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Box 2574 Fido Net 1:352/333 :: :: Olympia, WA 360-786-9629 :: :: 98507-2574 USA The Quarto Mundista BBS :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: DOCUMENT: ATNI8409.TXT A F F I L I A T E D T R I B E S O F N O R T H W E S T I N D I A N S RESOLUTION #84-F-09 WHEREAS, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) is a regional organization comprised of American Indians from the States of Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and Nevada; and WHEREAS, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians recognizes the needs and concerns of the member Tribes and the serious impact upon Native American Indians when specific issues are collectively addressed by Local, Regional, and National Indian governments and their organizations; and WHEREAS, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians is dedicated to the ideals of improvement of health, education, social welfare, and economic development of American Indians; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians and its membership does hereby support the attached resolution Radiation Victims - Bill of Rights to defend human health, to protect our genetic heritage of children yet unborn, and to protect the living world from needless exposure to radiation and submits this resolution to the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Annual Convention in Spokane, Washington on September 9- 14, 1984 requesting their support, action, resolution and submission to the proper authorities or agencies; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the National Congress of American Indians take the necessary action to satisfactorily resolve the resolution as endorsed and adopted by the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians. CERTIFICATION The foregoing resolution was duly endorsed at the Annual Conference of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, at Spokane, Washington, on September 8, 1984, with a quorum present and voting. __________________________ ____________________________ Delbert Frank, President Faith Mayhew, Secretary ************** ATTACHMENT HEALTH & ENERGY INSTITUTE 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E. Suite 506 Washington, D.C. 20002 U.S.A. R A D I A T I O N V I C T I M S B I L L O F R I G H T S PREAMBLE WHEREAS millions of people have been and are currently exposed to ionizing radiation -- on the job, in military service, as medical patients and as medical personnel, in communities near or downwind from testing sites, uranium mines, mills, or tailing piles, in the area of reactors, weapons plants, waste sites, and other nuclear facilities. AND WHEREAS they and their children now suffer or risk an array of radiation induced injuries ranging from acute radiation syndrome to cancers, leukemias, diseases of the immune system, blood diseases, psychological disorders, reproductive impairment and genetic diseases in current and succeeding generations, AND WHEREAS radiation victims also suffer from an abrogation of their rights due to needless exposure, biased research, purposeful misinformation, lack of sound medical care, and denial of compensation for injuries received, BE IT RESOLVED THAT to defend human health, to protect our genetic heritage, and to stem the erosion of citizens' rights we adopt this RADIATION VICTIMS' BILL OF RIGHTS: RADIATION VICTIMS HAVE THE RIGHT TO: I. PREVENTION Of NEEDLESS EXPOSURE TO RADIATION II. HONEST RESEARCH ON HEALTH EFFECTS Of RADIATION III. FULL DISCLOSURE OF RADIATION RECORDS AND RADIATION HAZARDS IV. COMPETENT MEDICAL CARE FOR RADIATION INJURIES V. FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR RADIATION INJURIES I. PREVENTION OF NEEDLESS EXPOSURE TO RADIATION A. All people have the right to freedom from needless exposure in their workplaces or communities, and the right to refuse hazardous work or medical treatment. B. People have the right to the best available means of radiation protection, including, for all radiation workers, the possession of monitoring devices that signal the presence of radioactivity as it occurs, rather than those that merely indicate afterwards that an exposure has already taken place. C. Radiation workers have the right to the same legal and administrative protections available to other workers in hazardous industries, and those individuals who report problems have the right to safeguards for their lives and careers. D. People have the right to independent regulation of the radiation industry. E. Radiation victims have the right to full participation in establishing "acceptable" standards and "allowable" limits for radiation exposure. II. HONEST RESEARCH ON HEALTH EFFECTS OF RADIATION A. People have the right to have public funding for research on radiation health effects transferred from agencies with nuclear promotion mandates to agencies with public health mandates. B. People have the right to have public funds set aside for the study of the pathways of radiation through the air, soil, water and the food chain. C. Health research professionals have the right to be granted access to raw research data for studies used to determine radiation exposure standards such as data on atomic bomb survivors or workers at federal nuclear facilities. D. Representatives of victims organizations have the right to serve on review committees for radiation effects research funded by the government. E. Radiation victims have the right to a national rumor and mortality registry accessible to all upon request. F. Radiation workers have the right to a national radiation registry. III. FULL DISCLOSURE OF RADIATION RECORDS AND RADIATION HAZARDS A. Individuals have the right to receive comprehensive personal exposure records in clear, understandable language, or a clear statement that no such records were made or still exist for that individual. B. Unions, victims' organizations, health agencies and other representative groups have the right to complete radiation exposure monitoring, and medical information, free of charge. C. People have the right to accurate information and education about the physical, reproductive, and psychological effects of radiation exposure. D. Workers have the right to be informed in advance of all radiation hazards, potential radiation hazards and hazardous materials used in the workplace. E. People have the right to disclosure of all data regarding radiation releases of any of the nearly 500 radioactive isotopes that may be released into the workplace or the environment. IV. COMPETENT MEDICAL CARE FOR RADIATION INJURIES A. All people have the right to the best available medical treatment for radiation-related diseases. B. All radiation victims have the right to choose their heath care providers or personal physicians. C. All radiation victims, including soldiers exposed at atomic test sites, the people living near atomic test sites, nuclear facilities, or other radioactive sites, as well as the workers at those sites and facilities, have the right to appropriate screening and screening facilities in order to detect radiation-related diseases as early as possible. D. All radiation victims have the right to representation on panels establishing or reviewing radiation screening programs. V. FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR RADIATION INJURIES A. All radiation victims have the right to adequate compensation for physical injury, reproductive impairment and psychological distress. B. States, counties, and localities have the right to expand compensation protections for radiation victims. C. All individuals with documented radiation exposures or symptoms demonstrating radiation exposure have the right to legal "presumption of causation." D. All radiation victims have the right to hold responsible individuals, corporations, and governments fully liable for negligent actions to the full extent of injuries inflicted. Radiation Victims Roundtable c/o Health & Energy Institute 236 Massachusetts Avenue N.E. 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