
f. Righttoseekadvicefromindependentscientistsandexpertswhohaveknowledge and experience in assessing the human health and environmental impacts of radiation exposure.
g. Righttoseekrisk-reductionandradiationprotectionmeasurestominimizefuture radiation exposure.
h. Right to receive routine health checkups and the best medical care at no cost to themforalldiseasesthatmaybecausedbyradiationexposure.Diseasesarenot limited to malignant diseases such as cancer and leukemia but also non-cancer diseases.
i. Nuclearvictims(hibakusha)havetherighttoreceivethebestpossiblepreventive care to overcome illnesses that may be caused by their radiation exposure.
j. Perpetratorshavetheburdenofprooftoshowthelackofcausationbetween
illnessesandradiationexposure.Perpetratorsshouldcompensateiftheycannot prove that the victims’illnesses are not related to radiation exposure.
k. Based on the precautionary principle, recognize that any low-dose exposure carriestheriskoflateonsetharmaccordingtothedose,andalegalprincipleshall be established that a causal relationship is presumed between radiation exposure and the health impacts of the victims.
l. In the case of late onset or genetic disorders due to radiation exposure, the passageoftimedoesnotaffecttherighttoseekcompensation.Theperpetrators must not claim the statute of limitations.
m. Inthecaseofnuclearaccidentsatnuclearfacilities(includingnuclearreactorsites and uranium-related facilities) that release a large amount of radioactivity into the environment, states must recognize:
• Righttopreventativeandprotectivemeasurestoprotectfromexposure to
toxicpollution,includingionizingradiation,therighttoevacuateforevacuees and those who relocate, assistance to compensate for any loss due to environmental contamination, assistance to rebuild livelihoods, and the right to receive compensation for the damage or collapse of entire communities,
livelihoodsand culture.
• Thefamilyisthenaturalandfundamentalgroupunitofsocietyandisentitled to protection by society and the State. Special consideration is needed for
children,unbornbabies,andpregnantpeople.Noactorsmaypreventa
relativefromfreelytakingthefullyinformedriskofradiationexposurein order to rescue relatives.
• Righttoreceivetreatmentandradiationrecoverymeasuresforresidentsof contaminated areas and those who choose to return to contaminated areas.
Thisincludesaguaranteetoprovidefood,drinkingwater,healthandmedical care, housing, education and information, and recuperation opportunities.
n. Strengthencompensationlawsofimpactedstatestomeettheneedsandinterestsof members of affected communities.
o. Righttoevacuateandrelocatefromradiation-contaminatedareas,andtherighttochoose to return or settle elsewhere with a sense of safety and dignity.
p. RightsundertheUNCharterandcoreinternationalinstrumentsandrelatedregional, national,orlocalinstruments shouldbeguaranteedwhenpersonsorpeoples,including stateless or refugee peoples, are displaced by nuclear harm.
• Inregardtointernallydisplacedpersonswhoevacuatedfrom radiation-
impactedareas,thereshouldbearighttoreceiveassistanceandreparation equally regardless of whether they are ordered to evacuate by the state or
evacuatevoluntarily.Itisrecommendedthatthisbeimplementedinnational laws, local ordinances, and administrative rules.
• Displacedpersonsshouldbeguaranteedtherighttoparticipateindecision- making processes of plans based on relevant policies regarding return,
resettlementtoanotherland,andfamilyandcommunity reintegration.
8. Exposuretoionizingradiationinmedicine
a. Allpeopleshavetherighttodemandminimizationofmedicalexposureto ionizing radiation.
b. Patientshavetherighttomaketheirowndecisionsafterreceivingafull explanationon the health risks of radiation exposure and thebenefits to patients in protecting their lives and health. (Informed consent)
c. It is necessary to provide re-education (re-training) to medical institutions andmedicalpersonnelregardingradiationexposureandlowdoseradiation exposure, in order to prevent exposure harms of patients and medical professionals.
d. Donotprioritizetheeconomicinterestsofthehealthcareindustryand private medical institutions.
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Draftingmembers(in alphabetical order)
• NaotoAnzai,ExecutiveDirectoroftheWorldHibakushaExhibition
• YasuyukiFujimoto,ExecutiveDirectoroftheWorldNuclearVictimsForum,Executive Director of the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition
• KatsumiFuritsu,Co-chairofChernobylHibakushaSupportKansai, Physician
• MariInoue,Co-chairoftheWorldNuclearVictimsForum,Co-founderoftheManhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World,Attorney (Licensed in NewYork State)
• YuichiKaido,Attorney(Japan),Co-chairofJapaneseLawyers’GroupsNetworkFor Abolishing Nuclear Power
• YukiyoKawano,AssistantDirectoroftheWorldNuclearVictimsForum,Steering Committee Member of the HiroshimaAlliance for Nuclear WeaponsAbolition
• Akiko Morimatsu, Thanks & Dream:Association of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Evacuees,ChiefPlaintiffoftheKansaiLawsuitforNuclearPowerPlantCompensation
• HarukoMoritaki,Co-chairoftheWorldNuclearVictimsForum,Co-chairofthe Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition
• HiroshiShimizu,HiroshimaChapterofCitizens’AssociationfortheReliefofA-bomb Victims in South Korea
• KazuoYabui,Hiroshima-city-basedjournalist,PeaceStudiesAssociationofJapan
