Champa Devi Shukla
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Champa Devi Shukla is an Indian activist from Bhopal. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize
in 2004, together with Rashida Bee
. Shukla and Bee have struggled for justice for those who survived the 1984 Bhopal disaster
, when 20,000 people were killed, and organized campaigns and trials against the responsible company and its owners.
Goldman Environmental Prize
The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America. The prize includes a no-strings-attached award of...
in 2004, together with Rashida Bee
Rashida Bee
Rashida Bee is an Indian activist from Bhopal. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2004, together with Champa Devi Shukla. The two have struggled for justice for the surviving victims of the 1984 Bhopal disaster, when 20,000 people were killed, and organized campaigns and trials...
. Shukla and Bee have struggled for justice for those who survived the 1984 Bhopal disaster
Bhopal disaster
The Bhopal disaster also known as Bhopal Gas Tragedy was a gas leak incident in India, considered one of the world's worst industrial catastrophes. It occurred on the night of December 2–3, 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India...
, when 20,000 people were killed, and organized campaigns and trials against the responsible company and its owners.