Uranium, cobalt, copper: The painful legacy of the Shinkolobwe mines in the DRC Analysis Remy Zahiga, a young Congolese climate and social justice activist, explores the history of the uranium used for the production of nuclear weapons that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the Second World War. He also analyses the ramifications for people living nearby Shinkolobwe mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). By Remy Zahiga
The Ongoing Consequences of the U.S. Nuclear Testing Program on the Marshall Islands Background Benetick Kabua Maddison explains the history of nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. Connecting it with the colonial legacy, climate change and the Marshallese pathway of seeking compensation from the US Government. By Benetick Kabua Maddison
Security for Whom? The humanitarian and ecological consequences of nuclear weapons Introduction Nuclear weapons have catastrophic long-term impacts on human life and our environment. Therefore, we have to listen to those most affected by the production, testing, and use of nuclear weapons. By Aigerim Seitenova
Aleksandra Janowska Head of Democracy and Human Rights Programme, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Office Warsaw
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Aigerim Seitenova Project manager at the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy (CFFP) and a nuclear disarmament activist