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Kiribati survivor recounts nuclear-tests trauma; panelists urge broader engagement, criticize Japan’s absence
Summary
A Kiribati delegate recounted three-generation harms from British and U.S. tests on Christmas (Kiritimati) Island; panelists and journalists questioned Japan’s non-participation and stressed the importance of observers and umbrella states attending the TPNW meeting.
Tarem Taogaru, a representative of affected communities from the Republic of Kiribati, described multi-generational harm from nuclear tests on Christmas (Kiritimati) Island and urged the meeting to deliver "nuclear justice" and outcomes on articles 6 and 7 of the treaty addressing victim assistance and environmental remediation.
"My family endured the same trauma experienced by the 87 other families living on Christmas Island during the nuclear test," Taogaru said, describing relocation orders, the sound of explosions and long-term health effects in family members including cancers and deafness.
Taogaru said the tests by the…
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