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Shakira, 18 years old

Shakira is smaller than the other children of her age. Following malformations on the feet, she cannot walk, even with helps. The doctors could not help her.

Image: © Stéphane Bouillet

Union Carbide has never shown any interest in the condition of its victims, said Sunil Kumar, who lost his entire family during the original gas leak. We've always known that. Now it seems they know that their factory is poisoning a whole new generation - and they are doing nothing to stop it. People are ill in the communities. Babies are sick. There are many deformed births. It's as if they really hate us. As if they are trying to punish us for protesting when they gassed us before and killed our families. What kind of people are they to do this?