UN rights office urges US to compensate Marshall Islands nuclear test victims, Al Jazeera reports
The UN human rights office has called on Washington to take full responsibility for its nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands and compensate victims, according to Al Jazeera Net.
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Al Jazeera Net reports that the UN human rights office has urged the United States to accept full responsibility for the consequences of its nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands.
The reported appeal includes compensation for victims. The outlet’s headline also describes a call for Washington to provide treatment to those affected.
According to Al Jazeera Net, the appeal brings renewed attention to the legacy of the American nuclear detonations roughly seven decades later. The supplied excerpt does not specify proposed compensation amounts or treatment arrangements.
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- الجزيرة نتaljazeera.net
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