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Pregnant women used for decontamination activity after Fukushima disaster -Report (VIDEO) http://enenews.com/ngo-pregnant-women-decontamination-activity-serious-risk-rights-life-health-reproductive-health-video  

August 9th, 2012 
By ENENews  Title: Situation of Rural Women affected by the Great Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Power Plant Accident  Filmed on: March 7, 2012
Uploaded on: May 26, 2012
Uploaded by: ERF2012
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Sponsored by Human Rights Now & Japan Federation of Bar Associations Ms Kazuko ITO, Secretary General, Human Rights Now: Local government mobilizes ordinary citizens including pregnant women to decontamination activity.

“Which is very dangerous”

Under such condition, people are facing serious risk to their rights of life, right to health and reproductive health. The expecting mothers babies, children and the young are most vulnerable …

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