Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations

The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (日本原水爆被害者団体協議会, Nihon gensuibaku higaisha dantai kyōgi-kai), often shortened to Nihon Hidankyō (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
Founded10 August 1956
FocusAbolition of nuclear weapons
HeadquartersShibadaimon, Minato, Tokyo
Area served
Japan
MethodLobbying
Websitewww.ne.jp/asahi/hidankyo/nihon/

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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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