Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations

The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organization (日本被団協, Nihon Hidankyō) is a group formed by hibakusha in 1956 with the goals of pressuring the Japanese government to improve support of the victims and lobbying governments for the abolition of nuclear weapons.[1]

Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations
Founded1956
FocusAbolition of nuclear weapons
Location
Area served
Japan
MethodLobbying
Websitene.jp/asahi/hidankyo/nihon/english/index.html

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References

  1. "Welcome to HIDANKYO". Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organization (Nihon Hidankyo) website. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  2. Ne.jp
  3. Atomic bomb survivors nominated for Nobel prize | The Japan Times
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